Chris Rock is finally ready to talk about Will Smith’s Oscars slap
The stand-up comedian, going live with a new Netflix special a week before the Oscars, spent the past year on tour and working out material on the infamous slap.
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Will Smith faces expulsion for Chris Rock slap
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has started disciplinary action, says Smith was asked to leave the ceremony after slapping Rock but refused.
Smith’s slap prompts worry from comedians
When Will Smith retaliated for a joke at the Oscars by slapping Chris Rock, fellow comedians saw the incident from two angles.
Smith’s snap, not the slap, more worrying
In a few short hours we saw laughter, blind rage, tears and euphoria, all from one man. The speed was truly terrifying.
After years of speculation, did Will Smith finally snap?
Before his violent outburst and tearful apology on stage at the Oscars, Will Smith had been the butt of jokes for his ‘uncoventional’ marriage to Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Will Smith: A brutal childhood, and that slap
As a kid, Will Smith watched his father beat his mother. He spent the rest of his life punishing himself for not acting.
‘My behaviour was inexcusable’
Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock after attacking him at the Oscars.
All the Oscars drama
Emotions ran high at the 94th Oscars, from Will Smith’s anger and tears to the genuinely moving message of the wildly popular best picture winner.
Golden era of glamour amid red carpet clamour
Some unexpected fashion trends hit the red carpet at one of the most surprising Oscars ceremonies.
A new kind of drama is turning the Oscars on their head
The big lesson for this year’s Academy Awards is that drama of the most formidable kind can work for a mass audience without dissipating itself in art-house wankery.
Who’s who in the Oscars race
This year’s Academy Awards ceremony has some genuine masterpieces and exceptional performances among its nominations.
And the winner is … who?
Worldwide audiences have fallen for the Seoul thriller that is tipped to take out several Oscars this weekend.
Deep pockets fuel a big picture hunt
Netflix has spared no expense wooing the Academy’s voters in a desperate bid to buy Oscars glory.
Dresser to the stars
With three Oscars under her belt, The Irishman’s celebrated costume designer Sandy Powell knows all about the spotlight.
Phoenix rises to Oscar favouritism
Movie awards ceremonies perform many functions, and one of them is the scrutiny they bring to bear on the film industry.
‘I’m ashamed to say I’m part of the problem’: Phoenix
1917 was the big winner but the talking point of the night was Joaquin Phoenix’s best actor acceptance speech | WATCH
A friend in him
Musician Randy Newman discusses the political and emotional impact of his songs ahead of the Oscars.
Oscars ratings bounce back
A hostless and shortened Oscars format appears to have pleased American viewers, who returned after 2018’s all-time low.
The best film is … by a director who didn’t rate a mention
Green Book was the surprise best picture winner at the Academy Awards, yet director Peter Farrelly was not nominated.
Politics of black and white left backstage as Hollywood glitterati prefer pink
This year’s Oscars red carpet came mostly in pink.
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