The slap he gave her Will Smith a Chris Rock caused a wave of nostalgia to all the faithful viewers who have followed over the years the most famous film awards on television regarding the most controversial moments in its history.
Despite the fact that streaming services have meant a profound blow to the audience levels of television events (only in 2021 the Oscars registered their lowest audience level in history), it is not easy to forget all the events that have occurred in a gala where a simple mistake can be immortalized by the cameras.
Michael Moore Speech
In 2003 Michel Moore won an Oscar for his documentary ‘Bowling for Columbine’, which portrayed the inordinate love of weapons by Americans.
In his speech, Moore decided to allude to the rise of George Bush to the White House; “We live in times where there are fictitious election results,” he commented.
In turn, he directed a clear disapproval towards the reasons that led the US government at that time to invade the Asian country, Iraq.
Upon receiving his statuette, he took the opportunity to point out that he had invited the other nominees in his category to the stage as they accompanied him in solidarity because they all liked “non-fiction.”
“We like non-fiction and we live in fictional times… We live in times where we have a man who sends us to war for fictional reasons… We are against this war Mr. Bush, you should be ashamed,” he declared.
Amid boos and applause, Moore continued his tirade, despite organizers raising the music to interrupt him, finally clapping and giving thanks before walking offstage.
Marlon Brando rejects the statuette
Every movie buff is aware of the trilogy of The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who consecrated his name thanks to the adaptations of the work written by Mario Puzo.
However, you may not know that one of the actors was involved in a highly awkward and revealing moment in Oscar history.
When Marlon Brando was selected as the winner in the “Best Actor” category, he was not the one who went on stage, since he was not even in the room.
The president of the National Committee for the Affirmative Image of Native Americans took the stage and when the statuette was offered, she rejected it with a gesture. She then explained that she was appearing on behalf of the actor and could not accept the recognition due to the “treatment that Native Americans receive from the film industry.”
Moonlight, the real winner
In the 89th edition of the Oscars, the organizers made one of the most historic mistakes of the ceremony: they gave the “Best Film” award to “La La Land”, when the winner was “Moonlight”.
The production team and the actors of the film starring Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds were already on stage ready to give their respective acceptance speech. However, the staff of Price Waterhouse Coopers, the ones in charge of counting the votes and giving the envelopes to the presenters, took the stage to rectify the mistake.
Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty were in charge of announcing the winner, but Beatty, confused because the envelope not only said the name of the film but also “Emma Stone” appeared, consulted Faye to confirm his doubts.
Will Smith
At the last gala of these awards, the whole world was shocked to witness how Will Smith, who would later win the statuette for “Best Actor”, slapped Chris Rock after joking about his wife’s alopecia, Jada Pinkett.
“I accept and respect the Academy’s decision,” he said in a brief statement.
The repercussions of this violent act have not ceased, since in addition to the fact that several of the actor’s projects have been paused thanks to the incident, as happened with Sony Pictures when it stopped production of “Bad Boys 4”, the protagonist of “King Richard ” was banned from the ceremony for ten years.
nudist on stage
In the 1974 edition, the evening in which “The Sting” won the “Best Film” award, Robert Opel, an English teacher, burst onto the stage in the middle of Elizabeth Taylor’s presentation to ‘teach’ more .
Without pledge, Opel interrupted David Niven to protest that society had become too conformist, according to the professor. However, the presenter had no choice but to make a cunning comment about the recent event, “It’s a pity that, to make us laugh, this man has no choice but to show us his trifles.”
Keep reading:
Will Smith’s forceful response to the veto of the Hollywood Academy for 10 years
China, the highest grossing country in the film industry
Cuba Gooding Jr: Oscar winner pleads guilty to sexual abuse
–
