While Chris Rock immediately went into “joke mode” after being slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars, there was some underlying emotion.
25.03.2022 - 01:03 / variety.com
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWill Packer, the producer of this year’s Oscars telecast, said the annual celebration of movies is working to create a more streamlined and television-friendly experience. It’s one that will embrace social media, with Packer telling journalists on Thursday that allowing fans to vote on their favorite movie of the year on Twitter will help democratize the experience.
As part of that effort a special award, dubbed the Oscars fan favorite prize, will be handed out on Sunday.“It just helps to augment what is already a show that’s all about elevating the best of community building,” said Packer. “It creates a two-way dialogue and is more inclusive because the Oscars always felt so stuffy and so one-percenter.” But some of Packer’s moves have been controversial.
Among the changes to the telecast is a decision to present eight categories, including awards for sound, documentary short, and editing, before the live event begins airing. Clips of the winners’ speeches will then be edited into the show.
Packer pushed back at reporting that suggested that these awards were being cut from the telecast.“Everybody on this stage values every last category, every last area,” he said. “These are our peers.
These are the people that we work with and people that we love, and we want to make sure that everybody has their moment on this show and is handled with the same reverence and elegance that you’ve come to expect with the Oscars.” He added, “One of the misperceptions is that things are being taken off the show and that’s not the case, it’s not.”Packer pointed out the show would in fact be a four-hour ceremony with the first hour starting before the live telecast. “We want to have everyone there with their
.While Chris Rock immediately went into “joke mode” after being slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars, there was some underlying emotion.
While we’ve heard from The Academy and two out of three co-hosts about the slap that occurred at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, producer Will Packer has finally chosen to speak out publicly on the events. Packer seemed to defend the choice of letting Will Smith stay by suggesting that Chris Rock was “fine” with the actor not being removed.
We now have a clearer picture into what happen on Sunday, thanks to an in-depth talk with the producer of the Oscars.
is speaking out nearly a week after Will Smith shocked audiences by storming the stage and slapping Chris Rock across the face after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.In an interview with 's T.J. Holmes, which aired in full on Friday, Packer said he spoke to Rock just after the incident and asked, «Did he really hit you? And he looks at me and goes, ‘Yeah.
The show must go on. Oscars producer Will Packer wasn’t sure whether the awards ceremony could recover after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage.
#Oscars producer Will Packer tells Good Morning America about the frenetic aftermath of actor Will Smith slapping host Chris Rock live on stage on Hollywood’s biggest night. https://t.co/AeoYcGkM32 pic.twitter.com/8z35t8TPFw“I immediately went to the Academy leadership that was on site and I said, ‘Chris Rock doesn’t want that,’” Packer said.
Will Packer is sharing new details about the 2022 Oscars.
The producer of this year’s Oscars was as shocked as everyone else.
Oscars producer Will Packer has claimed the Los Angeles Police Department were “prepared” to arrest Will Smith for hitting Chris Rock at last week’s ceremony, but said that Rock prevented them from doing so.Before winning the Best Actor award for his role in King Richard, Smith took to the stage to slap Rock over a joke the latter made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. In 2018, Pinkett Smith revealed she has alopecia.Upon returning to his seat, Smith shouted to a stunned Rock: “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!”It was reported shortly after the incident took place that Rock would not be pressing charges against Smith.During an appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America, Oscars producer Packer spoke out for the first time about the altercation, revealing that the LAPD had visited his office to speak to Rock on the night.“They were saying, you know, this is battery was the word they used in that moment,” Packer told GMA. “They said, ‘We will go get him.
Zack Sharf Will Packer, who co-produced last Sunday’s 94th Academy Awards ceremony along with Shayla Cowan, spoke in depth Friday morning on “Good Morning America” about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. The incident occurred during the Oscars, after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head while presenting the documentary feature category. Packer said he thought it was a bit when the slap first happened, saying, “I thought it was part of something that Chris and Will were doing on their own.
Oscars producer Will Packer is breaking down what went down at the 94th Academy Awards before and after Will Smith approached the stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock for joking about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head. In a televised interview on Friday, Packer revealed he was watching offstage when Rock took the stage to present the best documentary feature award. "I said, ‘Watch this, he’s going to kill.’ I knew he had an amazing lineup of jokes that we had, we had them in the prompter.
Oscars producer Will Packer said he didn’t realize presenter Chris Rock had been physically struck by Will Smith until he heard it straight from the comedian’s mouth.
Oscars producer Will Packer has claimed the Los Angeles Police Department was "prepared" to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock during the Academy Awards. Packer, who produced Sunday's ceremony, told Good Morning America in an interview pre-released on Thursday that LAPD officers were willing to arrest Smith for battery after he slapped Rock in response to a joke made about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. However, Rock wasn't interested in taking further action and was "dismissive" about his options during a conversation backstage.
Will Packer, the producer of the 2022 Oscars, is revealing new details about what happened immediately following the moment when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage at the awards show.
An unexpected bump. Will Packer, who produced the 2022 Oscars, is opening up about what went down behind the scenes after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.
Will Packer, the producer of the 2022 Oscars, is giving more insight into Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during Sunday’s Academy Awards.
Oscars producer Will Packer said that officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were ready to arrest Will Smith for battery after he slapped Chris Rock on Sunday night at the Oscars — if Rock wanted to press charges. In a clip from Packer’s upcoming “Good Morning America” interview with T.J. Holmes, aired on ABC’s “World News Tonight,” the producer said: “They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment.
Will Packer is opening up about Will Smith's altercation with Chris Rock at the awards show last Sunday in a new interview with set to air Friday. aired a clip from the interview during their broadcast Thursday night, and Packer explained that LAPD officers were at the Dolby Theatre, and were willing to take Smith into custody after he struck Rock in the face during the ceremony.«They were saying, ‘This is battery.’ That was the word they used in that moment,» Packer recalled. «They said, ‘We will go get him.
Ellise Shafer Oscars producer Will Packer has addressed Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday night.In a preview clip of Packer’s upcoming interview on “Good Morning America” with T.J. Holmes, he revealed that the Los Angeles Police Department was on the scene Sunday night and ready to arrest Smith if Rock wanted to press charges.“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment. They said we will go get him.