{"id":558427,"date":"2023-03-02T08:19:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T05:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/will-smith-returns-to-awards-stage-for-the-first-time-since-the-2022-oscars\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T08:19:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T05:19:25","slug":"will-smith-returns-to-awards-stage-for-the-first-time-since-the-2022-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-smith-returns-to-awards-stage-for-the-first-time-since-the-2022-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"#Will Smith Returns to Awards Stage for the First Time Since the 2022 Oscars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c0e2a1fc1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c0e2a1fc1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-smith-returns-to-awards-stage-for-the-first-time-since-the-2022-oscars\/#Will_Smith_Returns_to_Awards_Stage_for_the_First_Time_Since_the_2022_Oscars\" >Will Smith Returns to Awards Stage for the First Time Since the 2022 Oscars<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_Smith_Returns_to_Awards_Stage_for_the_First_Time_Since_the_2022_Oscars\"><\/span>Will Smith Returns to Awards Stage for the First Time Since the 2022 Oscars<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Will Smith returned to the awards season circuit on Wednesday to accept the Beacon Award at the African American Film Critics Association Awards. The speech marked the Oscar winner\u2019s first in-person acceptance speech at an awards show since he sl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed Chris Rock onstage at the 2022 Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    He accepted the award alongside his <em>Emancipation <\/em>director Antione Fuqua, who began the acceptance speech by explaining the significance of the award. \u201cThe Beacon Award is intended to highlight films that are tackling challenging subjects with insight, enlightening, as well as engaging the audience,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was our hope that <em>Emancipation, <\/em>that it would be able to bring Peter\u2019s triumphant story and unwavering faith and his deep love for his family to life.\u201d The director went on to thank Apple, AAFCA and the film\u2019s cast and crew before handing over the mic to Smith. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The actor began his part of the speech by recounting his experience filming entirely outdoors and being spontaneously spat on by a white co-star while filming a tense scene, and how that impacted his understanding of the injustice of the slavery era. In the Apple TV+ movie, he plays Peter, an enslaved man who manifests his own freedom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Prior to taking the stage, Smith was flocked by cameras marking his first public appearance this awards season. He was noticeably absent at the NAACP Image Awards, where he won the best actor award for his portrayal of Peter. He later<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CpHIO3CL6Xw\/\"> posted a thank you<\/a> on his\u00a0Instagram, in which he shouted out the organization for \u201cthe work you do all year round\u201d and shared how much it meant to him to be recognized by it in that way. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In November, the film premiered in Westwood and was momentarily caught in the crossfire of controversy, when a producer posed with the original \u2018Scourged Back\u2019 photograph which inspired the screenplay. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>More to come\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>Christy Pi\u00f1a contributed to this story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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