The sting of Will Smith’s Oscars slap might be fading quickly enough for the actor to make another bid for glory at next year’s ceremony. In a feedback session after the film, audience members said they were “not turned off” by the actor’s outburst at the Academy Awards. “Emancipation” stars Smith as Peter, a runaway slave who escapes a Louisiana plantation and eventually joins the Union Army during the Civil War. However, he can still be nominated for an award, should members of the academy find any of his future performances worthy. In his apology video released in July, Smith pledged to make amends to those he’d hurt with his behavior.

Source: Huffington Post September 20, 2022 16:48 UTC