Leo's Win, Gaga's Powerful Performance And Other 2016 Oscars Highlights

Chris Rock announced that we'd be seeing Clueless star Stacey Dash, the "new director of Our Minority Outreach Program." She strolled out, giggled and said, "I cannot wait to help my people out. Happy Black History Month." And that was it. Dash appeared on Fox & Friends in the midst of #OscarsSoWhite controversy and said, "Either we want to have segregation or integration. And if we don’t want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards and the (NAACP) Image Awards where you're only awarded if you're black." She also suggested getting rid of Black History Month. She followed up her Academy Awards appearance with a blog post about it. In it, she writes: "No matter my skin color, I was going to vote for the best candidate. Since I was blamed, mocked, and ridiculed in the press over supporting a Republican, I've spoken out about a LOT of stuff that black people try to stuff down my throat."

She was met with some pretty strong reactions.

Scandal and Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes liked Dash's dress, but not so much Dash herself.

Academy Presidents Talks Change

Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, took to the stage to talk about diversity in Hollywood. She said that "inclusion only serves to make us all stronger" and stressed the importance of increasing diversity. "It's not enough to just listen and agree. We must take action. While change is often difficult, it is necessary. Dr. Martin Luther King once said the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. I am confident that together we can shape a future of which all of us can be proud."

Sam Smith Wins An Oscar, Makes Everyone Mad

Though many people assumed that Gaga would be leaving with the Oscar after her powerful performance, Sam Smith took the Oscar for his Bond song, "Writing's on the Wall." In his acceptance speech, he said actor Sir Ian McKellen mentioned that an openly gay man had never won an Oscar before. "And if this is the case, even if it isn't the case, I want to dedicate this to the LGBT community all around the world. I stand here tonight as a proud gay man, and I hope we can all stand together as equals one day," he said.

Smith isn't the first openly gay man to take home an Oscar. Dustin Lance Black won an award for Best Original Screenplay in 2009 for Milk. Elton John won an Oscar in 1995 for "Can You Feel The Love Tonight." What McKellen actually told The Guardian was that straight men had previously won Oscars for playing gay men, but no openly gay man has ever won an Oscar for their acting performance.

When Smith found out in the press room that he was incorrect, he responded with a heartfelt, "Shit." He also admitted to being "a little bit drunk."

But, Black had more to say:

Mmm, Thin Mints

Chris Rock had a troupe of Girl Scouts—one of the girls is his daughter—go out into the audience and sell their cookies, noting that this particular audience has particularly deep pockets. The ploy worked, and Rock helped the girls make $63,243! Rock tweeted that Biden gave him $20.

Subtle, or Not

When Adam Mckay, co-writer and director of The Big Short won for Best Adapted Screenplay, he said, "If you don't want big money to control government, don't vote for candidates that take money from big companies or weird billionaires." Could he be feeling the Bern?

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The Thank You Scroll

Did you catch the 'thank you' scroll? Instead of reading a laundry list of names, winners' thanks were displayed on a scrolling ticker. Some winners—like Inside Out director Pete Docter—used it to suggest getting a pet.

In Memoriam

This year's In Memoriam section featured Dave Grohl covering The Beatles' "Blackbird," which could have made for a seamless lyrical transition into his own "Learn To Fly." David Bowie, Christopher Lee and Alan Rickman were shown on screen, but no Abe Vigoda.