Oscars 2016: Chris Rock Scores and ‘Spotlight’ Takes Center Stage

CALIFORNIA
New York Times

by MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNES
FEB. 28, 2016

LOS ANGELES — In a ceremony that became a raucous diversity lesson under the guidance of its host, Chris Rock, Tom McCarthy’s “Spotlight,” a newspaper drama about the Roman Catholic Church cover-up of sexual abuse by priests, snatched top honors at the 88th Academy Awards on Sunday. It beat out “The Revenant,” which had been widely viewed as the favorite, but which nevertheless earned a best actor prize for Leonardo DiCaprio, his first Oscar, and a best director award for Alejandro G. Iñárritu.

Michael Sugar, a “Spotlight” producer, said he hoped the win would “resonate all the way to the Vatican.”

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