Celebrity / Oscars Here Are Your Oscar Winners 88th Academy Awards start with a much-anticipated Chris Rock opening By Jenn Gidman, Newser Staff Posted Feb 28, 2016 7:52 PM CST Copied In this Feb. 21, 2015, file photo, an Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File) Chris Rock kicked off the night with a monologue that, not surprisingly, touched on the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and the boycott of the awards by some black actors and directors. "We want opportunity," Rock told the crowd after a funny yet poignant explanation why he chose not to boycott. "We want black actors to get the same opportunities. That's it." Then, onto the awards: Best Original Screenplay: Spotlight Best Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl Best Costume Design: Mad Max: Fury Road Best Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Mad Max: Fury Road Best Cinematography: The Revenant Best Film Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road Best Sound Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road Best Sound Mixing: Mad Max: Fury Road Best Visual Effects: Ex Machina Best Animated Short: Bear Story (this was Chile's first Oscar ever) Best Animated Feature Film: Inside Out Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies Best Documentary, Short Subject: A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness Best Documentary Feature: Amy Best Live-Action Short Film: Stutterer Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul Best Original Score: Ennio Morricone for The Hateful Eight (the 87-year-old's first Oscar) Best Song: "Writing's On The Wall," Spectre Best Director: Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant (his second in a row, and the first director in 65 years to win back-to-back honors) Best Actress: Brie Larson, Room Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant (his first Oscar) Best Picture: Spotlight (More Oscars stories.) Report an error