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Oscars 2022 Winners: Will Smith Wins Oscar After Hitting Chris Rock On Stage
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The 94th Academy Awards, also popularly known as the Oscar awards, took place on the 27th of March 2022 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. This is an annual awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to honour excellent and distinctive films released between the 1st of March 2021 and the 31st of December 2021. Shortlists of films for nominations in ten categories were announced in December 2021; and, on the 8th of February, the full list of nominations were revealed by actors Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan. After last night, we now have a complete list of winners ready for you, as well as some highlights from the eventful night, so read on for the latest updates on the Oscars!
One of the biggest takeaways from the award ceremony was the scandal caused by Will Smith walking up on stage to hit Chris Rock in the face, described as a “slap” in some news outlets. This all happened when comedian Chris Rock decided to make a joke about some people in the audience; he had already taken aim at another celebrity couple, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, before he moved his attention towards Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Chris Rock joked, “Jada, I love you. GI Jane 2, I can’t wait to see it, alright?” This was then followed by him saying, “That was a nice one.”
This joke is undoubtedly what caused Will Smith to do what he did, however, moments before he went on stage, he was seen laughing in a video clip before noticing his wife’s reaction of rolling her eyes. That was when he stood up to go right up to Chris Rock and hit him in the face, before going back to his seat and shouting, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth.”
Chris Rock seemed flustered as he tried to continue presenting the Best Documentary Feature category award, he said, “Oh wow, Will just smacked the s*** out of me. That was the greatest night in the history of television.”
Many people may not be aware of this, but Jada Pinkett Smith has recently spoken out publicly about the struggles she has been through with alopecia following her diagnosis back in 2018. She has shared many videos on social media talking about the disorder that causes hair loss and balding, as well as how much she struggled with it.
After this incident and later on in the event, Will Smith was announced as the Best Actor for his role as Richard Williams in the film ‘King Richard’, where he received a standing ovation as he went to collect his award. This is Will Smith’s first Oscar award, but there is a strong possibility that it will be remembered alongside, if not overshadowed, by the incident of him hitting Chris Rock.
During the acceptance speech, Will Smith said, “Ah man. Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family. In this time in my life, in this moment, I am overwhelmed by what God is calling me to do and be in this world. Making this film, I got to protect Aunjanue Ellis, who is one of the most strongest, most delicate people I’ve ever met. I got to protect Saniyya [Sidney] and Demi [Singleton], the two actresses that play Venus and Serena. I’m being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people. I know, to do what we do, you gotta be able to take abuse. You gotta be able to have people talk crazy about you. In this business, you gotta be able to have people disrespecting you and you gotta smile and pretend like that’s OK. Denzel [Washington] said to me a few minutes ago, ‘At your highest moment, be careful, that’s when the devil comes for you.’ I want to be a vessel for love. I want to say thank you to Venus and Serena … and the entire Williams family for entrusting me with your story. That’s what I want to do. I want to be an ambassador of that kind of love and care and concern. I want to apologise to the Academy, I want to apologise to all my fellow nominees. This is a beautiful moment and I’m not crying for winning an award. It’s not about winning an award for me; it’s about being able to shine a light on all the people… and the entire cast and crew of King Richard and Venus and Serena and the entire Williams family. Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams! But, love will make you do crazy things. To my mother, a lot of this moment is really complicated for me, but to my mother — she didn’t want to come out, she has her knitting friends, she has a knitting crew she’s watching with — being able to love and care for my mother and my family and my wife — I’m taking up too much time — thank you for this honour. Thank you for this moment. I thank you on behalf of Richard and Oracene and the entire Williams family. Thank you. I’m hoping the Academy invites me back. Thank you.”
Watch the video clip of the incident here and see what you think:
Will Smith’s acceptance speech after the incident:
Full list of all winners:
Best supporting actress
Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter)
Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) – WINNER!
Judi Dench (Belfast)
Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog)
Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard)
Best costume design
Cruella – WINNER!
Cyrano
Dune
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story
Best sound
Belfast
Dune – WINNER!
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Best original score
Don’t Look Up
Dune – WINNER!
Encanto
Parallel Mothers
The Power of the Dog
Best adapted screenplay
Coda (Sian Heder) – WINNER!
Drive My Car (Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe)
Dune (Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve)
The Lost Daughter (Maggie Gyllenhaal)
The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion)
Best original screenplay
Belfast (Kenneth Branagh) – WINNER!
Don’t Look Up (Adam McKay, David Sirota)
Licorice Pizza (Paul Thomas Anderson)
King Richard (Zach Baylin)
The Worst Person in the World (Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier)
Best animated short
Affairs of the Art
Bestia
Boxballet
Robin Robin
The Windshield Wiper – WINNER!
Best live action short
Ala Kachuu – Take and Run
The Dress
The Long Goodbye – WINNER!
On My Mind
Please Hold
Best supporting actor
Ciarán Hinds (Belfast)
Troy Kotsur (Coda) – WINNER!
Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog)
JK Simmons (Being the Ricardos)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog)
Best film editing
Don’t Look Up
Dune – WINNER!
King Richard
The Power of the Dog
tick, tick… BOOM!
Best makeup & hairstyling
Coming 2 America
Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye – WINNER!
House of Gucci
Best animated feature
Encanto – WINNER!
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells Vs the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Best documentary feature
Ascension
Attica
Flee
Summer of Soul – WINNER!
Writing With Fire
Best documentary short
Audible
Lead Me Home
The Queen of Basketball – WINNER!
Three Songs for Benazir
When We Were Bullies
Best original song
Be Alive (King Richard)
Dos Oruguitas (Encanto)
Down to Joy (Belfast)
No Time to Die (No Time to Die) – WINNER!
Somehow You Do (Four Good Days)
Best cinematography
Dune – WINNER!
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best international feature
Drive My Car – WINNER!
Flee
The Hand of God
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
The Worst Person in the World
Best production design
Dune – WINNER!
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best visual effects
Dune – WINNER!
Free Guy
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
No Time to Die
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Best actress
Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) – WINNER!
Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter)
Penélope Cruz (Parallel Mothers)
Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos)
Kristen Stewart (Spencer)
Best actor
Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos)
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog)
Andrew Garfield (tick, tick … BOOM!)
Will Smith (King Richard) – WINNER!
Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth)
Best director
Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)
Drive My Car (Ryûsuke Hamaguchi)
Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza)
Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) – WINNER!
Steven Spielberg (West Side Story)
Best picture
Belfast
Coda – WINNER!
Don’t Look Up
Drive My Car
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
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