Were the Oscars really so white?

"Welcome to the 87th Oscars. Tonight, we honor Hollywood's best and whitest," host Neil Patrick Harris said at the start of Sunday's show.And then, after a beat: "Sorry. . . brightest."That was one of Harris' few incisive jokes, and it was funny -- though mostly cringe-worthy -- because it was true. It had been more than a decade since the Academy selected such a homogenous slate of contenders, including the all-white slate of 20 stars competing for acting awards.