The Oscars stage is nothing if not a platform for posturing, something Jimmy Kimmel acknowledged early in Sunday night’s broadcast. “If you do win an Oscar tonight, we want you to give a speech. We want you to say whatever you feel needs to be said. Speak from the heart. We want passion,” he assured the crowd. “You have an opportunity and a platform to remind millions of people about important things like equal rights and equal treatment.”

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