The archive of all headlines from February 29, 2016, organized by time of publication.
President Obama has publicly feuded with the Supreme Court as few of his modern predecessors have. Today, his unexpected chance to remake the court depends on overcoming the formidable will of Senate Republicans.
Will Leonardo DiCaprio finally get his hands on a gong? Will The Revenant sweep the board? Or might Carol and Charlotte Rampling pull the mother of all upsets? Join us for all the action from the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood
Wolfgang Puck is the first to arrive, and Abraham Attah of 'Beasts of No Nation' makes a splash with his shoes. ENVELOPEComplete list of nominees
Supporting actress nominee Alicia Vikander is an early style standout, and Abraham Attah of 'Beasts of No Nation' makes a splash with his Toms shoes; 10,000 pairs will be donated to children in Ghana. ENVELOPEComplete list of nominees
Hours before the Academy Awards ceremony was to begin at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on ABC, nail-biting reigned over whether the lack of racial diversity would lead Mr. Rock to skewer Hollywood — and whether viewers would flee.
Alicia Vikander and Saorise Ronan are early style standouts. Meanwhile, Mindy Kaling is starstruck: 'I mean, like, Leo is here.' ENVELOPEComplete list of nominees
Alicia Vikander and Saoirse Ronan are early style standouts. Meanwhile, Mindy Kaling is starstruck: 'I mean, like, Leo is here.' ENTERTAINMENTPlay-at-home ballot
Alicia Vikander and Saoirse Ronan are early style standouts amid lots of sparkle. Meanwhile, Mindy Kaling is starstruck: 'I mean, like, Leo is here.'SEE THE STORY
Chris Rock is hosting the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood. The Times is providing live coverage and commentary all night.
Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander and Saoirse Ronan are early style standouts amid lots of sparkle. Meanwhile, Mindy Kaling is starstruck: 'I mean, like, Leo is here.'SEE THE STORY
Will Leonardo DiCaprio finally get his hands on a gong? Will The Revenant sweep the board? Or might Carol and Charlotte Rampling surprise us?
Chris Rock is hosting the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood. The Times is providing live coverage and commentary all night.
Chris Rock kicks off the night with a monologue that tackles accusations of racism head-on. All this and the first awards in our live coverage
The Oscar host tackles the #Oscarssowhite uproar head on and asks 'Is Hollywood racist?'SEE THE STORY Chris Rock
Chris Rock came straight out of the gate with a monologue that skewered Hollywood’s race problem. Will that be as far as the Oscars is willing to go? Follow us to find out. Plus, the small matter of who will win what
• Chris Rock attacks Hollywood’s race issues in opening speech • Mad Max: Fury Road wins three Oscars so far • The Danish Girl, Spotlight and The Big Short pick up early awards
Walking on stage to the music of Public Enemy's 'Fight The Power,' the Oscar host talked about the lack of diversity among this year's major nominees.Read the transcriptSEE THE STORY Chris Rock
• Chris Rock attacks Hollywood’s race issues in opening speech • Mad Max: Fury Road wins four Oscars so far • The Revenant, Spotlight and The Big Short pick up early awards
Alicia Vikander wins the supporting actress Oscar.SEE THE STORY
• Mad Max: Fury Road pulls ahead with six wins • Chris Rock attacks Hollywood’s race issues in opening speech • The Revenant, Ex Machina, Spotlight and The Big Short pick up early awards
• Mad Max: Fury Road pulls ahead with six wins • Chris Rock attacks Hollywood’s race issues in opening speech • Inside Out wins best animated feature film • Ex Machina surprises by taking home the visual effects Oscar
Chris Rock is hosting the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood. The Times is providing live coverage and commentary all night.
• Mad Max: Fury Road pulls ahead with six wins • Chris Rock attacks Hollywood’s race issues in opening speech • Inside Out wins best animated feature film
Alicia Vikander wins the supporting actress Oscar. 'Inside Out' wins animated feature.SEE THE STORY
• Mad Max: Fury Road pulls ahead with six wins • Mark Rylance takes the best supporting actor Oscar • Chris Rock attacks Hollywood’s race issues in opening speech
'Mad Max: Fury Road' pulls out an early lead, with six wins. 'Inside Out' wins animated feature.SEE THE STORY
Chris Rock, the host, skewered Hollywood over diversity, and “Mad Max: Fury Road” collected a pile of trophies. The Times is providing live coverage all night.
• Mad Max: Fury Road pulls ahead with six wins • Amy wins the award for best documentary • Mark Rylance and Alicia Vikander take Oscars for supporting roles • Inside Out named best animated feature
• Mad Max: Fury Road pulls ahead with six wins • Amy wins the award for best documentary • Inside Out named best animated feature
'Mad Max: Fury Road' pulls out an early lead, with six wins.SEE THE STORY
'Mad Max: Fury Road' pulls out an early lead, with six wins. 'Son of Saul' wins foreign language film Oscar.SEE THE STORY
• Alejandro González Iñárritu wins best director Oscar for The Revenant • Mad Max: Fury Road leads the race with six wins
Alejandro González Iñárritu won best director for “The Revenant,” taking home the prize for the second year in a row. The Times is providing live coverage all night.
• Leonardo DiCaprio wins the best actor Oscar – finally • Alejandro González Iñárritu wins best director Oscar for The Revenant • Brie Larson named best actress for Room • Joe Biden introduces Lady Gaga • Mad Max: Fury Road leads the race with six wins
'Mad Max: Fury Road' earns six wins. Sylvester Stallone, heavily favored to take home the award for supporting actor, lost to Mark Rylance of 'Bridge of Spies.'SEE THE STORY
Alejandro González Iñárritu won best director for “The Revenant,” taking home the prize for the second year in a row, and Leonardo DiCaprio took best actor.
• Alejandro González Iñárritu wins best director and Leonardo DiCaprio the best actor Oscar – finally – for The Revenant • Brie Larson named best actress for Room • Mad Max: Fury Road takes six Academy Awards
Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson take lead acting wins. Alejandro G. Inarritu gets best director award.SEE THE STORY
Abuse drama takes best picture while The Revenant makes do with director, actor and cinematography, while Mad Max: Fury Road takes the most trophies and host Chris Rock tackles diversity crisis head-on
The evening marked the climax of one of the most controversial Oscar seasons in Hollywood history.SEE THE STORY
• Abuse drama takes best picture as The Revenant makes do with director, actor and cinematography • Mad Max: Fury Road takes the most trophies • Host Chris Rock tackles diversity crisis head-on
Mr. Rock had been signed to host the awards before the controversy over diversity, but it was a lucky pairing of host and subject. Hollywood was guilty, and he was deputized to carry out the sentence.
• Abuse drama takes best picture as The Revenant makes do with director, actor and cinematography and Mad Max: Fury Road takes the most trophies
Abuse drama takes best picture as The Revenant makes do with director, actor and cinematography while Mad Max: Fury Road takes the most trophies
Abuse drama wins best picture as The Revenant makes do with director, actor and cinematography while Mad Max: Fury Road lifts the most trophies
It was the year 'Spotlight,' the third film on everyone's list of top three finishers, came from behind and walked off with the best picture trophy.SEE THE STORY
The fall of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi seemed to vindicate Hillary Clinton. Then militias refused to disarm, neighbors fanned a civil war and the Islamic State found refuge.
Abuse drama wins best picture as The Revenant makes do with director, actor and cinematography while Mad Max: Fury Road lifts the most trophies
The Revenant makes do with director, actor and cinematography while Mad Max: Fury Road lifts the most trophies
Rock's monologue set the tone for a night in which Leonardo DiCaprio spoke of the dangers of climate change, Vice President Joe Biden addressed sexual assault on college campuses and 'The Revenant' director Alejandro G. Inarritu dreamed of a world without prejudice.SEE THE STORY
Follow live coverage of the day in US politics as candidates from both parties make a final push before Super Tuesday voting in 12 US states
Hillary Clinton’s roots are deep in the southern state, and she’s heading into Super Tuesday with a 25-point edge on opponent Bernie Sanders
Rock tackled the #OscarsSoWhite issue head-on, opening the 3 1/2-hour telecast with a 10-minute monologue that bluntly declared Hollywood racist, albeit in a 'sorority' rather than 'burning cross' way.SEE THE STORY
Bruce Sewell, the technology giant’s general counsel, will warn the House judiciary committee, that obeying the court order will jeopardise cybersecurity
Bruce Sewell, the technology giant’s general counsel, will warn the House judiciary committee that obeying the court order will jeopardise cybersecurity
US officials to argue in congressional testimony that legislators should pass a law requiring tech companies to retain user keys for decrypting customer data
Follow live coverage of the day in US politics as candidates from both parties make a final push before Super Tuesday voting in 12 US states
Increased program choices provided by online streaming services and a crowded televised awards season are the main culprits. And a lack of major blockbuster box office hits among the best picture nominees did not help.SEE THE STORY
Time magazine photographer escorted from rally in at Radford University in Virginia by US Secret Service agents after attempting to photograph protesters