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.
How Billie Eilish wrote her way to an Oscar nomination
American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish had been ‘subconsciously and consciously’ trying to write a Bond theme her whole life. Then it happened.
The power of Campion: the film that could be bigger than Ben-Hur
If Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog wins its 12 Oscar nominations, it will become the most successful film in the history of the awards. Can she do it?
Oscars ceremony shake-up
The Oscars will “prioritise the television audience,” by culling eight awards from the live ceremony, instead presenting them off-air.
Kidman, Power of the Dog, lead charge
Jane Campion’s western The Power of the Dog has scored the most Oscar nominations; Nicole Kidman is up for best actress | FULL LIST
Campion placed to make Oscars history
Sydney-based film director Jane Campion’s odds of making Oscars history have firmed dramatically after her western, The Power of the Dog, was nominated for eight BAFTAs.
Women thirst for our own complex truths on screen
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s movie The Lost Daughter is a masterpiece. But judging by the reviews, it’s only women who truly get it.
Extraordinary film eyes Oscars
The American director Paul Thomas Anderson makes films that are not like anyone else’s. Each is a must-see, but Licorice Pizza just might be his best one yet.
A born and bred masterpiece
Parallel Mothers is one of Spanish director Pedro Almodovar’s finest films.
The eyes have it
Jessica Chastain has been praised for her portrayal – caked in makeup – of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker
What to watch ahead of the Golden Globes
The first big Hollywood awards night of 2021 is shaping up to be the strangest yet. But if you wanted to get ahead of Monday’s ceremony and become acquainted with the nominees, we have the must-watch list of contenders.
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