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Oscars look to snap back a year after The Slap

A year after Will Smith strode on stage at the Dolby Theatre and slapped Chris Rock in the face, the Oscars will reconvene Sunday for a ceremony that will try to move past one of the most infamous moments in Academy Awards history

The Independent UK

Here's how to watch the 2023 Oscars in Australia, who's hosting, and whether Will Smith will make an appearance

Suit up, frock on and get ready for the 95th edition of the Academy Awards.

ABC News

Jimmy Kimmel makes cutting Oscars slap joke ahead of hosting debut

The Oscars will take place this weekend, but Will Smith will not be in attendance following his controversial slap

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95th Academy Awards: Excitement builds for Aussie nominees Cate Blanchett and Elvis stars

Ten Australians are among the nominations at this year's 95th Academy Awards, which get underway from Monday morning (AEDT)

The New Daily

Five Things to Watch for at the Oscars

The 95th Academy Awards take place Sunday, with wacky multiverse movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once" leading the nominations with 11. Late night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel returns to host the Oscars for a third time. His first stint ended with the infamous mix-up that saw "La La Land" accidentally named…

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Will Smith's slap attack on Chris Rock is still the talk of the Oscars 12 months on

The actor's manhandling of Rock after the comic joked about wife Jada Pinkett-Smith’s alopecia still looms large in everyone’s memory ahead of the awards ceremony on Sunday

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock’s Netflix special hit back at Will Smith, but one fumble was edited out

Chris Rock accused Will Smith of “selective outrage” in his latest special, but it seems Netflix has been selective with the comedian’s performance.

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Breaking tradition, Will Smith won’t present at the Oscars this year. So ... now what?

LOS ANGELES — Because the Academy has banned him from attending the Oscars for 10 years, Will Smith will not be able to continue the tradition of the reigning lead actor winner presenting the award for lead actress during this year’s ceremony.

Los Angeles Times

The top 10 most shocking Oscars speech moments, from Will Smith to Roman Polanski

The most viewed Oscars moment award goes to Will Smith for his astonishing reaction to Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars

Evening Standard

Jimmy Kimmel expects no slaps hosting the Oscars; just snarky (not mean) jokes

Jimmy Kimmel is taking the stage to lead the Oscars one year after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the last ceremony, and raised a host of expectations about what we might see this time around.

WEKU

The view from above the Oscars: The slap, the snafu, Spike

An Associated Press reporter has spent the past several years watching an opera box that give him a unique perspective on the audience at the Oscars

The Independent UK

Oscars boss reacts to Chris Rock’s scathing Netflix special

In the stand-up special, the comedian made claims about the moment Will Smith slapped him at last year’s Academy Awards

The Independent UK

Academy boss: we're better prepared to deal with any unexpected incident at the Oscars

Ahead of Sunday’s show, Bill Kramer said the organisation was ‘ready to move forward’ from the 2022 incident and it was great Chris Rock 'spoke his truth'

Wales Online

Chris Rock fans: "This was real and raw"

The comedian's fans traveled far to attend his live set in Baltimore, and here's what resonated with them most

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Salon

Tucker's a traitor — and he's not alone

The more we learn about Fox News, Jan. 6 and Donald Trump, the worse it gets. There must be consequences

Evening Standard

Will Smith ‘embarrassed and hurt’ by Chris Rock’s Netflix special calling out Oscars slap

The comedian gave the actor and his actress wife Jada Pinkett Smith a serious roasting in his latest stand-up special for the streaming giant

Daily Mirror

Oscars forced to break long-running tradition after Will Smith's 10-year ban

Will Smith has been banned from attending the Academy Awards for 10 years after he stormed the stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock at last year's ceremony

Daily Mirror

Netflix forced to edit Chris Rock's comedy special to remove Will Smith joke

Netflix has stepped in and edited out part of Chris Rock's live comedy special, Selective Outrage, in which he spoke out about being slapped by Will Smith at last year's Oscars

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‘Sin Eater’ details the many ways Chicago private eye Anthony Pellicano crossed the line

FX documentary on the infamous investigator hears from his clients, his alleged victims and the man himself.

Los Angeles Times

Can the Oscars be saved? Academy members can't even agree on what it would take

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood loves a good comeback story, and this year's Academy Awards will feature a few of them.

Daily Mirror

Will Smith 'embarrassed and hurt' by Chris Rock's Netflix special calling out slap

Will Smith wants Chris Rock to "let it go" as the comedian continues to use the infamous slap at the 2022 Oscars as a source of material, nearly a year on

The Independent UK

Chris Rock called out over inaccuracy about Will Smith’s career during Netflix stand-up special

‘Not the point but...’ one person wrote on Twitter

The Independent UK

Chris Rock: Fans furious at comedian for ‘punching down Black women’

‘First, it was South Park. Now, Chris Rock has destroyed Meghan Markle’

The Independent UK

Chris Rock explains why he asked for daughter to be kicked out of school

The comedian shares two daughters with ex-wife Malaack Compton-Rock

The Independent UK

At the Oscars a year later, The Slap stays in the picture

The Academy Awards are Sunday, but did last year’s Oscars ever really end

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