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US histrion Will Smith accepts the grant for Best Actor successful a Leading Role for "King Richard" onstage during the 94th Oscars astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood, California connected March 27, 2022.
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Will Smith's upcoming movie "Emancipation" volition beryllium released successful theaters connected Dec. 2 and connected Apple TV+ a week aboriginal connected Dec. 9.
It's Smith's archetypal task since the Oscars, wherever helium made headlines for slapping big Chris Rock connected signifier and winning "Best Actor" for his titular relation successful "King Richard."
Smith subsequently resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Academy banned him from attending the Oscars ceremonies for 10 years. Smith is inactive eligible to beryllium nominated for the awards.
In "Emancipation," Smith plays a runaway enslaved searching for his household successful the swamps of Louisiana. Apple announced the merchandise day alongside a trailer for the film.
The movie has received affirmative effect aft a pre-screening hosted during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 51st Annual Legislative Conference this past weekend, according to amusement media reports.
In a tweet, NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson called the movie "a communicative of adversity, of resilience, of love, and of triumph."
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