FromChrisRock’stakeon#OscarsSoWhitetoSachaBaronCohenbringingbackAliG,herearethenight’smostmemorablelines.
"JadaboycottingtheOscarsislikemeboycottingRihanna’spanties,Iwasn’tinvited"...ChrisRockatthe88thAcademyAwards.Photograph:KevinWinter/GettyImages
ChrisRock
“Theinmemoriammontageisjustgoingtobeblackpeoplewhowereshotbythecopsonthewaytothemovies.”
WhoopiGoldbergonJoy
“AblackgirlwouldhavetoinventthecureforcancerbeforetheyevengaveheraTVmovie.”
SarahSilvermanonSamSmith’sOscar-winningsong
“It’sfromSpectre,thelatestJamesBondfilmthatIdidnotsee.”
AdamMcKay,co-writerofthebestadaptedscreenplayOscar,forTheBigShortPhotograph:ddpUSA/REX/Shutterstock
AdamMcKay
“Don’tvoteforweirdobillionaires.”
ChrisRock
“JadaboycottingtheOscarsislikemeboycottingRihanna’spanties,Iwasn’tinvited.”
TinaFey
“IliterallystartedclappingwhenIsawCharlizeTheron.She’ssobeautiful.”
JennyBeavan
“Ireallydon’tdofrocksandIabsolutelydon’tdoheels.AsfarasI’mconcerned,I’mreallydressedup.”
AliG(SachaBaronCohenindisguise)withOliviaWildePhotograph:KevinWinter/GettyImages
SachaBaronCohenasAliGonRoom
“Checkoutamovieaboutaroomfullofwhitepeople.”
ChrisRock
“Rockytalesplaceinaworldwherewhiteathletesareasgoodasblackathletes.Rockyisascience-fictionfilm.”
C-3POonamassiveOscarstatuette
“Yes,heisquitehandsomeIsuppose.”
LouisCK,presentingtheawardforbestdocumentaryshort
“Thewinnersofthiscategory,alltheyhaveisthisOscarandgoinghomeinanHondaCivic.”
AlejandroGonzálezIñárritu
“It’stimeforthecolourofourskintobecomeasirrelevantasthelengthofourhair.”
ChrisRock
“Ofallthegirl-on-girlmoviesIhaveseenthisyear,Carolisaboutthethirdbest.”
AsifKapadia,winnerofthebestdocumentaryfeatureOscarforAmyPhotograph:MarioAnzuoni/Reuters
AsifKapadia
“Askthosediversityquestionstowhitepeopleandnotjustthebrownpeople.Askeveryone.”
LeonardoDiCaprio
“Climatechangeisrealandit’shappeningrightnow.It’sthemosturgentissueaffectingourspecies.”
CherylBooneIsaacs,Academypresident,ondiversity
“It’snotenoughtojustlistenandagree,wemusttakeaction.”
ChrisRock
“IsHollywoodracist?You’redamnrightHollywood’sracist.Butitisn’ttheracistyou’vegrownaccustomedto.Hollywoodissororityracist.It’slike:‘Welikeyou,Rhonda,butyou’renotaKappa.’That’showHollywoodis.”