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Mila Kunis brands standing ovation for Will Smith after Chris Rock Oscars slap ‘insane’ and ‘shocking’

The Luckiest Girl In The World star attended this year’s Academy Awards with husband Ashton Kutcher and said she was ‘shocked’ that people stood for Smith following the incident.

Evening Standard

Will Smith's film Emancipation splits Oscars Academy Award voters after Chris Rock slap

Will Smith continues to face backlash after he slapped Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards in March, with voters conflicted about whether to support his new film Emancipation

Daily Mirror

Will Smith enters 2023 Oscar race with slavery drama Emancipation

After holding the film in limbo following Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March, Apple will release the actor’s next big project this December

The Independent UK

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Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ Gets Release Date, Post-slap

After holding “Emancipation” in limbo following Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March, Apple will release the actor's next big project this December. In the fallout of Smith's smack of the comedian, the fate of “Emancipation” — a $120 million runaway slave thriller directed by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Will 'The Slap' Help Or Hurt Will Smith's AppleTV+ Thriller? 'Emancipation' Puts Academy Awards In Awkward Spot

After months away from the Hollywood spotlight, Will Smith could have his shot at redemption with a highly anticipated movie coming to theaters and on a major streaming platform.

Benzinga

Activist Sacheen Littlefeather who famously declined Marlon Brando's Oscar has died

The actor was the first Native American woman to step onto the Academy Awards stage when she delivered Brando's statement

Wales Online

Apple to release 'Emancipation,' with Will Smith, in Dec.

After holding it in limbo following Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March, Apple will release the actor’s next big project, “Emancipation,” in December

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Sacheen Littlefeather, Actor Who Declined Brando Oscar, Dies

Sacheen Littlefeather, the actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Academy Award for "The Godfather" on his behalf in an indelible protest of Hollywood's portrayal of Native Americans, has died. She was 75. Littlefeather's niece, Calina Lawrence, confirmed that she died peacefully Sunday, surrounded by loved ones at her…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sacheen Littlefeather, who spoke for Marlon Brando at Oscars, dies at 75

The Native American actress took the stage when Brando won for ‘The Godfather,’ saying he declined the Academy Award to protest ‘the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Sacheen Littlefeather death: Who was the Native American activist booed off stage at the Oscars?

Littlefeather was the first woman of colour to use the Academy Awards platform to make a political statement

Evening Standard

Sacheen Littlefeather: Activist who rejected Oscar on Marlon Brando’s behalf dies aged 75

Littlefeather is best known for dramatically taking to the stage at the Oscars to decline Brando’s best actor gong in 1973

Evening Standard

Russia Boycotts Oscars: A Look Back At Previous Wins, Incuding One For An Anti-War Film

The 2023 Academy Awards is six months away, and Russia is already boycotting the show by refusing to submit a film to the International Feature category. The decision comes about seven months after Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated attacks on Ukraine. Since then, the U.S. has continued to provide support…

Benzinga

Russia boycotts the Oscars amid war in Ukraine, will not submit film

LOS ANGELES — Russia will not submit a film for the international feature category at next year’s Academy Awards as President Vladimir Putin’s forces continue to invade Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

Russia to boycott Oscars as cultural isolation deepens

Head of country’s Oscar nomination commission quits after decision not to submit film for prestigious awards

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Reuters

Russian filmmaker resigns after officials snub Oscars

The chairman of Russia's Oscars nomination commission has resigned, a state-run news outlet reported on Tuesday, after the country decided not to submit a film to the Academy Awards for 2022.

Evening Standard

Will Smith finally plots his first project since slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars

The Fresh Prince actor is reportedly being eyed to star in the adaptation of Marcus Sakey’s novel Brilliance which he is also set to produce

Evening Standard

And the Oscars go to... why Steven Spielberg and Cate Blanchett are among the frontrunners for awards in 2023

As awards season starts, our expert reveals what the recent film festivals in Venice, Telluride and Toronto tell us about the front runners for next year’s big film prizes in Los Angeles

The Independent UK

Steven Spielberg's 'Fabelmans' wins Toronto audience award

Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical coming-of-age drama “The Fabelmans” won the Toronto International Film Festival’s top prize, the People’s Choice Award, solidifying its early status as Academy Awards frontrunner

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Los Angeles Times

Hoping to rebound from the Slap, film academy sets new Oscar producers

LOS ANGELES — Looking to rebound from what was widely seen as a disastrous 2022 Oscars, marred by Will Smith’s shocking altercation with Chris Rock and controversy over changes to the show, the film academy announced Saturday that Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner will serve as executive producers of the…

Evening Standard

Jada Pinkett Smith marks National Bald is Beautiful Day with striking new photo

The actress posted the image nearly six months after husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars for making a joke about her shaven head

Asharq Al-Awsat

Emmys Host Kenan Thompson Predicts Conflict-Free Ceremony

Emmy Awards host Kenan Thompson and the ceremony’s producers are predicting a conflict-free zone, unlike the Oscars show that was marred by an on-stage slap. Thompson said the confrontation last March in which Will Smith attacked presenter Chris Rock over a joke directed at Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, was…

Evening Standard

Chris Rock breaks silence on Will Smith’s ‘hostage’ apology video

The comedian addressed Will Smith’s apology for the Oscars slap during his gig in London

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock 'turns down tell-all Oprah interview' after Oscars slap

Comedian Chris Rock reportedly claimed he turned down the chance to sit down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars this year

Evening Standard

Chris Rock criticised for ‘tasteless’ joke comparing Will Smith slap to Nicole Brown Simpson murder

The 57-year-old comedian reportedly made the quip during a stand-up show in Arizona when he revealed he had turned down an offer to host next year’s Academy Awards

Los Angeles Times

The 14 fall awards contenders set to open before November

This time last year, I was watching the trailer for Ridley Scott's spicy meatball of a true-crime saga "House of Gucci" on a continuous loop, trying to parse the nuances of Lady Gaga's Italian (?) accent and looking for a cheap online knockoff of Adam Driver's cable-knit ski sweater. I…

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