...I was just writing an OP saying the Academy had chickened out at the end...

[Ken Burch]

Then, my sister called me back in the room and said they'd made a mistake on the Best Picture award and "Moonlight" had actually won.

[onecaliberal]

1. I was complaing to my daughter about the same thing and then.....

[Ken Burch]

2. If the big three awards had gone to La La Land and Ben's kid brother...

...that SO would have sucked...

#OscarsSlightlyLessWhite

[onecaliberal]

3. Didn't think Bens brother should have won either. It's clearly not about best performances

[Ken Burch]

4. Didn't look like he expected to, for that matter.

I'm thinking he didn't have a speech written.

[onecaliberal]

5. At least he was in a drama but his performance wasn't comparable to Denzel

[Ken Burch]

6. Denzel looked pissed, and he had every right to be.

For African-Americans watching, I'd guess that rubbed in the double standard on how Casey and Nate Parker(who was cheated out of at least two possible Oscar nominations) were treated after facing similar accusations.

[onecaliberal]

7. It was ridiculous. They hand out nominations just to pacify and then award the crappy

Actor who they decided would win from the start.
But best picture was about black gay poor men so that is a big effing deal.

[Skittles]

11. Casey Affleck deserved the win

there was no "fix"

[Ken Burch]

13. If nothing else, they should not have made Brie Larson, who played a sexual assault victim

present the Best Actor Oscar.

[Skittles]

14. you do know it's movies, right?

[Ken Burch]

15. Most of the time, movies are about life.

Choosing Brie to hand Casey that award(she'd had to hand him an award at another ceremony recently)disrespected the women whose stories she was trying to tell.

Would you at least agree that if ALL the biggest awards had gone to LA LA LAND and MANCHESTER, that that would have been a kind of chickening-out on the whole spirit of the evening and what everyone had been saying for the first two-thirds of the ceremony?

[Skittles]

16. I guess I am not understanding at all

what does the Best Actor award have to do with sexual assault?

[Ken Burch]

17. Google "Casey Affleck Sexual Harrassment"

n/t.

[Skittles]

18. could Ms. Larsen have refused to present the award?

seems like it would be her choice

[Ken Burch]

20. I don't know.

That may depend on how commercially successful she's been so far, and to what degree she's in demand as an actor.

A lot of people in Hollywood will feel they have less power to refuse to do things they object to at an early stage of their career.

[Skittles]

8. I absolutely disagree

Casey Affleck's performance was OUTSTANDING and yes, I saw FENCES. Casey was the clear winner.

[oasis]

9. IMHO, Affleck's performance was Brandolike and most worthy of an Oscar. nt

[Skittles]

10. it is an incredible performance

I urge anyone naysaying his win to go see it.......it is unforgettable

[AngryAmish]

12. I was blissfully sleeping for 2.5 hours before the end of the show.

I think my don't watch the Oscars iron Man streak is over 25 years or so. When did Billy Crystal do the car alarm thing?

[Xolodno]

19. There is more drama about the Oscars...

...than the movies that are nominated.