Will Smith wins Best Actor for King Richard at Critics Choice Awards and hails Williams sisters
dailymail.co.ukWill Smith hailed Venus and Serena Williams as he was named Best Actor at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday.'I am here tonight with Venus and Serena and their sister Isha,' said Smith, 53, said in his speech after his victory for portraying the role of Richard Williams, the father of the tennis phenoms. 'And I really just want to say to all of you, thank you for entrusting me with your story.'He continued: 'What you were able to do, and what your family was able to do, inspired everyone in this room, everyone in this country and everyone around the world.
You all define the American Dream. The latest: Will Smith, 53, hailed Venus and Serena Williams, 41 and 40 respectively, as he was named Best Actor at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles'You represent the best of what we all hope this world and this country can be.'Smith also credited Oracene Price - the mother of the iconic tennis players who was played by Aunjanue Ellis in the movie - crediting her for taking 'a really quiet role' for 'a lot of years' in the sisters' rise to stardom. 'I love that we were able to show what your mother did to help create and mold and shape your family, and be able to show to the world the power of faith, the power of unity, the power of family, the power of discipline,' he said.Smith hailed Ellis for her work in the motion picture, saying, 'In the same way I feel that your father didn't do it alone, it would be disingenuous for me to accept this without acknowledging Aunjanue Ellis.
Thank you, Aunjanue.' The A-list actor said to the sisters, 'I really just want to say to all of you, thank you for entrusting me with your story' Venus and Serena looked amazing on the red.
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