Oscars hosts Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall earn laughs with rousing opening as Ariana DeBose wins best supporting actress

Three of Hollywood’s top funny ladies turned the Academy Awards into a stand-up stage Sunday with an opening monologue jam-packed with topical jokes. Oscar hosts Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes didn’t hold back at the ceremony at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, with a barrage of one-liners poking fun at nominated movies and issues within the film industry. “This year, the Academy hired three women to host because it’s cheaper than hiring one man,” Schumer deadpanned. Sykes, meanwhile, referred to the Oscars as a place “where movie lovers unite and watch TV,” and said of Netfli...