Will Smith Wins Best Actor for ‘Emancipation’ at NAACP Image Awards, His First Prize Since Oscars Slap
” on Saturday night, marking his first award win since his infamous incident at the 2022 Oscars in which he slapped Chris Rock onstage.Set in 19th century Louisiana, Smith portrays a runaway slave who embarks on a treacherous journey to Baton Rouge while thwarting off violent plantation owners. “Emancipation” was inspired by an 1863 photograph known aswhich depicts a once-enslaved individual with severe lacerations on his back.
After initially delaying “Emancipation” following Smith’s incident at the Oscars, Apple TV+ pivoted to positioning the historical drama as an awards season contender, releasing the film in October. Smith, who doubled as a producer on the film, is set to accept a Beacon Award from the African-American Film Critics Association alongside director Antoine Fuqua on March 1 for their work on the film. The film also scored nominations in two categories at the Black Reel Awards.
Daniel Kaluuya , Jonathan Majors , Joshua Boone and Sterling K. Brown were also contending in the actor in a motion picture category at the
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