#OscarsSoWhite Gets the Treatment by Chris Rock at the Dolby Theatre The Oscars will be held this evening, February 28, 2016, from downtown Los Angeles and broadcasted on ABC at 7 p.m. EST. They will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). The awards will honor the best films of 2015 and is scheduled to air and stream live tonight on ABC. Chris Rock will be hosting the award ceremony. His comedic edge will fit perfectly with the buzz that has been building around the Oscars this year for excluding African American actors from the nominees