The most controversial and scandalous moments in the history of the Oscars

When a new Oscar ceremony approaches in the world of cinema, it is a good time to recall the episodic moments that have remained in the memory of millions of movie fans at these awards, where we find several controversial and scandalous events that have been experienced in le deliveries of these distinguished awards.

The Oscars are about to turn 100, because the first ceremony of these awards took place on May 16, 1929, and since then several controversies have arisen, and if you are a fan of the seventh art, here we recall the scandalous chapters that have been experienced in the awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Hattie McDaniel Made History in a Racist Ceremony (1940)

The Oscars began in 1929, but it was only in 1940 that an African American managed to win this award, because Hattie McDaniel made history by winning this statuette, but, on that occasion, this event was tainted by its huge dose of racism, seen that the winning actress couldn’t even sit next to her white colleagues at the gala, at a time when segregation laws were still in effect in the North American country.

Warren Beatty Confronts Frank Sinatra (1975)

In 1975, the United States was experiencing great division regarding the Vietnam War, and the awards ceremony did not escape this, since one of the most controversial moments of the Oscars was played by Warren Beatty and Frank Sinatra, this after the famous singer remarked that this ceremony was not a place for political proclamations, this after producer Bert Schneider gave a speech about the conflict in Vietnam, however, when Beatty is went up to the stage to present an award, introduced himself saying “Thank you so much, Frank, you Republican geek.”

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Will Smith slaps Chris Rock (2022)

We moved until 2022 to another god most controversial moments in Oscar historybecause it’s about the slap Will Smith gave Chris Rock on the scene of this ceremony and in front of millions of people watching around the world, this after the comedian made comments about the now academy award-winning actor.

Roman Polanski wins Oscar (2003)

Román Polanski gave cinema one of the most celebrated films in history, ‘The Pianist’, a production for which he won the statuette in the category of best director, an award that filled the Academy with controversy because the director was accused of having abused a minor in the late 1970s, for which he did not go to collect this award, a scandal that tarnished that ceremony and opened the debate on who should be awarded.

‘La La Land’ and ‘Moonlight’ (2017)

We cannot forget the huge setback that occurred at the 2017 Oscars ceremony, as at the very end of this event, when Warren Beatty and Faith Dunaway took to the stage to unveil the best picture of the year, they made a mistake and had announced at ‘La La Land’ as the winner, and once the cast and production of this title gave their thanks on stage, it was announced that the winning film was indeed ‘Moonlight’, a confusion generated by an error in the envelopes with the cards with winners.

The Oscars for white people? (2016)

Once again Chris Rock is involved in one of the controversial and scandalous Oscar moments, which happened in 2016, since in that year the most important nominations were for whites, so many artists promoted the boycott of this ceremony. Whether by design or by accident, the one chosen to direct this event that year was Chris Rock, who in his opening monologue took the opportunity to make many comments, with his comedic style, which underlined the lack of African Americans in the candidates, something that no doubt the Academy did not want to.