Oscars response to Smith slap inadequate, academy head says
So much so that motion picture academy president Janet Yang neither had to describe it nor say the names Will Smith or Chris Rock for the ballroom full of award hopefuls to know what she was talking about when she aired her regrets.
"We learned from this that the academy must be fully transparent and accountable in our actions," Yang said,"and particularly in times of crisis you must act swiftly, compassionately and decisively for ourselves and for our industry. You should and can expect no less form us going forward." by signing up you agree to our terms of service The luncheon is a warm, feel-good affair where nominees are in general treated with equality, and a relative unknown up for best animated short might be seated next to an A-lister up for best actor.
He and Jamie Lee Curtis, up for best supporting actress for"Everything Everywhere All at Once," pressed their foreheads together and giggled when they bumped into each other. At another table nearby, Brian Tyree Henry, best supporting actor nominee for"Causeway," laughed with Jenny Slate, voice star of animated feature nominee"Marcel the Shell With Shoes On."
Henry, a first-time nominee, stood at his table, raised an arm in the air and yelped when his name was called.
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