Reaction was mixed to last night’s Academy Awards ceremony, which was the first in 30 years to take place without a host.
Comedy stalwarts Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph opened the ceremony in Hart’s place with an entertaining and well-received speech.
The 1989 ceremony was infamous for its opening number, a gaudy medley sung by Rob Lowe and ‘Snow White’ (played by Eileen Bowman).
The Academy opted not to fill the usual hosting role after their initial choice, comedian Kevin Hart, stepped down amid a furore sparked by resurfaced homophobic jokes.