Chris Rock crushed it in his ‪#‎Oscars‬ monologue. Here’s a synopsis from the Washington Post:

Chris Rock kicked off his monologue with this: “Man, I counted at least 15 black people in that montage!…

Other lines:
Rock says he didn’t think it was worth it to cancel since the show would go on regardless. “Last thing I need is to lose another job to Kevin Hart. I don’t need that.” (Cue Kevin Hart smiling in the audience.)…

“When your grandmother’s swinging from the tree, it’s really hard to care about best documentary foreign short.”…

“It’s not fair that Will Smith was this good [in ‘Concussion’] and didn’t get nominated. It’s also not fair that Will was paid $20 million for ‘Wild Wild West!’”…

“This year, in the ‘in memoriam’ package, it’s just gonna be black people that was shot by the cops on their way to the movies. Yes, yes, I said it.”…

“What happened this year? Jada’s going to boycott the Oscars. Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties. I wasn’t invited! It’s not an invitation I would turn down.”…

“If you want black nominees every year, you just need to have black categories.”…

“You already do it with men and women, think about it. There’s no real reason to have a men and a women category in acting. It’s not track and field, you don’t have to separate them.”…

“Is Hollywood racist?” Chris Rock asks. He talks about being at a Hollywood Obama fundraiser with four black people: “Me, Quincy Jones, Russell Simmons and Questlove, the usual suspects.” Looking out in the crowd, he realized that these white people are “the nicest white people on earth,” so he decided that Hollywood is “sorority racist”: “We like you, Rhonda, but you’re not a Kappa.”…

“Jamie Foxx is one of the best actors in the world. Jamie Foxx was so good in ‘Ra’y that they went to the hospital and unplugged the real Ray Charles — like, ‘We don’t need two of these!’ “…

“Not everything is racism. Not everything is sexism. If George Clooney shows up in lime green with a swan coming out of his a–, someone’s going to ask, what are you wearing?”…

“It’s the 88th Academy Awards, which means this whole no black nominees thing has happened at least 71 other times.”…

“…Black people did not protest. Why? because we had real things to protest at the time. We were too busy being raped and lynched to care about who won best cinematographer.”…

“Things are changing. Things are changing. We got a black ‘Rocky.’ Some people call it ‘Creed.’ I call it black ‘Rocky.’ That’s an unbelievable statement. ‘Rocky’ takes place in a world where white athletes are as good as black athletes. ‘Rocky’s’ a science fiction movie.” …

“You want diversity? We got diversity. Please welcome Emily Blunt and somebody whiter, Charlize Theron.”

Earlier tonight, Geoff Edgers reported:
Here’s an amazing thing about Chris Rock’s most-eagerly-awaited-monologue on Earth. Turns out the comedian showed up about 10 times over the last two weeks at the famed Comedy Store to work through his material.

Many presenters and actors stayed on the theme of #OscarsSoWhite through the evening. Now let’s shut up and dance.

Here’s Louisville’s global superstar Jennifer Lawrence in a Dior dress.