begin quote from:
The Best and Worst of the Oscars
| New York Times | - |
Chris
Rock provoked, “Spotlight” stunned - and not every joke landed quite
right. Below, some of the most memorable moments of the night.
Leonardo DiCaprio Wins His First Oscar for 'The Revenant'ABC
Best Host: Chris Rock Scores and Scores Again
Hosting the Oscars can be a thankless task. Sometimes it seems that
griping about the M.C. of the Academy Awards is the one thing Americans
can agree on. (The sexist stylings of Seth MacFarlane, anyone?) But on Sunday
night, Chris Rock did not waste any time tackling the subject that has
dogged Oscar season — the academy, and Hollywood’s, lack of diversity,
on screen and in the corner office — and united the commenterati poised
at their laptops and smartphones. Welcoming the audience to the “White People’s Choice Awards,” Mr. Rock reeled off a monologue devoted completely to the subject. It was smart, substantive, self-deprecating, and most important, screamingly funny.
Among the choice lines: “You realize if they nominated hosts, I wouldn’t even get this job. So y’all would be watching Neil Patrick Harris right now.”
Mr. Rock returned throughout the show to the issue, and it made for some inspired comedy, notably a montage that imagined black characters in movies like “Joy” and “The Danish Girl. Of course, not every bit landed. (See Stacey Dash.) But Mr. Rock proved that sometimes an Oscars host can be better the second time around. —Lorne Manly
Read a review of Chris Rock’s hosting.
No comments:
Post a Comment