Before he won the "Best Actor" award for his performance in "King Richard", some trouble happened at the 94th annual Academy Awards during the "Best Documentary" segment.
Presented by Chris Rock, the comedian started cracking jokes at the celebrities in attendance - with Rock targeting Jada Pinkettt-Smith with a "G.I.Jane 2" joke.
Just after that comment, Will stood up and proceeded to go on stage - and hit a slap that was heard and seen the world all over. You can check it out below if you missed it.
Oscars 2022: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock for joke on wife
That was the Oscars 2022 moment in a nutshell, and later Smith apologized for his actions to the attendees and fellow nominees when he won his "Best Actor" award and gave his acceptance speech.
It's a BIG WIN for director Bong Joon-Ho and his cast and crew of the popular 2019 South Korean film "Parasite", as the Non-English Asian Film took home FOUR ACADEMY AWARDS - including "Best Original Screenplay", "Best International Feature Film", "Best Director" for Joon-Ho, and finally the big prize in "Best Picture"! That is history made in the Oscars - one of the most prestigious award ceremonies celebrating movies and filmmaking, and Parasite has earned its place in it.
Also taking home the gold is Joaquin Phoenix, who won "Best Actor" for his portrayal of Arthur Fleck and the titular character in Warner Bros. and Todd Phillips character study film "Joker". Phoenix gave a personal and resounding acceptance speech. Renee Zellweger took home "Best Actress" for her main role performance in "Judy", and Laura Dern was awarded "Best Supporting Actress" for "Marriage Story". Brad Pitt nabbed his first personal "best Supporting Actor" award for his portrayal of stuntman Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood".
Check out all the highlights of the Oscars 2020 via Variety above.
You can view all the winners and nominees from the Oscars via the ceremony's official website.
The lists are in! The nominations for the various categories in the 2020 Academy Awards have now been revealed online courtesy of Jon Cho and Issa Rae, and some fan favorite movies and celebrities have made the cut and are among the contenders for the most prestigious prize in Hollywood film and the cinema world!
Among the Oscar nominees are Best Actor awards nominations for Joaquin Phoenix (Joker), Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood), and Adam Driver (Marriage Story), and Best Actress awards for Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story), Saoirse Ronan (Little Women), and Charlize Theron (Bombshell). Joker took a lot of nominations with 11 categories - so that is a first for a comic book related movie!
Take a look here:
92nd Oscar Nominations
If you want to see and read the full list - visit the official Oscars website
It's been a month since Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia Pictures, and Marvel Entertainment struck an Academy Award win with their beloved animated feature "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" - which won several other awards before nabbing the Oscar for "Best Animated Feature Film" and is arguably one of the best representations of Spider-Man and his multiple counterparts in the big screen. The movie is now out also in Digital and Blu-Ray, packed with several other extras and special features for fans to delve into.
To honor a great film, WIRED has also come up with a feature video that takes a look at how the animators of the animated film created Spider-Verse - bringing to life the likes of Miles Morales, Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, and the rest of the web warriors.
How Animators Created the Spider-Verse | WIRED
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse is now available in Digital Media and Blu-Ray.
And just like that - the 91st annual Academy Awards have wrapped up and LOTS of entries that were nominated to win certain categories nabbed their respective prizes - including of course "Black Panther", "Bohemian Rhapsody", and the fan favorite animated film "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse"! While you can check the full list of winners either at The Academy's Facebook page or even Wikipedia, the three films mentioned above won stellar awards. Let's start with 2018's first Marvel Cinematic Universe entry and THE FIRST MARVEL STUDIOS FILM to earn Oscars gold!
While not winning the highly coveted "Best Picture" category (that went to "Green Book"), "Black Panther" still won THREE CATEGORIES in the Academy Awards - particularly for "Best Costume Design", "Best Production Design", and "Best Original Score"!
Meanwhile Rami Malek, who portrayed the legendary Freddie Mercury in the music biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" - took home the "Best Actor" award for his over-the-top performance! Exceptional! The film also won the most awards - including "Best Sound Editing", "Best Sound Mixing", and "Best Film Editing"!
And of course, what is arguably a personal favorite as well as many others, is Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse winning "Best Animated Feature Film"! That couldn't have gone to any other animated movie than this - the PERFECT love letter to Spider-Man and his amazing fanbase! The late Stan Lee and Steve Ditko would be proud.
And speaking of Stan, he was among those remembered by The Academy in the annual "In Memoriam" tribute.
With The Academy releasing their nominations for the 91st Academy Awards online (which you can check out on Facebook), Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia Pictures, and Marvel have a good reason to celebrate - as the highly praised "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" has been nominated for "Best Animated Feature"! The animated film that sees the introduction of Miles Morales as he meets Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, and a whole multiverse of Spider-Men has been a certified hit and even won a Golden Globe, so it goes without saying that this is a WELL DESERVED nomination and hopefully it nabs the Academy Award next month!
Congratulations on the Oscar Noms, and good luck Spider-man: Into The Spider-Verse!
There's more reason for fans of T'Challa and Wakanda to shout "Wakanda Forever" - as The Academy released their official nominations for the 2019 Oscars (which you can check out on Facebook) - and Black Panther has been nominated for "Best Picture" - making it THE FIRST superhero film AND the first African-American led superhero film to hold that honor! Big congratulations are in order to director Ryan Coogler, star Chadwick Boseman and the rest of the cast, and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and the rest of the team that brought the Marvel Cinematic Universe to life for this!
Good luck "Black Panther" on the 91st Academy Awards!
If you haven't been up to date with the entertainment news today, the 90th annual Academy Awards (aka The Oscars) happened and there were PLENTY of notable wins! From Gary Oldman and Frances McDormand winning Best Actor and Actress respectively to "Get Out" winning Best Original Screenplay and "Disney's Coco" winning Best Animated Feature, there was no shortage of surprising and well deserved wins at this year's Academy. Yet the spotlight went to none other than Guillermo del Toro's artistic and science fiction fantasy drama love story "The Shape of Water", where the director and his film won several awards including "Best Picture" and "Best Director"!
Here's the acceptance speech in case you missed it, and the full Oscar 2018 results can be read via the official Facebook page!
THE SHAPE OF WATER Oscar 2018 Acceptance Speech for Best Picture
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees of this year's Oscars!
In what certainly is a WELL DESERVED nomination for what is arguably one of the best films of 2017 - 20th Century Fox and James Mangold's "Logan" has been nominated for "Best Adapted Screenplay" by The Academy for the 2018 Oscars - making it the first comic book movie in history to earn that distinction. That's quite the honor, and while it has big competition going for it against other films like "Get Out" and "The Shape of Water", this is an honor already for Hugh Jackman's final Wolverine film - which pays homage to the actor and his 17 year career as the feral X-Men character in the big screen.
Logan Trailer
Check out more details on this nomination via Comic Book Movie. If you haven't seen Logan - YOU SHOULD.
Looks like history has been made as far as the DC Extended Universe is concerned, as "Suicide Squad" has nabbed the "Best Makeup and Hairstyling" Oscar at this years Academy Awards! Congratulations to Team Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. and DC Films for their victory!
Also on a related note, congratulations to Amanda Waller actress Viola Davis for winning "Best Supporting Actress" in the film "Fences"! History was made this year!
The 87th Academy Awards is finally done, but there were SO MANY HIGHLIGHTS this year that deserve all the acclaim and praise it gets!
Case in point - this LIVE PERFORMANCE of "Everything Is Awesome" from last year's "The Lego Movie", featuring the artists and performers of the song... AND WILL ARNET DRESSED AS LEGO BATMAN!
Argo truly was one of my favorite films of last year, and as a sleeper hit for Warner Bros, it deserves every bit of praise and adoration it gets. The Ben Affleck directed film not only had a great story, but a solid cast and tense screenplay that literally kept viewers at the edge of their seat. It's great to note that with the results of the 85th Annual Academy Awards now out in the open, Warner Bros, Ben Affleck, and the Argo team have taken home Best Film Editing, Best Screenplay, and the coveted Best Picture Award.
In celebration of Argo's victory, here's an Extended Movie Featurette features on YouTube on how this awesome flick was made:
Warner Bros. is on the trail with the Oscar campaign for Christopher Nolan's final entry in his Dark Knight Trilogy saga, The Dark Knight Rises, by releasing a couple of promotional stuff to promote their chances in next year's Academy Awards. To that end, they've released a new iBook App that shows a couple of info notes on the movie, TV Spots, and a Behind-The-Scenes Trailer video. Apple users can pick it up over at iTunesto check it out, or visit the source post at Batman-News for more details.
The Dark Knight Rises is now available in home media.
Just like an episode of Family Guy, this was totally unexpected!
Announced online by newssites like Entertainment Weekly and creating a buzz like never before in his career, Family Guy and American Dad creator Seth MacFarlane was revealed to be the chosen host for the 85th installment of the Academy Awards, also known as The Oscars. Given his record for humor and not actually hosting an big event of this caliber, this is indeed a BIG surprise, and once can only wonder what's in store for The Oscars next year! For more info, visit the source post at EW!
Extra: Given the news, this needed to be inserted for hilarity's sake.
Check out Seth MacFarlane at the 85th annual Oscars on February 24th next year!
The 84th installment of the Academy Awards is well underway, and there are many categories and films to honor and congratulate. As the ceremonies commence, we must not forget the people behind and in front of the camera who have put all their hard work and efforts into making films as they should be: the best and most spectacular shows ever to exist on this planet! With this Live Blog update, I'll be putting up the list of categories and winners of the show. SPOILERS of course, so click "Read More" only if you're sure!
