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Organizers of Sunday's Oscars boycott are taking credit for the show's poor viewership. The Chris Rock-hosted show dropped to 34.3 million, down 8% from last year and among the lowest ever. Some civil rights leaders had urged viewers to "tune out" the show to protest the lack of any black acting nominees for the…

Alejandro G. Iñárritu made Oscar history in a couple of ways Sunday night becoming the first director to win back to back Oscars in 66 years, and only the third ever to do it after Joseph L. Mankiewicz and John Ford. He also became the third Mexican director in a row to win (his victory last year for Birdman, and…

In a night of awkward moments, maybe the most cringe-inducing was when Oscars host Chris Rock brought Stacey Dash onstage. "It's hard to get a job,” he said, “and that's the truth out there for black actors. But let me tell you some good news: The Academy has taken steps to fix this problem, and that is why it is my…

“Welcome to the Academy Awards,” Chris Rock said near the top of Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, “otherwise known as the ‘White Peoples’ Choice Awards.’ If they nominated hosts, I wouldn’t even get this job — you'd be watching Neil Patrick Harris.” That comment, along with a few others sprinkled through the 3 1/2-hour ABC…

After a week spent trying out material at L.A.’s Comedy Club and pre-show tweets in which he stoked the crowd with “Get Ready” and a shot of him, rainbow pen in hand, working on his monologue, Chris Rock took the stage of the Dolby Theatre and immediately put to rest any fears that he would be pulling his…

The earnest journalism procedural Spotlight won the Best Picture Oscar tonight to cap one of the most entertaining Academy Awards broadcasts in recent memory. The night saw The Revenant‘s Leonardo DiCaprio win his first Oscar, Warner Bros’ Mad Max: Fury Road take the most trophies with six after romping through the…

The Rev. Al Sharpton put the industry on notice at an Oscar protest today that “this will be the last year of the all-white Oscars.” Speaking to a crowd of about 200 several blocks from the Oscars ceremony, the MSNBC host vowed that “next time we’re going to organize a lot longer and a lot stronger.” He then led…

Bud Light says it’s rolling out this new “diversity” spot during tonight’s Oscar ceremony – an event that has been blasted for its lack of diversity in actor nominations. The ad features Seth Rogen and Amy Schumer joined by “Bud Light Party super-delegate” Michael Peña. The three visit a food truck park to explain how…

UPDATED, 10:58 AM: Eva Longoria and other prominent Latinos are asking Oscar attendees to wear brown ribbons to Sunday’s Oscar ceremony to raise awareness about the lack of Latino representation in Academy membership and in the entertainment industry overall. "I can't wait for the day when ‘diversity’ isn't just the…

Updated with video: Playwright-actress Danai Gurira, who plays Michonne on The Walking Dead, guests on CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight to chat about her play Eclipsed. The production has begun previews for a March 6 opening on Broadway, which will mark the Main Stem debut of Oscar winner Lupita…

Echoing the general direction the discussion over diversity in Hollywood has taken, the primary theme running through the ICON MANN Panel held today at SAG-AFRTA’s LA Headquarters, "Black Book Value: The Business of Diversified Content," was that real change will come from, as Tendo Nagenda, SVP Production at Disney…

“Hollywood Whitewashing – How Is This Still a Thing?” John Oliver’s HBO show Last Week Tonight asked last night in his final show before this weekend’s Oscars. “In just one week we’ll celebrate the Academy Awards. They promise to be controversial, as, for the second year running, the nominees “are whiter than a Yeti…