Sometimes the wrongdoings of individuals involved in decorated films are later unearthed or are resurfaced after such a win. While Smith's win was immediately met with backlash, other Oscar wins may not have been controversial at the time but become questionable in retrospect. Smith ultimately resigned from the Academy and was banned from attending the Oscars for the next decade. The show went on, and Smith apologized during his acceptance speech, but the fallout came in the weeks after. Smith's acting had earned him acclaim in the months leading up to the awards, but during the ceremony, before the Best Actor winner was announced, Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock who'd made a joke at the expense of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. At the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith took home the prize for Best Actor for his performance in "King Richard" as the titular Richard Williams, the father and longtime coach of tennis superstars Venus and Serena. These Oscar wins have spurred discussions of separating the artist and the art, which was the case at the 2022 ceremony. Personal factors weigh in on observers' unease with Oscar winners too, like tumultuous production drama, misdeeds by actors or filmmakers, or controversial public statements. Awards season campaigning has been prevalent in recent decades, leading the cynical to believe that the Oscars are given out as a result of producers shaking hands with voters behind the scenes rather than objective quality. While the Academy Awards can be criticized as predictable by viewers, some award winners pulled upsets that put the voting process by the Academy into doubt. The most common source of controversy over Oscar winners is that viewers believe there were better contenders that year.
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