The 2016 Oscars were a weird roller coaster ride of expectations.
The movie that won the night's first award, Best Original Screenplay, bookended the evening by also winning Best Picture — but those were the only two prizes it won.
In between, a post-apocalyptic action spectacular cleaned up, an R-rated art film won three high-profile awards, and host Chris Rock kept the focus squarely on the Oscars' diversity (or lack thereof). Naturally, the ceremony was not without controversy, but said controversy didn't always come from the direction you'd expect.
It was as wild and well-produced a telecast as any in recent memory, with clips packages that actually explained the awards they introduced and a surprising run of really good speeches. There were winners both unexpected and very expected, and only a couple of cringe-worthy moments.
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