10 Oscar Controversies
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a joke about wife Jada Pinkett, minutes before winning Best Actor. Nothing will eclipse this for drama
An envelope mix-up led to 'La La Land' being announced as Best Film instead of 'Moonlight' – it was quickly rectified
Not only did Marlon Brando refuse his Oscar for 'The Godfather,' he sent a Native American actress to do it for him
Actor
George S Scott
and screenwriter Dudley Nichols also turned down their Oscars though they did it in less dramatic fashion
The Pianist' director Roman Polanski fled to Paris to avoid rape charges and then won an Oscar. He couldn't collect it of course
Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett again – she was part of the #OscarsSoWhite boycott in 2016, he hosted and made a scathing comment on the lack of diversity
Kevin Hart
was meant to host the Oscars a couple of years but stepped down after refusing to apologise for previous homophobic tweets
Jennifer Lawrence tripped over her dress
on her way up to collect her Best Actress Oscar – a fall that many thought was simply attention-seeking drama
Angelina Jolie won an Oscar in 2000 and celebrated by kissing the man she was with. Only, it was her brother James
Adrien Brody also celebrated his Oscar win with a kiss – grabbing presenter Halle Berry without consent
‘I was out of line’: Will Smith apologises to comedian Chris Rock
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