In resigning, Smith called his actions “shocking, painful and inexcusable” and said he will accept any further consequences that the Board of Governors of the Academy deems appropriate. The Academy accepted his resignation and said it will continue with its disciplinary procedures.
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Now the question that many are asking is what are the consequences of Smith’s resignation. According to specialized publications in the entertainment world Variety and Hollywood Reporter, the actor will not be able to vote on future nominations as he is not a member of the Academy. He will also not be able to attend screenings of those tapes organized to promote them to the awards ( screeners).
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His resignation does not prevent him from continuing to be nominated for the award, because it is not a requirement to be a member of the Academy to participate in the awards, nor does it take away the best actor statuette he received for his role in “King Richard.”
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The final word, however, rests with the Academy’s Board of Governors, which will meet on April 18 to review Smith’s case and announce its disciplinary actions. The actor will have 15 days to submit his written response.
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The Academy’s code prohibits “abusive or threatening” conduct. Steps you could take include:
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- public reprimand
- private reprimand
- temporary or permanent loss of membership benefits to participate in Academy activities or events
- temporary or permanent loss of eligibility for receiving or keeping, or revocation, of awards or honors delivered by the Academy
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So will you lose the prize?
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Smith is unlikely to have his statuette taken away, point Los Angeles Times and the magazine Peoplewhen making a historical recount: the only Oscar that has been revoked is that of the documentary Young Americans 1969 because it was discovered that it had been released outside the dates required by the Academy.
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More recently, neither Roman Polanski nor Harvey Weinstein, both expelled from the Academy following sexual abuse scandals, have lost their accolades. In short, removing the statuette from Smith would be unprecedented.
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Will he be able to be nominated for future performances?
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This is at the discretion of the Academy. His disciplinary arsenal includes deciding that he no longer qualifies for the awards, but it is not necessary to be a member of the institution to be nominated.
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Will you be invited to Oscar awards ceremonies in the future?
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Smith ended his unapologetic Oscar acceptance speech with Chris Rock by hoping he would invite him back. This is something that the Academy will also have to decide. Next year, as the winner of the best actor statuette, it would have been Smith’s turn to present the award for best actress.
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And could Smith return to the Academy if he wanted to?
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In theory, in the future, the protagonist of “Men in Black” could ask the Academy to accept him again, but his readmission depends on the 54-person board opening the doors for him.
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If that happens, it will depend a lot on how the union has digested the episode of the Rock slap, how Smith has tried to vindicate himself and how the general public has processed everything.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that during the awards the actor was asked to leave the ceremony, but he refused. Rock, for his part, declined to press charges when asked by police.
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