Reborn from its ashes Will Smith and starting conversations (and heated discussions) about another potential Oscar, months after the Academy of Arts and Sciences banned him from ceremonies for 10 years.

The memory of the slap he gave Chris Rock at the last Oscars ceremony hasn’t cooled down yet, when the decision to do so AppleTV + brand new in December emancipationwhere Will Smith plays a slave who escapes through the swamps to join the emancipatory army, leaves everyone speechless and opens up controversy.

Is it too early for Academy members to vote for best actor? That’s what Sam Rubin, the veteran entertainment reporter for the Los Angeles local news program, was wondering earlier this week.

In TMZ, the paparazzi they argued between saving his life or making him pay more time for his scandal. Magazine The Hollywood reporter He has taken the time to speak to potential voters and do a mini-poll that makes it clear that there are conflicting positions.

To forgive or not to forgive? This is the question

The actress Mila Kunis took the opportunity in an interview to recall everything that angered her that her colleagues stopped to applaud Will Smith when he received the Oscar for Best Actor for King Richard the movie about tennis players Venus and Serena Williams and their father, shortly after the slap.

“I didn’t have to think long not to stop and clap, but it was very shocking to see how many others did. I found it very absurd that people would focus more on what looks good instead of focusing on what is correct, ”criticized Kunis.

Truly, playing a slave can redeem you.

“This is the hardest movie I’ve ever had to make, sweat and tears … literally,” wrote the proud actor as he posted the preview on his networks.

Will Smith is also a producer of emancipationWith which If it gets nominated for best picture and it wins, I would get an Oscar for it. It remains to be seen whether Apple + will be encouraged to propose him as a candidate for his starring role also. And if so, ask yourself how voters would react.

divided opinions

According to research by Hollywood reporterwho interviewed various actors, among other categories, who are the ones who decide the nominations in that category, opinions are divided.

There are those who think that Apple TV + should have waited another year before releasing it, until the scandal is no less fresh. And those who think they will have to see the film first to decide if Will Smith’s performance deserves a nomination.

Made in black and white, directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training day, The seven magnificent), last Saturday the director and Smith showed it to the black caucus group of the United States Congress and received more than favorable reviews.

Already during the audience test it became clear to them that the film, set during the Civil War, can be a serious contender in this upcoming awards season. At least 30 million of the budget of over 100 went to Will Smith, and the actor did not disappoint them. At least on the screen.

Jada and Will, a lot to explain

Just when the week here in Hollywood seemed to be dictated by the appearance of the trailer for emancipation and Will was beginning to garner praise, he appeared the announcement of his wife Jada Pickett Smith’s future autobiography and this has taken a back seat.

In addition to talking about the pain of his childhood and his love affair with rapper Tupac Shakur, much of the book will take him away. the sui generis relationship she seems to have with her husband. And maybe even the explanation comes for what happened on March 27, when Will was about to win his first Oscar and got up to go hit Chris Rock who had just made a bad joke about Jada’s alopecia.

Will posted a video apologizing to the comedian, resigned from the academy before they kicked him out, and still rHe received the sanction of not being able to participate in the Oscars for a decade. But they can’t forbid him from acting, and he does it very well.

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