may his passage cleanse the world and keep the world for his people. it picked up academy awards for cinematography, editing, score, visual effects, production design and sound. of course, there were other prizes handed out on oscars night and many different nominees, including a young student film makerfrom poland who gave us an inside look into his oscar night adventures. before this year s oscar ceremony, i was reading up on the academy awards, doing some research, and i came across an article about directorjane campion that pointed out that she is the most decorated female film maker in the world. that made me stop in my tracks that is quite an achievement. now she has a best director oscars trophy to add to all that decoration, what does it mean? emma jones reports. jane campion. three may indeed be
for oscar nominees, coming to los angeles to attend the academy awards ceremony can be a heady and unforgettable experience. to get an inside look at what it s like to be in the movie capital of the world for its biggest night of the year, we got in touch with a film maker from poland who s been nominated for a short film. my name is tadeusz lysiak and i am a writer and director of the dress, a live action short that is nominated for an oscar. it is just such an amazing time for us here in la, especially because the dress was just a student project, it was made to pass an exam in warsaw film school. our adventure here in los angeles actually began in february when we were watching the nomination announcements. the dress. cheering. it was just an explosion of different emotions.
that smith was just protecting his wife in the face of a tasteless joke, but official hollywood was not amused. the academy stated it had issued disciplinary proceedings against will smith and that in mid april, it might take disciplinary action. the day after the oscars, a chastened smith offered a more fulsome apology, but the damage had been done. oscars 2022 had been scarred forever. from the moment it happened, it distracted from the show itself. poor director of summer of soul, ahmir questlove thompson, gave a moving speech which no one was listening to, they were looking at their iphones, at the video footage to figure out what happened. will smith s behaviour at the 94th annual academy awards left me feeling rather sad. sad that a man on the brink of receiving the biggest accolade in his professional life lost control. it was a public spectacle, but also a personal tragedy.
of course, some great movies were rewarded, but a shocking incident involving one of the world s most famous movie stars ended up defining the proceedings. laughter. oh, wow! will smith losing his composure and slapping chris rock in full glare of a global audience changed everything at the 94th annual academy awards. keep my wife s name out of your.mouth! anne thompson was in the auditorium when it happened. there has never been anything as shocking as that. ifelt like i had been punched in the gut. | it was really frightening. all over la and around the world, will smith slapping chris rock after he made a joke about his wife was the subject of animated discussion. movie fans on hollywood boulevard were still talking about it several days after the event. they did not think it would harm the standing of will smith. he s will smith, i think he will snap back. he got a little irritated, someone was talking
i am an openly queer woman of colour and i think that just proves that there s space, there s space for us and it s a beautiful moment to be seen and i am really honoured by that. this is the time to think. about making a new start. i know nothing else but belfast. exactly. there is a whole world out there. belfast, a kenneth branagh semi autobiographical memoir of his belfast childhood. and action! finally brought him, a seven time nominee, an oscar, a trophy for best original screenplay. i had hoped belfast would have taken home more prizes, but it faced stiff competition. sir kenneth had spent some time in la prior to the oscars in an effort to win votes for a film which is in many ways very much about him. this is your most personal film to date. do you think it has changed you? making it as a person, has it made it you into a better human being and film maker?