Rob Lowe-Snow White production number. The Academy infuriated rank-and-file members by pre-taping eight below-the-line awards to trim the ceremony (which still managed to run 20 minutes longer than last year).
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Reuniting stars from classic movies has been an Oscar tradition, creating memorable moments like Bonnie and Clyde‘s Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announcing the wrong Best Picture winner at the 2018 ceremony.
This year’s producers took that to another level this year with four big reunions among the presenters at the 2022 Academy Awards, for The Godfather, Pulp Fiction, White Men Can’t Jump and Juno. While the first two were somewhat overshadowed by Will Smith slapping Chris Rock just moments earlier, the reunions still delivered an emotional punch and multiple standing ovations.
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“I think I feel moments like this should be sincere and brief,” The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola said on stage, flaked by the film’s Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, as they marked the film’s 50th anniversary. He went on to thank Mario Puzo, on whose book the film was based, and Robert Evans, the Paramount executive who was responsible for getting the movie made.
“Viva Ukraine,” Coppola ended his speech with.
White Men Can’t Jump‘s Wesley Snipes, Rosie Perez and Woody Harrelson stuck a lighter tone in their reunion.
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“Oh my gosh, thank you so much! It’s just hard to believe that it’s been 30 years since White Men Can’t Jump,” Perez said.
“You mean 30 years since I proved they could,” Harrelson quipped.
“I don’t know about that. You still look like a slow, geeky chump to me,” Snipes replied.
After more banter, Harrelson had one more quip, “Nominated three times, but this is the most words I’ve ever spoke here,” he said, referring to the fact that he
Rob Lowe-Snow White production number. The Academy infuriated rank-and-file members by pre-taping eight below-the-line awards to trim the ceremony (which still managed to run 20 minutes longer than last year).
Amber Heard has celebrated her daughter’s first birthday, describing the past 12 months as “the greatest year”. The Aquaman actor shared the surprise news she had become a mother last July when she revealed she wanted to have a child “on my own terms”.
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Whoopi Goldberg is confident that Will Smith's career "will be fine" after the actor slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. During The View on Monday, the Sister Act star and her co-hosts discussed a report suggesting that development on the Oscar winner's upcoming movies, including Netflix's Fast and Loose, has been paused following the controversy on 27 March. Goldberg, who is a member of the Academy's Board of Governors and a former Oscar host, said that she believes his career will make a comeback.
slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.Bay, who directed Smith in “Bad Boys” and “Bad Boys II,” was not watching the 2022 Oscars live, but was flooded with texts about the incident.“I wasn’t watching. I saw it. First of all, it’s wrong to begin with,” Bay told Yahoo! Entertainment.“I don’t really care.
Will Smith's former director has a lesson for Hollywood stars still weighing in on the Oscars slap heard 'round the world: there are bigger things to worry about. Director Michael Bay, who worked with Smith on "Bad Boys 1" and "Bad Boys 2," said at the end of the day the actor's onstage violence of Rock was "wrong." Still, he insisted that it's not exactly the first thing on his mind when he thinks about issues going on in the world. "First of all, it’s wrong to begin with," Bay shared with Deadline while promoting his upcoming thriller "Ambulance." "But that’s all people are talking about.
Over a week after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, Micheal Bay is now weighing in.
While reflecting on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, Amy Schumer called out the fact that some of her jokes were not allowed on stage that night.
referencing the indefinite delay of the awards show due to the Omicron variant. “Better late than never.”Hosted in Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena Sunday night, Noah threw jokes at the “music royalty” in the room, including Justin Bieber.“The best thing to happen to peaches since that Timothee Chalamet movie,” joked Noah, who’s dating “Titans” actress Minka Kelly, before Olivia Rodrigo hit the stage to perform her chart-topping “Driver’s License.”Earlier this month, the comedian noted that the Grammys, albeit a time to celebrate everyone’s favorite artists, would also highlight political topics, like the crisis in Ukraine.“I think the show is going to find the right place and the right space to do something,” the Emmy-winner said weeks prior to his big moment on stage.
media outlets have reported. The moves would be the latest blow to Smith following the altercation on stage at at the 94th Academy Awards show which followed Rock making a joke mocking Smith’s wife, actor Jada Pinkett Smith, and her medical condition alopecia, which causes hair loss. Streaming giant Netflix has slowed development on its upcoming action-thriller Fast and Loose, which Smith was set to star in, Variety reported.
Grammy Awards have finally announced the names of its guest presenters. Joni Mitchell and Dua Lipa Grammys 2022This year’s award show, hosted by Trevor Noah, has invited a diverse roster of musicians, artists, and actors to present the awards, including Joni Mitchell, Megan Thee Stallion, and Questlove.
Tonight on SNL, Weekend Update‘s anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che made every Will Smith joke they’d been holding onto over the course of the past week, following the Oscar winner’s slap of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.
Ant and Dec they 'weren't going to believe her' when she told them her full name. She was joining the lads on stage for a game as she tried to guess what song a child was humming along to.
making a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith's hair loss during the Oscars. Reports now suggest that Rock didn't know about Jada's alopecia.
Will Smith has apologised for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. The actor shocked the live audience at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, 27 March, when he strode on stage and hit Rock across the face with an open hand during the ceremony.
Related: ‘Violence instead of words’: Will Smith condemned for hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars The nearly four-hour telecast drew 15. 36 million viewers according to time-zone-adjusted fast national numbers from Nielsen, Variety reported on Monday.
Oscars, Amy Schumer made a joke about siblings Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal and referenced them as a couple. During her opening monologue, Schumer acknowledged how many couples were attending the 94th Academy Awards.
94th Academy Award ceremony, comedian and host Chris Rock took things a little too far for Will Smith's liking. During a stand-up set, the Grown Ups star made a joke over Will's wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith's, alopecia, a condition that causes your hair to fall out. On stage, Chris said: "Jada, can't wait for GI Jane 2.
Will Smith and Chris Rock certainly delivered a very memorable Oscars moment on Sunday night.
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