88th Academy Awards rocked by #OscarsSoWhite

Alicia Vikander earned the lone award for “The Danish Girl”, continuing the supporting actress category’s recent history of rewarding foreign-born ingenues such as Lupita Nyong’o, Juliette Binoche and Penelope Cruz.

Warner Bros “Mad Max: Fury Road” was the biggest victor, clinching six Oscars, but all were in technical categories such as costume, make-up and editing.

And Adam McKay and Charles Randolph took the adapted screenplay Oscar for The Big Short – another best picture contender. With the film also receiving a nomination in the Best Picture category, it’s impossible to deny the impact that the movie had on the industry and the fans who saw it.

Rock then questioned why this year was the year everyone made a decision to speak out.

As expected, Leonardo DiCaprio won the best actor Oscar, playingThe Revenant’s fur trapping guide seeking revenge after being left for dead after a bear attack. Best Foreign Language Film was awarded to “Son of Saul”. The ceremony itself concluded with much less intrigue, second-time host Chris Rock partially addressed the pressing issues of diversity faced by the Academy in a variety of gags that were hit or miss. Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra, along with Hollywood actor Liev Schreiber, gave away the Best Film Editing award to the film at the ceremony today.

The prize was given to the eye-opening film “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness” by director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and was followed by a well-received acceptance speech. Rylance was a first time nominee and won Sunday for his portrayal of Russian spy Rudolf Abel, who becomes part of a high-stakes prisoner exchange during the Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union.

Meanwhile, the films and actors that won the awards throughout the evening were often as unexpected as the political commentary that surrounded them.

The Academy Awards, normally decorous and predictable, are this year charged with enough politics and uncertainty to rival an election debate. Gaga has gone two-for-two with unbelievable performances at the Academy Awards.

“Climate change is real”.

“The Revenant’s” best picture loss may have been an upset, but it is a big hit at the box office.

Original Score: “The Hateful Eight”.

Rising star Brie Larson, 26, is the heavy favorite to take home the best actress Oscar for her compelling depiction of an abducted young woman in indie movie “Room”. “But if Michael Bay is listening, I’ve yet to see a decent one of those Transformers with t-ts”.