Best, Worst & Most Shocking Moments From The 2016 Oscars
Feb. 29 2016, Published 11:59 a.m. ET
Get the highs and the lows from this year's Oscars. And of course, all of the shockers.
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Best: Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar! After years of being snubbed for his outstanding performances, the actor snagged the Best Actor award for his role in The Revenant. And of course, bestie Kate Winslet was crying supportively in the audience during his acceptance speech — too cute!
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Worst: Oscars host Chris Rock helped his daughter sell Girl Scout cookies during the show, and though he raked in a lot of doe, the segment dragged on for far too long.
88th Annual Academy Awards – Show
Best: Lady Gaga honored assault victims in tearjerker performance. The pop star, who unfortunately lost the Oscar to Sam Smith, sent chills through the room with her rendition of "Til It Happens To You."
Shocking: The infamous bear who attacked Leonardo DiCaprio's character in The Revenant made a special appearance!
88th Annual Academy Awards – Show
Best: Dave Grohl led an emotional In Memoriam performance, including beautiful cover songs like the Beatles' "Blackbird."
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Worst: Sofia Vergara was caught yelping and clapping after Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's personal protest over the lack of diversity in this year's nominees, saying, "Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna's panties. I wasn't invited!"
Shocking: Clueless star Stacey Dash, who has been quite controversial on the diversity subject, made an appearance during the show...but no one quite understands why. "I cannot wait to help my people out," Dash announced to a confused audience. "Happy Black History Month!" Afterwards, many celebrities and fans were baffled, taking to Twitter to slam the actress for her unwanted appearance.
