Saturday 3 December, 2022
The actor was banned from attending the Academy Awards after he slapped Chris Rock on stage.
Attendees of the ceremony watched as Will Smith stormed onstage and hit Chris Rock.
“They were laying out the options… Chris was like, ‘I’m fine’.”
Smith could face expulsion from the Academy for the open-handed slap.
Smith was named best actor shortly after he hit Chris Rock over a joke about wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair.
Smith took to the stage after Rock made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
These are reactions from another scandal-making moment at the 2017 Oscars where the wrong winner was announced.
An Alopecia Ireland spokesperson said ridicule can cause significant emotional strain for people with the hair loss condition and their families.
The rest of the Irish nominees left empty-handed.
It happened just minutes before Smith was named best actor at the ceremony.
The 94th Academy Awards are taking place in Los Angeles tonight.
There’s plenty of Irish interest in tonight’s ceremony.
Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog led with 12 nominations, while Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast received seven nominations.
The three musicians are in the running for Best Original Song.
The film is set in Connemara and is based on characters in Donal Ryan’s novel The Thing About December.
Tonight’s ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles will be restricted to 170 people as the pandemic rolls on.
We speak to director Tomm Moore about Cartoon Saloon’s latest Oscar-nominated film, Wolfwalkers.
Under the previous plans, all nominees would have been required to travel to California despite travel restrictions and Covid-19 risk.
This year’s awards will take place on 25 April.
Millions of viewers knew the actor as the self-absorbed neighbour Phyllis in The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
The film industry has long been criticised for its failures on representation.
Bong Joon-ho also won best director, best original screenplay and best international feature.
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Eimear Noone is a successful composer and conductor who is based between Ireland and California.
“We have noted that the reference to ‘foreign’ is outdated within the global filmmaking community.”
Love some awards show controversy.
And they’re all less than €15.
Olivia Colman took home Best Actress for her role in The Favourite.
Pink diamonds are a girl’s best friend.
The hostless ceremony produced a shock or two.
Another year, another collection of lovely dresses.
Will Ireland get any Oscars? And will Bohemian Rhapsody annoy everyone by scooping big awards?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
Prominent directors are not impressed.
TV network ABC says the hostless show could be a good thing.
He first won an Academy Award in 1969.
