The Hollywood Reporter
decided to go right to the voters to find out, surveying dozens from across the organization, including members of the actors branch, who will solely determine whether or not Smith should receive another best actor Oscar nomination, and members of the 16 other branches, who, if he does, would then join the members of the actors branch in determining whether or not he should receive another best actor Oscar.
Responses spanned the spectrum. Most members asserted that they will not let their feelings about Smith keep them from watching— which will launch exclusively in select theaters for one week on Dec. 2 before hitting Apple TV+ Dec. 9 — or from voting for others involved with it. As for voting for Smith? Well, let’s just say that most are not yet ready to forgive and forget. Here are their thoughts.: “I think more time should go by before Will Smith is considered for any award.
. We need some good films out there, which I am assuming and hope this is. This is likely coming from Smith — the decision to release it now, I mean — and it shows the same hubris and arrogance that had him go dancing after the
Growth comes when you change and so far all he's done is publicity to wash his image
Roman Polanski raped a 14 year old girl in a hot-tub and absconded from justice and they found the ability to fight through it to vote for The Pianist. They should be able to get pass a slap. Don’t even get me started on Woody Allen.
I saw Will Smith’s disgusting ASSAULT and BATTERY with my OWN EYES… At the OSCARS no less. You Crazy? Can’t watch him again. Very GROSS!
Roman Polanski won 6 Oscars after raping a child.
No words. The fucking nerve of these people
🖕🖕 This guy
Nah, let him suffer the consequences of his actions this time.
He got an oscar last time lmfao - no shot
Hope not
Leave everything and vote for Rama Raju AlwayzRamCharan
Dear TheAcademy, what Will Smith did was wrong. But YOU WILL forgive him after ignoring the transgressions of Woody Allen, Roman Polansky, Mel Gibson, John Wayne, etc. etc. etc. Don't even go there....
They should shelve the releade
Will, will be alright with or without. 🤷🏾♂️ FreshPrinceForever
But this guy's movie is still on schedule...
But this guy's movie is still on schedule...
He slapped a dude. Fuck the Oscars.
He’s done
You never know
As strange as this may sound... When a child is grounded, he still has to go to school and be graded for his homework/exams. So even though Will Smith got himself grounded from the Oscar ceremonies, he is still an actor. He just can't accept his awards in person, that's all.
Now do Brad Pitt.
Who cares what they think? Let people go to the movie and decide for themselves.
But Hollywood will still work with and give awards to Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Mel Gibson, James Franco, Shia LaBeouf, Emile Hirsch, Casey Affleck, Kevin Spacey, Ansel Elgort, Sean Penn, Bryan Singer, David O. Russell, Brad Pitt 😂😂🤣
but this movie directed by bryan singer was nominated for best picture
They have voted for pedophiles and gave Oscars to them
Casey Affleck, Mel Gibson, Brad Pitt - they have gone on to have fine careers - what bullshit.
If the performance is great, it deserves a nomination. That said, voters are fickle and they like to see someone win who will be there to get up and say something and we already know Will won't be there.
Nope, and no one will flood the theater 🎭 whofuckingcares
I don't want to watch Will lecture me on race.
Holy shit who fucking cares about the slap.
In the future, Will should only be allowed at awards with his hands cuffed behind his back.
Awards no longer have values anyways, we watch the red carpet, go to sleep and see who won the day after.
Too soon
Nope...
man a black man defending his wife was 9/11 to these people
why are you still talking about this lmao
He should get to hit Chris Rock again
I didn't think he belonged to the academy anymore.
I thought he was banned from even being nominated?
For the love of God, let it go!
This people should learn to separate art from the artist
I won't watch anything he's in.
There have been so many worse things done by actors who got nominations afterwards. There seems to be a big difference between them and Smith though.
Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, Harvey Weinstein, Jared Leto, Ezra Miller, James Franco
If his performance is Oscar worthy he must be considered. Will Smith acting is what the nomination is based on and not the slap.
Whatever he did, it doesn't erase his long career, his talents and his determination. Will Smith is a great actor and he should not be punished all his life for a moment of deep frustration.
I don’t give a shit if Will Smith gets nominated again, but where was this energy with Mel Gibson? And countless other actual abusers in Hollywood?
ScottFeinberg Will Smith has won his one and only Oscar. He's set. Better actors are so often ignored, they won't ever be nominated. So Smith is sitting pretty.
I wouldn't, but I have never seen him in a performance that was Oscar worthy to begin with...
Bunch of soft ass people 😒mad because he defended his wife.
Was this article requested by his people as a temperature test?
Sooooo... When people don't show up for this movie y'all gonna write articles saying it's for racist reasons?.... You know, asking for a friend...
Oscars are a biproduct of storytelling, not the end game. Doubt he cares.
I do NOT plan on seeing Emancipation with WillSmith. Not even a year since the ChrisRock incident and Smith is being rewarded with a film release and now Oscar talk? I don’t think so! Where are Rock’s movies?And don’t get me started on the slavery theme!
RaisinaSeries Roman Polanski, Mel Gibson, David O. Russell. Glad to see so many Academy members taking a black-and-white approach to controversy
Hahahah! “WE” the all powerful. And playing a slave? 🤨
Ppl needa stfu & stop bashin that man for a slap when there r plenty of actors that have done worse things. Get over yourselves. I’m tired of seeing this man get dragged & ppl forget he’s a great actor/person.
Why do you target people over past?
We don’t need another slave movie recognized anyway. We need progressive black films honored for once.
He should not have been eligible.
He is already overacting in the poster
They behave like he killed a man, and then they're the first ones to defend actual rapists
If its worthy, and they don't vote because of bias, then they're fickle, and the academy and awards both are every bit as false as people believe them to be.
You got to vote on the work he put on the screen. The Academy doesn't seem to have a problem with men who rape kids or other actors. So, judge this man for his work.
Hmm, they should consider rescinding his previous Academy Award, because he and that goofy caricature of an accent he did, which sounds nothing like the real Richard Williams, were awful in that movie.
2 minutes later ....
Oscar voters have very short memories with Mel Gibson in 2011 many said he would never work again in Hollywood, but then 5 years later he was nominated for an Oscar and starring in family studio comedies again
Watching the hell outta this!
They can still vote for him even if he’s banned for attending? What was the point then
So he’s eligible, just not able to attend?
america has very phonie morals. we have seen time & time again how horrible people are still heroes to many. Its the cult of celebrity that obsesses americans. So all he had to do was a quick insta post & a you tube video(monetized) apologizing MONTHS later & all will be forgiven
Will do not need another Oscar. 🖤
The irony of Academy voters.
Have Oscar voters already seen this movie? Or are you assuming Will Smith will win solely based on the movie poster and title?
still an actor, still a movie.
Oscar’s:”we’re not racist” Oscar’s when a black guy acts out of line:
But if he’s nominated for Best Actor - he wouldn’t be allowed to attend the ceremony anyway
no way!