Apple’s ‘CODA’ is the first movie from a streaming service to win Best Picture Oscar, Will Smith hits Chris Rock
Will Smith accepts the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for “King Richard” onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was hoping that moviegoers would be riveted by surprises at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony. But they probably didn’t bank on a physical confrontation between two superstars. The academy was hoping that movie lovers would unite and spark an uptick in ratings for the 94th Academy Awards. Late into the ceremony, however, comedian Chris Rock told a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, which prompted her spouse, Will Smith, to march up to the stage and smack Rock while he was about to present the best documentary award. ABC cut out the mics just as the two started shouting at each other, but uncensored international feeds picked up the two stars yelling profanities at each other. Moments later, Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor and apologized to the academy and his fe...