Chris Rock addressed Hollywood’s diversity controversy and Leonardo DiCaprio and "Spotlight" took home two of the biggest awards at Sunday night's 88th Academy Awards.
“I counted at least 15 black people on that montage,” Rock joked after he hit the Oscar stage Sunday night after clips from the year’s nominated films were shown. “You realize if they nominated hosts I wouldn’t even get this job. You’d be watching Neil Patrick Harris right now.”
Rock addressed the pressure on him to boycott the show, saying he "thought about quitting, I thought about it real hard,” before realizing, “They’re gonna have the Oscars anyway!”
Rock also gave his thoughts on racism in Hollywood.
“Everyone wants to know in the world, is Hollywood racist?” he said. “Is it ‘burning cross racist’? No. Is it ‘fetch me some lemonade racist’? No. It’s a different type of racist. Hollywood is ‘sorority racist.’ It’s like, we like you Rhonda, but you’re not a Kappa.”
“We want opportunity,” Rock concluded. “We want black actors to get the same opportunities.”
After Rock’s much-anticipated monologue, the show got down to the business of the evening.
"Spotlight," a film about a team of Boston Globe journalists who exposed sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, took home Best Picture, beating out favorite "The Revenant."
Producer Steve Golin addressed the Vatican as he accepted his award, saying "Pope Francis, its time to protect the children and restore the faith."
“I counted at least 15 black people on that montage,” Rock joked after he hit the Oscar stage Sunday night after clips from the year’s nominated films were shown. “You realize if they nominated hosts I wouldn’t even get this job. You’d be watching Neil Patrick Harris right now.”
Rock addressed the pressure on him to boycott the show, saying he "thought about quitting, I thought about it real hard,” before realizing, “They’re gonna have the Oscars anyway!”
Rock also gave his thoughts on racism in Hollywood.
“Everyone wants to know in the world, is Hollywood racist?” he said. “Is it ‘burning cross racist’? No. Is it ‘fetch me some lemonade racist’? No. It’s a different type of racist. Hollywood is ‘sorority racist.’ It’s like, we like you Rhonda, but you’re not a Kappa.”
“We want opportunity,” Rock concluded. “We want black actors to get the same opportunities.”
After Rock’s much-anticipated monologue, the show got down to the business of the evening.
"Spotlight," a film about a team of Boston Globe journalists who exposed sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, took home Best Picture, beating out favorite "The Revenant."
Producer Steve Golin addressed the Vatican as he accepted his award, saying "Pope Francis, its time to protect the children and restore the faith."