20th BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations

Explore the nominations for this year's BAFTA Games Awards, celebrating the very best games of 2023 and the talent who made them.

The 20th BAFTA Games Awards take place on Thursday 11 April, live on major social and streaming platforms around the world at 19.00 BST / 14.00 ET / 11.00 PT

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ANIMATION

ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertawinment Plc./Epic Games

HI-FI RUSH Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks

HOGWARTS LEGACY Development Team - Avalanche Software/Warner Bros. Games

MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment

STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR Nathan Dunlap, David Nam, Thomas Cannell - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts

SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

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ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic Games

BALDUR’S GATE 3 Development Team - Larian Studio/Larian Studio

COCOON Development Team - Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive

DIABLO IV Development Team - Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment

FINAL FANTASY XVI Hiroshi Minagawa, Kazuya Takahashi, Naoki Kurihara - SQUARE ENIX - Creative Business Unit III/SQUARE ENIX

HI-FI RUSH Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks

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AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT

ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic Games

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE III Matt Grimm, Eric Wedemeyer, Robbie Elias - Sledgehammer Games/Activision

HI-FI RUSH Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment

STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR Development Team - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts

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BEST GAME

ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic Games

BALDUR’S GATE 3 Development Team - Larian Studio/Larian Studio

DAVE THE DIVER Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment

SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

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BRITISH GAME

CASSETTE BEASTS Development Team - Bytten Studio/Raw Fury

DEAD ISLAND 2 Development Team - Dambuster Studios/PLAION

DISNEY ILLUSION ISLAND Development Team - Dlala Studios/Disney

FOOTBALL MANAGER 2024 Development Team - Sports Interactive/SEGA Europe

VIEWFINDER Development Team - Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing

WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR: REALMS OF RUIN Development Team - Frontier Developments/Frontier Developments

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DEBUT GAME

COCOON Development Team - Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive

DAVE THE DIVER Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET

DREDGE Development Team - Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital

STRAY GODS: THE ROLEPLAYING MUSICAL Development Team - Summerfall Studios/Humble Games

VENBA Abhijeeth Swaminathan, Sam Elkana, Shahrin Khan - Visai Games/Visai Games

VIEWFINDER Development Team - Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing

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EVOLVING GAME

CYBERPUNK 2077 Development Team - CD PROJEKT RED/CD PROJEKT RED

FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE Development Team - Creative Business Unit III/Square Enix

FORTNITE Development Team - Epic Games/Epic Games

FORZA HORIZON 5 Development Team - Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios

GENSHIN IMPACT Development Team – HoYoverse/HoYoverse

NO MAN’S SKY Development Team - Hello Games/Hello Games

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FAMILY

COCOON Development Team - Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive

DAVE THE DIVER Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET

DISNEY ILLUSION ISLAND Development Team - Dlala Studios/Disney

HI-FI RUSH Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks

HOGWARTS LEGACY Development Team - Avalanche Software/Warner Bros. Games

SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

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GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT

CHANTS OF SENNAAR Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel – Rundisc/Focus Entertainment

GOODBYE VOLCANO HIGH Development Team - KO_OP/KO_OP

TCHIA Phil Crifo, Marilou Lopez-Aguilera, Thoanë Thomadra – Awaceb/Kepler Interactive

TERRA NIL Development Team - Free Lives/Devolver Digital

THIRSTY SUITORS Development Team - Outerloop Games/Annapurna Interactive

VENBA Abhijeeth Swaminathan, Sam Elkana, Shahrin Khan - Visai Games/Visai Games

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GAME DESIGN

COCOON Development Team - Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive

DAVE THE DIVER Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET

DREDGE Joel Mason, Alex Ritchie, Nadia Thorn - Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment

VIEWFINDER Development Team - Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing

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MULTIPLAYER

BALDUR’S GATE 3 Development Team - Larian Studio/Larian Studio

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE III Development Team - Sledgehammer Games/Activision

DIABLO IV Development Team - Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment

FORZA MOTORSPORT Development Team - Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios

PARTY ANIMALS Development Team - Recreate Games/Source Technology

SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

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MUSIC

ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic Games

ASSASSIN’S CREED MIRAGE Development Team – Ubisoft/Ubisoft

BALDUR’S GATE 3 Borislav Slavov - Larian Studio/Larian Studio

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 John Paesano, Scott Hanau, Keith Leary - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment

STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR Gordy Haab, Stephen Barton - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts

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NARRATIVE

ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic Games

BALDUR’S GATE 3 Development Team - Larian Studio/Larian Studio

DREDGE Joel Mason, Alex Ritchie, Nadia Thorne - Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital

FINAL FANTASY XVI Kazutoyo Maehiro, Michael-Christopher Koji Fox - SQUARE ENIX - Creative Business Unit III/SQUARE ENIX

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR Stig Asmussen, Aaron Contreras, Dori Arazi - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts

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NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

CHANTS OF SENNAAR Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel – Rundisc/Focus Entertainment

DAVE THE DIVER Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET

DREDGE Development Team - Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital

HI-FI RUSH Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks

JUSANT Development Team - DON'T NOD/DON'T NOD

VIEWFINDER Development Team - Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing

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PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE

AMELIA TYLER as Narrator in Baldur’s Gate 3

CAMERON MONAGHAN as Cal Kestis in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

NADJI JETER as Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

NEIL NEWBON as Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3

SAMANTHA Béart as Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3

YURI LOWENTHAL as Peter Parker in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

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PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

ANDREW WINCOTT as Raphael in Baldur’s Gate 3

DEBRA WILSON as Cere Junda in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

RALPH INESON as Cidolfus “Cid” Telamon in Final Fantasy XVI

SAM LAKE as Alex Casey in Alan Wake 2

TONY TODD as Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

TRACY WILES as Jaheira in Baldur’s Gate 3

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TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic Games

FINAL FANTASY XVI Ryota Suzuki, Yasuhiro Yanamoto, Kei Honda - SQUARE ENIX - Creative Business Unit III/SQUARE ENIX

HORIZON CALL OF THE MOUNTAIN Development Team - Guerrilla and Firesprite/Sony Interactive Entertainment

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment

STARFIELD Development Team - Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks

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EE PLAYERS' CHOICE AWARD (voted for by the public) 

BALDUR’S GATE 3 Larian Studio/Larian Studio

CYBERPUNK 2077 CD PROJEKT RED/CD PROJEKT RED

FORTNITE Epic Games/Epic Games

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

LETHAL COMPANY Zeekerss/Zeekerss

MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment

 

7 March 2024:  Nominations are correct at the time of going to print. BAFTA reserves the right to make changes to the names listed at any time up until 11 April 2024. 

                                          

Tagbilaran residents watch total lunar eclipse with awe

By Leo Udtohan

Instead of fearing the total lunar ecplise on Tuesday night,  Jessa Mae Jala was excited to watch the celestial event.

Jala, 9, a Grade 3 student of Booy South Elem. School in Tagbilaran City, was with her cousins and neighbors while watching the eclipse. 

Most of them tried to capture the moon but their phone registered great photos.

It seemed the ecplise appeared like a red dot. 

Instead they contended themselves  watching the phases of the eclipse. 

"It looks amazing because I see it actual which is taught by our teacher in school," said Jala while watching the total lunar eclipse or bloodmoon. 

Some residents went to the Old Tagbilaran Airport to have a nice view of the ecplise. 

Vera Villocido, who teaches Earth and Space at Holy Name University, said that an awe-inspiring event like the total lunar ecplise gives students a great opportunity to engage in practical sky watching.

Total lunar eclipses occur when the moon traverses Earth's shadow and the entire moon is covered. Partial lunar eclipses occur when the moon does not pass completely into Earth's shadow.

State weather bureau Pagasa said aside from the Philippines, the total lunar eclipse was also visible in other countries in Asia, Australia, North America, parts of Northern and Eastern Europe, and most of South America. 

For Bohol-based Wiccan Starhawk, who requested to be identified this way, eclipse symbolically means things being hidden in sight. He said the air during eclipse are filled with intense spiritual impurities.

"It's great to stay indoors. Just medidate and pray," he said.

He said eclipses not really a good time for charging, and for planning business and travel.

The next total lunar eclipse won't happen until September 8, 2025. 

Oscars 2022: Full List of Winners

And the Oscar goes to...

During Sunday's 94th Oscars, The Academy, hosts Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes and a who's who of celebrity presenters announced this year's winner. Heading into the evening, The Power of the Dog led the Oscars pack with 12 total nominations, followed by Dune with 10.

The ceremony took place on March 27, at the Oscars' traditional home at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and airing live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.

Below, find all the winners from the 2022 Academy Awards:

Best Picture

"Belfast" (Focus Features)

A TKBC Production

Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, Producers

"CODA" (Apple Original Films)

A Vendôme Pictures/Pathé in association with Apple Original Films Production

Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers

"Don't Look Up" (Netflix)

A Netflix/Hyperobject Industries Production

Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers

"Drive My Car" (Sideshow and Janus Films)

A C&I Entertainment/Culture Entertainment/Bitters End Production

Teruhisa Yamamoto, Producer

"Dune" (Warner Bros.)

A Legendary Pictures Production

Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter, Producers

"King Richard" (Warner Bros.)

A Star Thrower Entertainment/Westbrook Production

Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, Producers

"Licorice Pizza" (Metro Goldwyn Mayer/United Artists Releasing)

A Ghoulardi Film Company Production

Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers

"Nightmare Alley" (Searchlight)

A Double Dare You Production

Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper, Producers

"The Power of the Dog" (Netflix)

A See-Saw Films/Bad Girl Creek/Max Films in association with Brightstar/The New Zealand Film Commission/Cross City Films/BBC Film Production

Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier, Producers

"West Side Story" (Walt Disney)

A 20th Century Studios Production

Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers

Actor in a Leading Role

Javier Bardem in "Being the Ricardos"

Benedict Cumberbatch in "The Power of the Dog"

Andrew Garfield in "tick, tick...BOOM!"

Will Smith in "King Richard"

Denzel Washington in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"

Actor in a Supporting Role

Ciarán Hinds in "Belfast"

Troy Kotsur in "CODA"

Jesse Plemons in "The Power of the Dog"

J.K. Simmons in "Being the Ricardos"

Kodi Smit-McPhee in "The Power of the Dog"

Actress in a Leading Role

Jessica Chastain in "The Eyes of Tammy Faye"

Olivia Colman in "The Lost Daughter"

Penélope Cruz in "Parallel Mothers"

Nicole Kidman in "Being the Ricardos"

Kristen Stewart in "Spencer"

Actress in a Supporting Role

Jessie Buckley in "The Lost Daughter"

Ariana DeBose in "West Side Story"

Judi Dench in "Belfast"

Kirsten Dunst in "The Power of the Dog"

Aunjanue Ellis in "King Richard"

Animated Feature Film

"Encanto"

Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer

"Flee"

Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie

"Luca"

Enrico Casarosa and Andrea Warren

"The Mitchells vs. the Machines"

Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kurt Albrecht

"Raya and the Last Dragon"

Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho

Cinematography

"Dune" — Greig Fraser

"Nightmare Alley" — Dan Laustsen

"The Power of the Dog" — Ari Wegner

"The Tragedy of Macbeth" — Bruno Delbonnel

"West Side Story" — Janusz Kaminski

Costume Design

"Cruella" — Jenny Beavan

"Cyrano" — Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran

"Dune" — Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan

"Nightmare Alley" — Luis Sequeira

"West Side Story" — Paul Tazewell

Directing

"Belfast" — Kenneth Branagh

"Drive My Car" — Ryusuke Hamaguchi

"Licorice Pizza" — Paul Thomas Anderson

"The Power of the Dog" — Jane Campion

"West Side Story" — Steven Spielberg

Documentary (Feature)

"Ascension"

Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell

"Attica"

Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry

"Flee"

Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie

"Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein

"Writing with Fire"

Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh

Documentary (Short Subject)

"Audible"

Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean

"Lead Me Home"

Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk

"The Queen of Basketball"

Ben Proudfoot

"Three Songs for Benazir"

Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei

"When We Were Bullies"

Jay Rosenblatt

Film Editing

"Don't Look Up" — Hank Corwin

"Dune" — Joe Walker

"King Richard" — Pamela Martin

"The Power of the Dog" — Peter Sciberras

"tick, tick...BOOM!" — Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum

International Feature Film

"Drive My Car"

Japan

"Flee"

Denmark

"The Hand of God"

Italy

"Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom"

Bhutan

"The Worst Person in the World"

Norway

Makeup and Hairstyling

"Coming 2 America" — Mike Marino, Stacey Morris and Carla Farmer

"Cruella" — Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon

"Dune" — Donald Mowat, Love Larson and Eva von Bahr

"The Eyes of Tammy Faye" — Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh

"House of Gucci" — Göran Lundström, Anna Carin Lock and Frederic Aspiras

Music (Original Score)

"Don't Look Up" — Nicholas Britell

"Dune" — Hans Zimmer

"Encanto" — Germaine Franco

"Parallel Mothers" — Alberto Iglesias

"The Power of the Dog" — Jonny Greenwood

Music (Original Song)

"Be Alive" from "King Richard"

Music and Lyric by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

"Dos Oruguitas" from "Encanto"

Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda

"Down To Joy" from "Belfast"

Music and Lyric by Van Morrison

"No Time To Die" from "No Time to Die"

Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell

"Somehow You Do" from "Four Good Days"

Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

Production Design

"Dune"

Production Design: Patrice Vermette, Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos

"Nightmare Alley"

Production Design: Tamara Deverell, Set Decoration: Shane Vieau

"The Power of the Dog"

Production Design: Grant Major, Set Decoration: Amber Richards

"The Tragedy of Macbeth"

Production Design: Stefan Dechant , Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

"West Side Story"

Production Design: Adam Stockhausen , Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo

Short Film (Animated)

"Affairs of the Art"

Joanna Quinn and Les Mills

"Bestia"

Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz

"Boxballet"

Anton Dyakov

"Robin Robin"

Dan Ojari and Mikey Please

"The Windshield Wiper"

Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez

Short Film (Live Action)

"Ala Kachuu - Take and Run"

Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger

"The Dress"

Tadeusz Łysiak and Maciej Ślesicki

"The Long Goodbye"

Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed

"On My Mind"

Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson

"Please Hold"

K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse

Sound

"Belfast" — Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri

"Dune" — Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett

"No Time to Die" — Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor

"The Power of the Dog" — Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb

"West Side Story" — Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy

Visual Effects

"Dune" — Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer

"Free Guy" — Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick

"No Time to Die" — Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould

"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" — Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver

"Spider-Man: No Way Home" — Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

"CODA" — Screenplay by Siân Heder

"Drive My Car" — Screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe

"Dune" — Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth

"The Lost Daughter" — Written by Maggie Gyllenhaal

"The Power of the Dog" — Written by Jane Campion

Writing (Original Screenplay)

"Belfast" — Written by Kenneth Branagh

"Don't Look Up" — Screenplay by Adam McKay , Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota

"King Richard" — Written by Zach Baylin

"Licorice Pizza" — Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

"The Worst Person in the World" — Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

Will Smith issues apology to Chris Rock

'I am embarrassed'. 

Actor  Will Smith has issued an apology for striking presenter Chris Rock at Sunday's Academy Awards.

In a post on Instagram on Monday afternoon, Smith called his behavior "unacceptable and inexcusable."

Chris Rock had earlier made a joke about Pinkett Smith being in “G.I. Jane” because of her bald head. Pinkett Smith announced last year she shaved her head after struggling with alopecia. After smacking Rock in the face, Smith yelled at him, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!” The Oscar audience, and viewers on social media, were stunned by Smith’s slap, which seemed like a comedic skit at first. The incident took place during the presentation of best documentary feature, which was a few categories before best actor. Smith addressed the slap immediately upon taking the stage to accept the award.

Here's the full statement: 

Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.

I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.  

 

I would also like to apologize to the Academy, the producers of the show, all the attendees and everyone watching around the world. I would like to apologize to the Williams Family and my King Richard Family. I deeply regret that my behavior has stained what has been an otherwise gorgeous journey for all of us.

 

I am a work in progress.

Sincerely,

Will

The Academy says it "Does Not Condone Violence" after Will Smith smacks Chris Rock

The Academy took to social media to address Will Smith and Chris Rock Oscars Altercation. 

"The Academy does not condone violence of any form," the Twitter statement, posted early March 28, read. 

"Tonight we are delighted to celebrate our 94th Academy Awards winners, who deserve this moment of recognition from their peers and movie lovers around the world."

The award show moment, which left viewers around the world stunned, instantly went viral online, even leading some to speculate that it had been planned.

Later on during the telecast, a tearful Will apologized to the Academy and his fellow nominees after being awarded the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Venus Williams and Serena Williams' father, Richard Williams. With a report from EOnline 

Will Smith apologizes to the Academy for slapping Chris Rock

As viewers were still processing an incident in which Will Smith walked onstage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about wife Jada Pinkett Smith, the King Richard star was announced as the night’s Best Actor winner.

Will Smith apologized to the Academy and his fellow best actor nominees in his winning acceptance speech, shortly after he went onstage and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. He did not address Rock in his speech.

“I want to apologize to the Academy. I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. This is a beautiful moment and I’m not crying for winning an award. It’s not about winning an award for me. It’s about being able to shine a light on all of the people. Tim and Trevor and Zack and Saniyya and Demi and Aunjanue and the entire cast and crew of ‘King Richard,’ Venus and Serena, the entire Williams family. Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams,” Smith said in his tearful acceptance speech.

Rock had earlier made a joke about Pinkett Smith being in “G.I. Jane” because of her bald head. Pinkett Smith announced last year she shaved her head after struggling with alopecia. After smacking Rock in the face, Smith yelled at him, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!” The Oscar audience, and viewers on social media, were stunned by Smith’s slap, which seemed like a comedic skit at first. The incident took place during the presentation of best documentary feature, which was a few categories before best actor. Smith addressed the slap immediately upon taking the stage to accept the award.

“ Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family. In this time in my life, in this moment, I am overwhelmed by what God is calling on me to do and be in this world. Making this film, I got to protect Aunjanue Ellis, who is one of the strongest, most delicate people I’ve ever met. I got to protect Saniyya and Demi, the two actresses that played Venus and Serena,” he said, as he began to tear up. “I’m being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people. I know to do what we do, you got to be able to take abuse. You got to be able to have people talk crazy about you. In this business you got to be able to have people disrespecting you. And you got to smile and you got to pretend like that’s okay.”

After the incident with Rock, Smith’s publicist Meredith O. Sullivan, Oscar producer Will Packer and best actor nominee Denzel Washington came by to talk to Smith during the commercial breaks. In his speech, Smith revealed what Washington said to him.

“Thank you, Dee. Denzel said a few minutes ago, ‘At your highest moment, be careful, that’s when the Devil comes for you,'” Smith said.

Despite the shocking moment that had just taken place, Smith kept the end of his speech light and joked about being invited back to the Oscars.

“To my mother — a lot of this moment is really complicated for me — but to my mother, she didn’t want to come out. She had her knitting friends; she has a knitting crew that she’s in Philly watching with. Being able to love and care for my mother and my family, my wife — I’m taking up too much time. Thank you for this honor. Thank you for this moment. And thank you on behalf of Richard and Oracene [Price] and the entire Williams family. Thank you. I hope the Academy invites me back,” Smith said before exiting the stage.

94th Oscars to feature 1st live performance of 'We Don' t Talk Abour Bruno' from 'Encanto'

LOS ANGELES, CA – “Encanto” cast members Adassa, Stephanie Beatriz, Mauro Castillo, Carolina Gaitan and Diane Guerrero, along with Becky G and Luis Fonsi, will perform “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from “Encanto” on the 94th Oscars®, show producers Will Packer and Shayla Cowan announced today.  This will be the first live performance of the song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is nominated for Best Original Song for “Dos Oruguitas,” also from “Encanto.”

The 94th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT and in more than 200 territories worldwide.  American Sign Language (ASL) provided by Certified Deaf Interpreters, live closed captioning and audio description will be available during the live broadcast.

94th Oscars Governors Ball brings something new to the table with Chef Wolfgang Puck and Ghetto gastro collaboration

LOS ANGELES, CA – Chef Wolfgang Puck and Wolfgang Puck Catering will return to create the menu for this year’s Governors Ball, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ official post-Oscars® celebration, which will immediately follow the 94th Oscars ceremony on Sunday, March 27.  The team will collaborate on menu items with Bronx-based culinary collective Ghetto Gastro.  Merging food, fashion, music, art and design, Ghetto Gastro’s work masterfully blends influences from the African diaspora, global South ingredients and hip-hop to create offerings that address race, identity and economic empowerment.

“Chef Wolfgang Puck and his masterful team raise the bar with each Governors Ball, and this year will be no different,” said Academy governor and Awards Committee chair Jennifer Todd.  “We’re thrilled to welcome the extraordinary talents of Ghetto Gastro to the table.  Together, Wolfgang and the Ghetto Gastro collective will create an inspired culinary experience for our Oscars guests.” 

“Every year we look to find ways to keep things new, fresh and fun,” said Wolfgang Puck.  “The Oscars Governors Ball is an event where food, fashion, culture, cinema and music collide.  To celebrate this convergence, we couldn’t think of a better partner than Ghetto Gastro.”

The menu will feature new, imaginative dishes from Wolfgang Puck Catering alongside such guest favorites as smoked salmon Oscars and spicy tuna cones.  Ghetto Gastro’s Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao and Lester Walker will complement the offerings with their own action station in addition to several passed menu items throughout the night. 

“At Ghetto Gastro, we have a saying, ‘WE ONLY LAYER FLAVORS’ (W.O.L.F.) – so we feel it’s only right that we collaborate with the great Wolfgang Puck to create an Oscars Governors Ball unlike any before.  Wolf Gang activity,” said Gray, co-founder of Ghetto Gastro. 

“This is a first-of-its-kind collaboration that breaks boundaries and brings a new flavor to the Oscars Governors Ball,” said show producer Will Packer.  “The Ghetto Gastro Collective, Wolfgang Puck and Academy teams embraced this dope alliance, which is all about uniting people in a true celebration of film AND food.”

To complement the food, the Governors Ball also will feature a variety of beverages. Champagne Fleur de MIRAVAL—the only Champagne house exclusively devoted to Rosé Champagne—will be poured along with two limited-edition Francis Ford Coppola Wines in honor of the 94th Oscars. Acclaimed mixologist Charles Joly will again curate a selection of Tequila Don Julio specialty cocktails.

The Governors Ball will take place in the Ray Dolby Ballroom on the top level of Hollywood & Highland® immediately following the Oscars broadcast.

The 94th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and in more than 200 territories worldwide.

Nominations for the 94th Academy Awards

Nominations for the 94th Academy Awards

Performance by an actor in a leading role

• Javier Bardem in "Being the Ricardos"
• Benedict Cumberbatch in "The Power of the Dog"
• Andrew Garfield in "tick, tick...BOOM!"
• Will Smith in "King Richard"
• Denzel Washington in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"

 

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

• Ciarán Hinds in "Belfast"
• Troy Kotsur in "CODA"
• Jesse Plemons in "The Power of the Dog"
• J.K. Simmons in "Being the Ricardos"
• Kodi Smit-McPhee in "The Power of the Dog"

 

Performance by an actress in a leading role

• Jessica Chastain in "The Eyes of Tammy Faye"
• Olivia Colman in "The Lost Daughter"
• Penélope Cruz in "Parallel Mothers"
• Nicole Kidman in "Being the Ricardos"
• Kristen Stewart in "Spencer"

 

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

• Jessie Buckley in "The Lost Daughter"
• Ariana DeBose in "West Side Story"
• Judi Dench in "Belfast"
• Kirsten Dunst in "The Power of the Dog"
• Aunjanue Ellis in "King Richard"

 

Best animated feature film of the year

• "Encanto" Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
• "Flee" Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
• "Luca" Enrico Casarosa and Andrea Warren
• "The Mitchells vs. the Machines" Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kurt Albrecht
• "Raya and the Last Dragon" Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho

 

Achievement in cinematography

• "Dune" Greig Fraser
• "Nightmare Alley" Dan Laustsen
• "The Power of the Dog" Ari Wegner
• "The Tragedy of Macbeth" Bruno Delbonnel
• "West Side Story" Janusz Kaminski

 

Achievement in costume design

• "Cruella" Jenny Beavan
• "Cyrano" Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran
• "Dune" Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan
• "Nightmare Alley" Luis Sequeira
• "West Side Story" Paul Tazewell

 

Achievement in directing

• "Belfast" Kenneth Branagh
• "Drive My Car" Ryusuke Hamaguchi
• "Licorice Pizza" Paul Thomas Anderson
• "The Power of the Dog" Jane Campion
• "West Side Story" Steven Spielberg

 

Best documentary feature

• "Ascension" Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell
• "Attica" Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry
• "Flee" Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
• "Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)" Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein
• "Writing with Fire" Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh

 

Best documentary short subject

• "Audible" Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean
• "Lead Me Home" Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk
• "The Queen of Basketball" Ben Proudfoot
• "Three Songs for Benazir" Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei
• "When We Were Bullies" Jay Rosenblatt

 

Achievement in film editing

• "Don't Look Up" Hank Corwin
• "Dune" Joe Walker
• "King Richard" Pamela Martin
• "The Power of the Dog" Peter Sciberras
• "tick, tick...BOOM!" Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum

 

Best international feature film of the year

• "Drive My Car" Japan
• "Flee" Denmark
• "The Hand of God" Italy
• "Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom" Bhutan
• "The Worst Person in the World" Norway

 

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

• "Coming 2 America" Mike Marino, Stacey Morris and Carla Farmer
• "Cruella" Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon
• "Dune" Donald Mowat, Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
• "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh
• "House of Gucci" Göran Lundström, Anna Carin Lock and Frederic Aspiras

 

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

• "Don't Look Up" Nicholas Britell
• "Dune" Hans Zimmer
• "Encanto" Germaine Franco
• "Parallel Mothers" Alberto Iglesias
• "The Power of the Dog" Jonny Greenwood

 

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

• "Be Alive" from "King Richard"
  Music and Lyric by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
• "Dos Oruguitas" from "Encanto"
  Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda
• "Down To Joy" from "Belfast"
  Music and Lyric by Van Morrison
• "No Time To Die" from "No Time to Die"
  Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell
• "Somehow You Do" from "Four Good Days"
  Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

 

Best motion picture of the year

• "Belfast" Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, Producers
• "CODA" Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers
• "Don't Look Up" Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers
• "Drive My Car" Teruhisa Yamamoto, Producer
• "Dune" Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter, Producers
• "King Richard" Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, Producers
• "Licorice Pizza" Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers
• "Nightmare Alley" Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper, Producers
• "The Power of the Dog" Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier, Producers
• "West Side Story" Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers

 

Achievement in production design

• "Dune" Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos
• "Nightmare Alley" Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
• "The Power of the Dog" Production Design: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Amber Richards
• "The Tragedy of Macbeth" Production Design: Stefan Dechant; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
• "West Side Story" Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo

 

Best animated short film

• "Affairs of the Art" Joanna Quinn and Les Mills
• "Bestia" Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz
• "Boxballet" Anton Dyakov
• "Robin Robin" Dan Ojari and Mikey Please
• "The Windshield Wiper" Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez

 

Best live action short film

• "Ala Kachuu - Take and Run" Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger
• "The Dress" Tadeusz Łysiak and Maciej Ślesicki
• "The Long Goodbye" Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
• "On My Mind" Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson
• "Please Hold" K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse

 

Achievement in sound

• "Belfast" Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri
• "Dune" Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
• "No Time to Die" Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor
• "The Power of the Dog" Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb
• "West Side Story" Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy

 

Achievement in visual effects

• "Dune" Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
• "Free Guy" Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick
• "No Time to Die" Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould
• "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver
• "Spider-Man: No Way Home" Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick

 

Adapted screenplay

• "CODA" Screenplay by Siân Heder
• "Drive My Car" Screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
• "Dune" Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth
• "The Lost Daughter" Written by Maggie Gyllenhaal
• "The Power of the Dog" Written by Jane Campion

 

Original screenplay

• "Belfast" Written by Kenneth Branagh
• "Don't Look Up" Screenplay by Adam McKay; Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota
• "King Richard" Written by Zach Baylin
• "Licorice Pizza" Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
• "The Worst Person in the World" Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
  

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