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      88th Oscars – The Academy Awards

      2016 Special Interest List
      74% 34 Reviews Tomatometer 40% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Honors for achievements in film. Read More Read Less
      The Academy Awards — 88th Oscars

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      Returning host Chris Rock addresses the #OscarsSoWhite controversy with cutting insight and a cathartic warmth during one of the strongest Oscars ceremonies in years.

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      Episode 1 Aired Feb 28, 2016 88th Oscars Details

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      Willa Paskin Slate Rock proceeded to raise the issue of #OscarsSoWhite throughout the night in funny, provoking, and lively ways. He ensured that the members of the academy stayed on the hook, instead of helping them get off of it. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Jack Mirkinson Salon.com Without concrete proof that both the show and the film industry are truly changing, all the Chris Rock jokes in the world are worth next to nothing. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com Let's be clear about the fact that Rock's role on Sunday night was to make everything seem OK, and to reassure viewers that whatever unpleasantness they may have heard about on social media, the Hollywood state of the union was A-OK. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Kristi Turnquist Oregonian Not surprisingly for a show that lasted three-and-a-half hours, the 2016 Oscars didn't exactly whiz by, though there were a few surprises, and enough highlights to keep it from falling off the cliff into tedium. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Liz Raftery TV Guide While it wasn't the worst Oscars hosting performance in recent memory -- remember Neil Patrick Harris' box, anyone? -- it felt like a missed opportunity, to say the least. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Tom Gliatto People Magazine With the racial controversy overshadowing this year's Academy Awards, last night was probably the most pointedly satirical Oscars ever. (Perhaps the only pointedly satirical Oscars ever.) It was also a terrific show. Nov 5, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Season Info

      Network
      ABC
      Genre
      Special Interest
      Release Date
      Feb 28, 2016