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Tracy Morgan was in a hilarious Oscars sketch imagining nominated movies with black actors

Jethro NededogFeb 29, 2016, 09:27 IST

ABC

In a hilarious sketch, the Oscars substituted black actors into nominated films "The Revenant," "Joy," "The Martian," and "The Danish Girl."

The producers and host Chris Rock really made an effort to address the awards' lack of diversity, which became the center of the controversial #OscarsSoWhite protests this year.

"As you know, for the second year in a row, all the acting nominees are white," Rock said in his introduction to the sketch Sunday night. "But worse than that, if you're a black actor, just getting the opportunity to be in a movie can be a struggle."

Here's a look at the parodies: