Chris Rock Calls Oscars ‘The White People’s Choice Awards’ in Monologue
Chris Rock used his opening monologue at the 88th Annual Academy Awards to address the lack of diversity in this year’s nominations pool head-on, calling the Oscars the “White People’s Choice Awards” in a scathing stand-up routine.
“If they nominated hosts, I wouldn’t even get this job!” Rock joked. “You’d be watching Neil Patrick Harris right now.”
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