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Denzel Washington accepts Lifetime Achievement award at CinemaCon opening night

The Hollywood star was presented with the accolade by director Antoine Fuqua with Jennifer Lawrence, David Harbour and Paul Rudd among celebrities at open day of Las Vegas event

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023

Will Smith gives first awards acceptance speech since Oscars controversy

LOS ANGELES — Will Smith delivered his first acceptance speech since the 2022 Oscars after he received the Beacon Award on Wednesday at the African American Film Critics Association Awards.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 2, 2023

Will Smith makes first awards speech since Oscars slap

Actor accepted an award for the 2022 slavery drama ‘Emancipation’

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

Hollywood: Antoine Fuqua To Helm Biopic On Pop Legend Michael Jackson

Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua is set to helm 'Michael', the upcoming biopic based on the life of the pop legend Michael Jackson. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Jan 19, 2023

Commentary: Films about slavery mislead us into believing oppression is a thing of the past

Antoine Fuqua’s “Emancipation” is yet another movie about slavery. Our Black colleagues express a resounding fatigue with films on Black oppression and triumph.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 30, 2022

Will Smith took over hosting ‘Red Table Talk’ so he could focus on ‘Emancipation’

Want all of the “Emancipation” promotion with none of the awkward questions about that Oscars slap that inevitably get posed to Will Smith? Then the movie star’s takeover of his family’s “Red Table Talk” series is just what the doctor ordered.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 14, 2022

Emancipation review – Will Smith is dragged through the mud in ugly, manipulative drama

A runaway slave escapes through Louisiana’s swamps in a propulsive action film marred by its relentless grimness

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022

With Emancipation for Apple TV+, Will Smith reminds us that he's an actor who can make any movie better

Based on the true story of an enslaved man known to history as "Whipped Peter", Civil War epic Emancipation is a sombre and haunting account of defiance in the face of white oppression.

ABC News · Dec 8, 2022

Will Smith's outlook, slap or no slap

The actor's new film "Emancipation" isn't getting much love, but probably not for the expected bad PR reasons

Salon · Dec 6, 2022

Will Smith's 'Emancipation' role taught him lesson post-slap

While filming “Emancipation,” Will Smith routinely drew inspiration from the words “sacred motivation” that were written on the front page of a script

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022