Will Smith getting a 2023 Oscar nomination would be another slap in the face
05.10.2022 - 00:45
/ nypost.com
smacked Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars, won Best Actor minutes later and became an instant worldwide pariah. Then, once the Academy conducted a hilarious “investigation” of an event plainly viewed by millions, he was rightly banned from the ceremony for 10 years. Needless to say, not being allowed into the Oscars for a decade is not a good look for a movie actor.But in Hollywood, who cares about how their own people behave?! On Monday, Smith, 54, returned to the limelight with the abruptness of, well, a slap in the face.Apple dropped the fancy highbrow trailer for Smith’s new movie “Emancipation,” a serious drama directed by Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”) in which he plays an escaped slave, and announced it will be released in December during peak award campaign season. Smith getting another Best Actor nod in a few months’ time is a very real possibility.
Remember that Apple’s “CODA” won Best Picture last year. Or maybe you forgot because the victory was vastly overshadowed by a crazed Will Smith assaulting another famous person in front of tens of millions of people and then shouting “F–k!” like a madman.“Emancipation” already had Oscar buzz around it because of the prestigious, hard-hitting subject matter and the talent involved — that is, till Smith hit Rock.
Apple, meanwhile, is craving an awards contender — most of its main streaming competitor Netflix’s Oscar bait has flopped so far this year — and that is exactly what they are positioning this movie to be. They will not be coy with this release.“But he can’t possibly get a nomination!” you say.
“He’s been banned by the Academy from the ceremony for 10 years.” You’re half-right. He indeed cannot attend, but he is not actually prevented from being nominated or
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