36.6 million viewers for the Academy Awards telecast on ABC, and it was 16 percent lower than last year.
For those who missed the show, there were unfortunate moments like best picture segment. Alejandro G. Iñárritu made history back in 2006 by becoming the first Mexican director to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director, this time he won.
* Open letter to Sean Penn from CITY IMAGES: SP- Who are you to ask about anyone's right to be in this country? Before presenting Mexican film-maker and best OSCAR Director Alejandro González Iñárritu with a best picture award for Birdman, you have shown the face of racism of the 87th Annual Academy Awards. Where are your roots and why haven't you asked your parents Eileen Ryan, Leo Penn and all their previous ancestors the same question? -RS US Citizen *
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* Carta abierta a Sean Penn de CITY IMAGES: SP- Quién eres tú para preguntar sobre el derecho de cualquiera a estar en este país? Antes de presentar a el Director Mexicano, que fue el mejor del premio OSCAR Alejandro González Iñárritu con un premio a la mejor pelicula, Birdman, has mostrado la cara del racismo de los Premios Anuales de la Academia. ¿Dónde están tus raíces y por qué no le preguntastes a tus padres Eileen Ryan, Leo Penn y a todos tus antepasados anteriores a la misma pregunta? -RS Cuidadano Estadounidense
Sean Penn May Have Ruined The Entire Oscars With An Incredibly Insensitive Comment http://huff.to/1zZRpeN via @LatinoVoices
Alejandro G. Inarritu on Sean Penn’s ‘Green Card’ Joke: ‘I Found It Hilarious’ http://variety.com/2015/film/news/oscars-sean-penn-green-card-joke-alej… via @Variety