All set for the big night of the Oscars – Telemundo 51 – Miami

Here are the possible winners of the famous statue, the Oscar. (Published Saturday February 27, 2016)

As Chris Rock’s host of the 88th edition of the Oscars, a touch of sarcasm more than humor for the start was expected, when he announced “welcome white film awards” a direct way to protest against the lack of African-American nominees.

Certainly, Rock admitted that there have been more than 70 ceremonies Oscar where no diversity, but also protests because estadouniudenses blacks were “protesting other things “.

the humor and music will come in the 88th Academy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, although the gala will be distinguished, with all security on the one ostensible claim of diversity in Hollywood following the recent controversy over the lack of inclusion in the nominees for this edition.

All eyes will be focusing on Chris Rock, African american humorist who will act as emcee and has already left a phrase to heat the room: “the only reason I’m here is because the resignation of Ellen DeGeneres”

on the side of the nominations, the brutal border saga “the Revenant” by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu tops the list of Oscar nominees with 12 nominations. In paragraphs action, newly single actors white race were nominated

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The strong support for “The Revenant”, with nominations for best film, best director and best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, took place a few days after the victory of the film at the Golden Globes and gave the Mexican director the possibility of taking for the second consecutive year the statuette. Last year Iñárritu won in the Academy Awards with “Birdman”

“Mad Max: Fury Road”. George Miller follows closely with 10 nominations, including best film. The science fiction epic Ridley Scott’s “The Martian” got seven nominations, including best film, but he did not deserve one by Scott as a director.

Eight films were nominated for best picture. The other five are: the drama of Tom McCarthy on investigative journalism “Spotlight,” the thriller Cold War Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies,” the adaptation of Adam McKay of “The Big Short” by Michael Lewis, drama a mother and son in captivity “Room” and the story of Irish immigration “Brooklyn”.

outside stood the acclaimed lesbian romance of Todd Haynes ” Carol “and the biopic about NWA” Straight Outta Compton “.

as for performances, which notably did not include Idris Elba for” Beasts of no Nation “or to Benicio Del Toro for” Sicario “, all nominees were white like last year, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was heavily criticized for this.

the president of the Academy, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, had increased paradiversificar efforts to its members, and appointed Chris Rock as host for this year’s ceremony, to be held in Los Angeles on 28