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Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap
Chris Rock appears at the the FX portion of theTelevision Critics Association Winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 9, 2020, left, and Will Smith appears at the 94th Academy Awards nominees luncheon in Los Angeles on March 7, 2022. Smith was banned from Oscars, other film academy events for 10 years for slapping Rock onstage at Academy Awards. (AP Photo)
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The biggest slap in the face at the Oscars? The hostility toward nominated films
Cameron Bailey
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Police offered to arrest Will Smith, Oscars producer says
FILE PHOTO: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith pose on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Chris Rock still ‘processing’ Will Smith’s Oscars slap as he returns to stage at comedy show
Chris Rock, center, arrives at the Wilbur Theater before a performance, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on stage at Oscars over Jada Pinkett Smith joke, apologizes upon winning best actor award
presenter Chris Rock, left, reacts after being hit on stage by Will Smith while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Oscars 2022 red carpet: Zendaya, Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield arrive for the Academy Awards
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American actress Jessica Chastain attends the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022.
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Oscars 2022: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock, Dune’s near-sweep and other outrageous moments from 94th Academy Awards
Barry Hertz
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Montreal production designer, Halifax short documentary director win early Oscars
Runners move head past Oscars statues already in place for the 2022 Academy Awards along Hollywood Blvd., during the 2022 Los Angeles Marathon, in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 20, 2022. It's a big night for Canadian Oscar nominees competing in categories including production design, documentary film and makeup and hairstyling. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-The Orange County Register, David Crane
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CODA wins best picture at Oscars 2022 rocked by Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock
The cast and crew of "CODA" accept the award for best picture at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Oscars to celebrate ‘Godfather,’ ‘Bond’ and ‘Bruno’
FILE - Oscar statuettes appear backstage at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Feb. 28, 2016. The Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 27 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on ABC. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
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The Alternative Oscars: The best movies that were snubbed by the 2022 Academy Awards, and where to watch them now
Barry Hertz
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Oscars guide 2022: The full list of nominees, our best picture reviews, and how to stream this year’s nominated films
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Oscars predictions 2022: Who will win, and who should win, on Sunday night’s weirdest Academy Awards ever
Barry Hertz
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Six reasons to ignore the Oscars this year
John Doyle
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Oscars 2022: Six simple steps to save the dumpster fire Academy Awards, and Hollywood, too
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 15, 2019, Oscar statues decorate an interior at the 91th annual Academy Awards Governors Ball press preview in Hollywood, California. - The Oscars will take place in late February in 2021 and 2022 to accommodate the Olympics, Super Bowl and other events, organizers said on June 11, 2019. Next year, the 92nd Oscars is set for February 9, but the following ceremonies will be on February 28, 2021 and February 27, 2022 -- the final Sundays of the month. "Timing of the 2022 Olympics, the Super Bowl and national holidays will keep the 2021 and 2022 dates on the last Sunday in February," the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and US network ABC said. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
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‘CODA’ lands top SAG award on road to the Oscars
Director Sian Heder and cast members of "CODA" Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin and Eugenio Derbez pose backstage after winning Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards, in Santa Monica, California, U.S., February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci
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Oscars to require COVID-19 tests for all, vaccines for most
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2019 file photo, the Oscar statue appears the 91st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has set the date for the 94th Oscars. The film academy says Tuesday, June 11, 2019 that the ceremony will be held on Feb. 27, 2022, airing live on ABC at 8 p.m ET.(Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP, file)
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Oscar nominations 2022: The biggest Academy Award surprises, snubs and reality checks
Barry Hertz
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Will Smith, Lady Gaga, Ben Affleck score Screen Actors Guild nominations
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 17, 2021 American actor and producer Will Smith poses on the red carpet on arrival for a special screening of the film 'King Richard' at Curzon Mayfair in central London. - Smith was awarded the Golden Globe on January 9, 2022 for best actor in a motion picture, drama, for his performance in "King Richard". Winners at the drastically scaled-down 79th Golden Globes were unveiled via Twitter from an untelevised ceremony that is being boycotted by Hollywood. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iconic Oscar-winner Sidney Poitier has died at 94
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‘Summer of Soul,’ ‘Drive My Car’ make Oscars shortlist
This image released by Janus Films and Sideshow shows Hidetoshi Nishijima, left, and Toko Miura in a scene from "Drive My Car." (Janus Films and Sideshow via AP)
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2021 Canadian Screen Awards: Best, worst and weirdest moments from the anti-Oscars
Barry Hertz
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Oscars 2021: The best, worst and weirdest moments of the sometimes masked, always strange Academy Awards
Barry Hertz
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In photos: Oscars 2021 red carpet is a scaled-down affair
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Halle Berry attends the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
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Oscars 2021: Nomadland the big winner on diversity-packed night
Chloe Zhao accepts the Oscar for Directing during the live ABC Telecast of The 93rd Oscars in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 25, 2021. Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S./Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO MARKETING OR ADVERTISING IS PERMITTED WITHOUT THE PRIOR CONSENT OF A.M.P.A.S AND MUST BE DISTRIBUTED AS SUCH. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Oscars 2021: Without red-carpet coverage, the Academy Awards become a bore
John Doyle
opinion
Oscars 2021: Should the show go on this year? The Globe’s Film Fight Club weighs in
Barry Hertz and Johanna Schneller
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Oscars guide 2021: The full list of nominees, how to stream the top films and what Globe critics thought of them
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Trial of Chicago 7,’ Chadwick Boseman score SAG wins ahead of Oscars
FILE PHOTO: 2019 American Music Awards – Photo Room– Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 24, 2019 – Chadwick Boseman poses backstage. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo
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It’s time for the final curtain on awards shows
Cathal Kelly
bigger picture
The 2021 movie season is finally heating up – unless you’re in Canada
Johanna Schneller
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Oscar nominations 2021: The biggest Academy Award surprises, snubs and reality checks
Barry Hertz
film
Oscar nominations: Netflix’s Hollywood drama Mank leads the way with 10 nods
(FILES) In this file photo an Oscar statue is seen at the red carpet arrivals area as preparations continue for the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 25, 2016 in Hollywood, California. - Streaming films like "Mank" and "The Trial of the Chicago 7" will battle with frontrunner "Nomadland" for the March 15, 2021 coveted Oscar nominations, setting up the grand finale to an awards season transformed by the pandemic. With most US movie theaters closed all year due to Covid, the Academy Awards have been delayed to their latest-ever date -- April 25 -- while several big-screen studio blockbusters skipped their 2020 releases entirely, leaving an eclectic field of hopefuls. (Photo by ROBYN BECK / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
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Canadian animator Trevor Jimenez follows Oscars run with work on Pixar’s Soul
Canadian animator, Trevor Jimenez, photographed at his home in Berkeley, California on Tuesday, February 13, 2019. Jimenez's film, "Weekends," is nominated for the Oscars 2019 Best Animated Short Film award.