Filmen ”Coda” – som handlar om döva 17-åringen Ruby – blev den stora vinnaren i Oscarsgalan.
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CODA,” a heartwarming, low-budget film released by a global tech giant far better known for smartphones than cinema, won the best picture award at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday night, a watershed moment not only for the Oscars but for the film industry as a whole. And Will Smith, one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, slapped comedian Chris Rock across the face onstage in front of millions of viewers over a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith — then went on to win the lead actor prize for his performance in “King Richard.” Suffice to say, the 2022 Oscars will be one for the history books. And not for the reasons the academy — or Hollywood at large — may have hoped. Accepting his Oscar less than an hour after striking Rock, Smith, overcome with emotion, delivered a nearly six-minute speech through copious tears. ”Denzel [Washington] said, ‘At your highest moment, be careful because that’s when the devil comes for you,’” said Smith, who was seen huddling with fellow nominee Washington after the incident. “I want to be a vessel for love. … I want to apologize to the academy. I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. … Art imitates life. I looked like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams. But love will make you do crazy things.”
