“Green Book” won best picture, but a lot of people weren’t happy about it.

The movie came into the Academy Awards facing backlash on several fronts. First, critics — including The New York Times’s Wesley Morris in a great essay exploring the topic — said that the movie fell into the trap of racial reconciliation fantasy and cliché, glossing over painful history in favor of a feel-good narrative. The family of its subject, the pianist Don Shirley, publicly condemned the film. And there were other controversies surrounding various people involved with the film.

After it took the top honor, Spike Lee — whose “BlacKkKlansman” was also nominated and whose groundbreaking film “Do the Right Thing” was famously snubbed by the Academy — likened the win to a blown call by a referee at a basketball game.

Spike Lee finally took home a competitive Academy Award, though.

Dressed in a purple suit and wearing rings that paid tribute to “Do the Right Thing,” Mr. Lee gave a passionate, overtly political speech. Here’s the full text.

How did the no-host thing go?

By most accounts, it went fine. The show moved along at a steady clip after an opening performance by Queen, lately fronted by Adam Lambert.

Then, Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler gave a funny, brief “not” opening monologue, since they were, as they repeatedly pointed out, not hosting the show.