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Oscars 2022
Find out who's taking home the golden statues at the 94th Academy Awards with news on nominees, winners and best dressed looks from the ceremony.
What happened at the Oscars last night?
- It will forever be known as the Oscars where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock live on television, but that wasn't everything that went down.
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Will Smith breaks down in tears during Oscars acceptance speech
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- The Telegraph
Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American actress who took to the Academy Awards stage to turn down Marlon Brando’s Oscar for The Godfather – obituary
Sacheen Littlefeather, who has died aged 75, was an actress and model of Native American descent; on March 27 1973 she was sent by Marlon Brando to the Academy Awards to refuse his best actor Oscar for The Godfather in protest at the ill-treatment of Native American people by the film industry.
- The Independent
‘He had to be restrained’: Sacheen Littlefeather said John Wayne was behind the ‘most violent moment’ in Oscars history
In an interview published a month before her death, the actor and activist said she was told the Hollywood star had to be physically restrained following her speech protesting the poor treatment of Native Americans in film
- Evening Standard
Sacheen Littlefeather death: Who was the Native American activist booed off stage at the Oscars?
Littlefeather was the first woman of colour to use the Academy Awards platform to make a political statement
- HuffPost UK
Charlize Theron Recalls Nightmare Wardrobe Malfunction At First Oscars: 'My Whole Butt Was Hanging Out'
The Monster star revealed a fellow A-lister came to her rescue at the 2000 ceremony.
- Yahoo Movies UK
Russia announces decision to boycott Oscars
Russia have taken part in the awards since the fall of the Soviet Union.
- The Independent
Russia to boycott Oscars amid Putin’s war on Ukraine
Pavel Tchoukhraï, the head of Russia’s Oscar nomination committee, announced in a letter that he was resigning following the move
- The Guardian
Russia to boycott Oscars as cultural isolation deepens
Head of country’s Oscar nomination commission quits after decision not to submit film for prestigious awards
- Cover Media
Kevin Hart insists Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at Oscars is 'no longer world's problem'
Kevin Hart has voiced support for Will Smith in the wake of him slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. During the live telecast in March, fans were shocked when the King Richard actor walked onto the stage and slapped Rock after he compared his wife Jada Pinkett Smith - who has the medical condition alopecia - to G.I. Jane. During a recent episode of REVOLT TV's Drink Champs, Hart was asked for his take on the incident, and accordingly, he claimed that Smith deserves a break from the criticism.
- Evening Standard
And the Oscars go to... why Steven Spielberg and Cate Blanchett are among the frontrunners for awards in 2023
As awards season starts, our expert reveals what the recent film festivals in Venice, Telluride and Toronto tell us about the front runners for next year’s big film prizes in Los Angeles
- Evening Standard
Will Smith finally plots his first project since slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars
The Fresh Prince actor is reportedly being eyed to star in the adaptation of Marcus Sakey’s novel Brilliance which he is also set to produce
