The Will Smith moment stole the Oscars, while 'CODA,' Ariana DeBose and Troy Kotsur all made history.
“CODA,” a heartwarming, low-budget film released by a global tech giant far better known for smartphones than cinema, won the best picture award at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday night, a watershed moment not only for the Oscars but for the film industry as a whole.
”Denzel [Washington] said, ‘At your highest moment, be careful because that’s when the devil comes for you,’” said Smith, who was seen huddling with fellow nominee Washington after the incident. “I want to be a vessel for love. … I want to apologize to the academy. I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. … Art imitates life. I looked like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams. But love will make you do crazy things.
More than two hours into the show, while introducing the award for documentary feature, Rock attempted to make a joke at the expense of Pinkett Smith, who has spoken of having a hair-loss condition. “I can’t wait to see you in ‘G.I. Jane 2,’“ Rock cracked, referring to a film in which Demi Moore played a soldier with a shaved head.
As glamorous stars strutted and twirled on the red carpet for the first time in two years, with many wearing ribbons in support of Ukraine but almost no one wearing masks, Hollywood’s collective sense of relief at returning to something resembling normal was palpable. COVID-19 restrictions were strict, however, following a suspected outbreak of infections at the British Academy Film Awards this month.
“It was a controversial and difficult decision, but I think we’ve moved on,” Sykes said, only to have the lights appear to flicker and the sound to go staticky. “We’re all in the union!” Sykes jokingly protested. For weeks, the academy’s decision to hand out eight crafts and short-film awards off-air in the hour before the telecast began — an effort aimed at trimming the show’s often bloated running time — drew widespread criticism from industry organizations, academy members and cineastes alike, casting a shadow over the show and highlighting uncomfortable questions about the very meaning of the awards.
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