Best Picture: “Spotlight” Direction: “The Revenant,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant” Actress: Brie Larson, “Room” Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies” Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl” Adapted Screenplay: “The Big Short,” Charles Randolph and Adam McKay Original Screenplay: “Spotlight,” Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy Cinematography: “The Revenant,” Emmanuel Lubezki …

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Best: Chris Rock’s pointed but fair — and very funny — opening monologue, making it clear that #oscarssowhite is a problem, that it is a long-term problem, that it is not as important as other manifestations of racism and other forms of bigotry, but that good, well-meaning people can and should do more. “Is it …

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Get ready for Oscar night with an Oscar trivia quiz! 1. What Oscar-winning director is the son and father of Oscar-winning performers and what was his connection to their award-winning films? 2. What was the first film to win all five top awards: Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, and Screenplay? (Extra credit if you can …

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This year’s Oscar broadcast has an important innovation.  Nominees have been asked for their list of people to thank, and those names will run at the bottom of the screen so they can — we hope — say something more thoughtful and interesting than the usual frantic jumble before the music cuts them off. Chris Rock’s …

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These are adorable! Some of them even have light saber heels, and the Chewbacca tribute shoes are furry. And the designer, Irregular Choice, has a sensational Alice in Wonderland (Disney version) selection as well.