Will Smith Breaks Down And Apologizes While Accepting Best Actor Oscar
etcanada.comWill Smith is an Oscar winner! Following a bit of controversy at Sunday’s 94th Academy Awards, the 53-year-old actor took home the Best Actor statuette for his role as Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams, in King Richard.
The four-time nominee beat out Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog), Andrew Garfield (tick, tick … Boom!) and Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth) to secure the win.
During his acceptance speech, an emotional Smith seemed to address the shocking scuffle he had earlier in the show after Chris Rock levelled a joke at his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
He began by saying, “Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family. In this time in my life, in this moment, I am overwhelmed by what God is calling on me to do and be in this world… I’m being called on in my life to love people, and to protect people, and to be a river to my people.
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