Variety comes just a day after the Academy announced a 10-year ban of the “King Richard” star from the Oscars, which Lennix likened to a “little more than an extended time out for a playground bully,” calling it a “toothless penalty that lays bare the shallowness of Hollywood morals.” The Academy’s decision does not preclude Smith, who earlier resigned from the Academy, from receiving nominations or awards during that decade, but only bans him from attending them.“Smith needs to express-mail his golden trophy back to the Academy and publicly state something to the effect of: ‘Out of respect for the 94 years of honor conferred upon this award, I do not in good conscience feel worthy of being its custodian,’” Lennix wrote, adding that only the actor can “redeem” the show’s integrity. Lennix also ripped Smith’s acceptance speech later that evening, saying, “This attempt to explain his actions added to the travesty of this ethical catastrophe. In couching his acceptance speech as somehow submitting to the will of God, Smith abdicated personal accountability.”“The Blacklist” actor further went on to say that Smith’s “brutality stripped the entire evening of its prestige,” adding that his actions created an “existential crisis” for the awards show.
Peter Bart: In A Chaotic Year, Will Oscar Voters Feel Better About A Feel-Good Best Picture Winner?
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Pre-Oscar week always spells angst for Hollywood, but will voters feel better if a “feel good” movie is crowned Best Picture?
The debate about CODA epitomizes that moment each year when the studios get grumpy about the omniscient streaming moguls and the film nerds complain that the “big spend” distorts voting preferences.
The Academy, meanwhile, asks: Has anyone really seen the movies? In fact, many Oscar voters this week are still playing catch-up while wondering why the rules of the game keep changing.
It seems like only yesterday when the studios were studying how to ban streamers, not embrace them. They were also still throwing lavish parties for voters – especially Golden Globe voters (remember them?).
All the while the cast of characters has kept changing. Ted Sarandos invested big bucks to promote Roma in 2018 to remind us of Netflix’s expanding ubiquity. Only a year earlier, the mercurial Elon Musk had performed a similar ritual on behalf of The Big Sick. Neither Amazon nor Netflix were across-the-board winners at the time.
Hollywood also remembers when Disney boss Michael Eisner went full throttle to win the 1994 Oscar for Pulp Fiction. Disney had just spent $60 million to buy Harvey Weinstein’s Miramax to win some kudos, but it failed to bump Schindler’s List.
Critics at the time complained that box office results played too big a role in determining Oscar voting – hence hits like Oliver consistently got the big prize. There’s no danger today of history repeating itself: Neither CODA nor The Power of the Dog registered magic at the ‘plexes.
The defining insight into Oscar 2022 for me occurred when I bought my ticket to West Side Story and ended up watching it with an audience of five. When would people wake up again?
Will Smith's Oscar fate to be decided within hours as Academy 'split' over Chris Rock slap
Will Smith could find out his Oscars fate within hours.
Peter Bart: Judd Apatow & Paul Feig Favor Comedy Over Cohesion In Two New Projects
Chris Rock was supposed to deliver the big laugh, not the big slap, but to comedy practitioners the Oscars debacle seemed an appropriate metaphor for the state of their craft.
Will Smith’s daughter Willow posts cryptic tweet about the ‘meaning of life’ following Oscar slap
Will Smith’s daughter, Willow Smith, is getting philosophical on Twitter. The singer and "Red Table Talk" co-host took to the social media platform on Saturday and shared some cryptic tweets about the "meaning of life" following her father’s resignation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The meaning of life is found in a challenge," tweeted the 21-year-old.
Will Smith resigned but is he ‘banned’ from Oscars like this exclusive club?
expulsion or suspension by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, resigned from the organization on Friday.The move comes less than a week after he slapped award presenter Chris Rock during the Oscars 2022 global broadcast on Sunday.But does his abrupt resignation mean the Best Smacktor winner still could get slapped — even banned — by the Academy itself? If so, he would join a small group of ex-members who previously were given the official boot from the starry group.“I have directly responded to the Academy’s disciplinary hearing notice, and I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable,” Smith said in a statement.
Peter Bart: Corporate Hubris Makes For Embattled CEOs, But Good TV
Bob Chapek, the Disney CEO who is under siege, hopefully does not watch much TV. If he does, he’ll see a succession of fellow CEOs who seem prone to self-destruction — Adam Neumann of WeWork, Travis Kalanick of Uber, Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos, etc. — portrayed on buzzy TV series. Viewing these shows back to back, the stolid Chapek might wonder whether the CEO is extinct as a folk hero.
‘CODA’ Returning to Theaters After Best Picture Oscar Win
This year’s Best Picture Oscar winner “CODA” is returning to theaters for a limited theatrical run beginning this Friday, Apple announced Wednesday. “CODA” will play on over 600 U.S.
Could the Academy take Will Smith’s Oscar back after he slapped Chris Rock?
Related: Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock, Academy and viewers for onstage slap The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hosts the Oscars, said it had launched a formal review into the incident and fans are wondering: could Smith be stripped of his Oscar?The Academy has issued a statement condemning Smith’s actions, announcing it will launch an inquiry to determine further action and consequences. The Academy’s board of governors will meet on Wednesday to discuss the issue. The Academy prohibits uninvited physical contact and according to the association’s bylaws, disciplinary action could include “suspension of membership or expulsion from membership”.
Oscars ‘hold emergency talks’ over whether Will Smith will be stripped of Best Actor award
The Academy are reportedly holding "emergency talks" to discuss whether Will Smith should be stripped of his Best Actor gong following his behaviour during the ceremony on Sunday evening.The 53 year old actor left fellow attendees and the world shocked as he walked up on stage and punched host Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. And while Diddy has insisted the pair are on good terms and the LAPD confirmed that Chris would not be pressing charges, it has been claimed that Oscar bosses are split over whether to punish Will by taking away the Oscar he won for his role in King Richard.
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94th Academy Awards, winning each of the three awards it was nominated for: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Kotsur) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Read more: Critically acclaimed Stephen Graham film Boiling Point is now on Netflix It is the first film distributed by a streaming service, the first Sundance film and the first production featuring predominantly deaf actors in leading roles to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. On his win, Kotsur through his interpreter said: "This is dedicated to the deaf community, the Coda community and the deaf community.
Paramount Pictures Chief Operating Officer Andrew Gumpert Expands Role To Include Nickelodeon Studios
Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins has just made it effective that the studio’s COO Andrew Gumpert will be taking on the additional oversee of Nickelodeon Studios.
‘CODA’ Has an Army of Detractors, but It’s a Best Picture Winner with a Legacy (Column)
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticSometimes, it comes down to one very simple thing — and by it, I don’t just mean the best picture race. I mean that thing we call movies.At the movies, people want to be moved. They also want to be thrilled, staggered, transfixed, seduced, immersed, mystified, mesmerized, drawn outside of themselves.
‘CODA’ Becomes First Best Picture Winner for Sundance and Apple Studios
SAG Award for Best Ensemble and the PGA Award for Best Picture, both signifiers of potential Oscar glory to come.Awards aside, “CODA” from writer-director Sian Heder, resonates as a loving depiction of a deaf family and their hearing daughter (“CODA” stands for “child of deaf adults”), Ruby (Emilia Jones), who must navigate between her family duties and her desire to strike out on her own. Unlike “La Famille Bélier,” the 2014 film on which it’s based, all of “CODA”s deaf characters are portrayed by deaf actors.
Every Oscar Best Picture Winner
Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentFor 94 years, the Academy Awards have honored the best in filmmaking. They have also served as a time capsule reflecting what was going on in the world and/or in the entertainment industry each year. In the 21st century, Oscar has lost much of its TV audience, but the name recognition remains as strong as ever.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed out their first awards in 1929, with winners announced in advance.
Oscar’s Halo Effect On Best Picture Nominees Dims — Not Just At Box Office But On Streaming: A Scorecard
EXCLUSIVE: Given how late the Oscars are this year on March 27, and how Covid held older adults back from attending cinemas, an Oscar halo effect was never expected to take place at the domestic box office for Best Picture nominees.
Final Oscar Predictions 2022: Why ‘CODA’ Will Win Best Picture
Clayton Davis It’s all come down to this. Ninety-four years of Oscar history have been digested and cross-examined to help yield the critical answer: Which films and performances will win Academy Awards on March 27?By the sheer scope of its nomination tally, Netflix is the closest it’s ever been to taking home the statuette for the Academy’s most prestigious prize.
Apple Plans Its First Oscar Party as ‘CODA’ Surges to Possible Best Picture Win
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorApple is getting ready to party on Oscar night.As the love and stack of awards for “CODA” have grown throughout awards seasons, I hear Apple is hosting a post-Academy Awards bash at the newly renovated mid-century building at 8899 Beverly Blvd.Not only does “CODA” have more than a strong possibility of picking up best picture but Troy Kotsur has been the long-time favorite to take home the gold for supporting actor.The festivities kick off at 8 p.m. The invitation requests “cocktail attire.”The Apple soiree joins several others taking place on Sunday, including the annual Governor’s Ball, the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party, Mercedes-Bens Viewing Party and Vanity Fair’s legendary dinner and after-party.
Suspect In Death Of Broadway Vocal Coach Held On Bail; Details Emerge Of Lauren Pazienza’s Trail After Alleged Shoving
Lauren Pazienza, the woman accused of fatally shoving Broadway vocal coach Barbara Maier Gustern, remained in custody as of this morning after a $500,000 cash bail was set at an arraignment hearing in Manhattan yesterday.
10 Most Critically Acclaimed Best Picture Oscar Winners of All Time, Ranked From Lowest to Highest
The Academy Awards are nearly upon us.