After a year of making Oscar-worthy meme plays, Will Smith is making his first award appearance since then.
At what awards was Smith present? What awards did he win? Read further to know more about it.
Famous entertainment news portal, E! News reported that Will was attending the Association of African American Film Critics Awards. He was present there with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Her three charming kids Trey Smith, Jaden Smith, and Willow Smith was also there to lend her support to 54-year-old actor Will. He even won an award there.
What award will Will win? Why had he been hiding from the limelight until now? Is he ashamed of what he did at the 2022 Oscars? Scroll down further for answers to these questions.
Will Smith Wins Award for Emancipation
Will Smith attended the first award ceremony after his slapping incident at the 2022 Oscars. He went to the African American Film Critics Association Awards to receive an award for his work. Apple+ TV film, Emancipation.
Smith received the Beacon Award at the Association of African American Film Critics. This was his first official awards ceremony attendance after he slapped comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
Will had these words after accepting the award, “Emancipation is the most individually difficult film of my career. It is very difficult to transfer the modern mind to that time period. It’s hard to imagine that level of inhumanity.”
Smith avoided the spotlight because of what he did at the 94th Oscar Academy Awards. Here’s a summary of what happens if you do not notice.
What’s Happening at the 2022 Oscars?
To summarize, the incident involved actor Will and comedian Chris Rock. Chris trying to impress the audience at the 94th Oscar Academy Awards.
Chris went too far and made fun of Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. He made a joke about his hair which the Hollywood actor did not really like.
The actor of ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ reacted to the hair prank very hard. He came on stage and slapped Chris really hard. This shocked everybody present there.
Chris is bold enough to react fluidly to everything by cracking jokes. He even absorbed the slap and did not return Will’s punch. The whole ceremony went according to plan.
