Will Smith can still get Oscar engraved but shouldn’t ‘personally come’: Academy president
nypost.combeen a yearsince Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars — and the banned actor’s award still doesn’t have his name on it.
Janet Yang, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, told The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast that Smith, 54, may be prohibited from the show or any Academy events for nine more years, but he’s still welcome to get his nameplate engraved onto his Best Actor trophy. “He earned the Oscar.
He should have his name engraved on it,” Yang said on the podcast, released Saturday. “I don’t know if he should personally come.
But, yeah, we can arrange,” she added.The Post has contacted representatives for Smith for comment. Academy Award winners are handed a blank Oscar when they accept their award.
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