"If something violent happens, just do it like last year, nothing" : Stars struggling at Oscar 2023 because of Will Smith’s slap

All of Hollywood has made an appointment this Sunday to discover the long-awaited Oscar 2023 winners. Top Gun Maverick he competed in several categories, he did not deign to go to the ceremony, he was not the only major missing from this high cinema audience. Will Smith, who was crowned with the Oscar for the best actor in 2022, could not give the 2023 Oscar for the best actress, as tradition provides. The comedian, who was soon replaced by Halle Berry, was indeed banned from the ceremony this year after his big mistake in 2022.

Although Will Smith was not in the room, he was in the thoughts of many personalities, especially Jimmy Kimmel, the host of the ceremony. The star of the American late show has really multiplied the sarcastic jokes about this famous slap that marked Oscar 2022. “We know this is a special night for you. We want you to have fun. We want you to feel safe. And most importantly, we want you to feel safe. That’s why we’ve set strict rules. If this theater commits an act of violence at any moment, you get an Oscar for best actor and You are allowed to give a 19-minute speech.”he joked in his opening speech.

“Seriously, the Academy has put together a crisis team. If something unforeseen or violent happens during the ceremony. Do what you did last year: nothing. Sit still and do absolutely nothing. Maybe even hug the abuser.”, he continued. He then gave a layer by announcing the hosts of the documentary award. “Let’s hope this time everything is smooth, or at least without a hitch (voice cuts, reference to the comedy of the same name as Will Smith, editor’s note). Please raise your hands! ‘against each other and keep them to yourself”.

“If one of you doesn’t like a joke and decides to punch, it won’t be easy.“, the presenter also said, referring to the song. Getting Jiggy With It by Will Smith. “You miss the slaps at this point in the show, right?”He also dropped Jimmy Kimmel during the show before ending the evening after his coronation. Everything Everywhere at the Same Time by “good job crisis team”. One last joke awaited the Oscar 2023 audience since he left the stage,” he wrote.001” on a sign: “number of uneventful Oscar broadcasts”.

Discover the winners of this Oscar 2023 at the end of the article.

Jimmy Kimmel jokes about last year #Oscars slap during opening monologue pic.twitter.com/QRkHyAfm4T

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 13, 2023

Best movie: Everything Everywhere at the Same Time

Best Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything, Everywhere, All at the Same Time)

Best Original Screenplay: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything, Everywhere, All at the Same Time)

Best Adapted Screenplay: Sarah Polley (Talking Women)

Best Actor: Brendan Fraser (Whale)

Best Actress: Michelle YeohEverything, Everywhere, All at the Same Time)

Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan (Everything, Everywhere, All at the Same Time)

Best Supporting Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere at the Same Time)

Best Original Score: Volker Bertelmann (Nothing new in the west)

Best Original Song: Naatu Naatu Kala Bhairava, MM Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj (RR)

Best foreign film: Nothing is new in the West, directed by Edward Berger

Best animated movie: Pinocchiodirected by Guillermo de Toro

Best Picture: James Friend (Nothing is new in the West)

Best Sets: Christian M Goldbeck and Ernestine Hipper (nothing new in the west)

Best Costume Design: Ruth Carter (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)

Best makeup and hairstyles: Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, Annemarie Bradley (Whale)

Best Editing: Paul Rogers (Everything Everywhere at the Same Time)

Best Sound: Mark Weingarten, Chris Burdon, Al Nelson, Mark Taylor (Best Weapon: Maverick)

Best Visual Effects: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett (Avatar: Waterway)

Best Documentary: Navalny, directed by Daniel Roher

Best short documentary: Those who whisper in the elephant’s eardirected by Kartiki Gonsalves

Best short film: An Irish FarewellDirected by Tom Berkeley and Ross White

Best Animated Short Film: Child, mole, fox and horseDirected by Charlie Mackesy and Peter Baynton

Clara Kolodny