One of the top moments that was the topic of discussion worldwide last year happened at Oscars as Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage for commenting on his wife. The video of the incident went viral on social media and was shared by many. Will Smith publicly apologised and faced repercussions from the incident as he was banned from attending the Oscars for a decade.
A year after the incidents, as the 95th Academy Awards is set to happen in Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, early on Monday morning (India time). The organisers have revealed the steps they have taken to avoid such unprecedented moments. The CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has said that a crisis team will be in place to intervene if anything unprecedented happens. He also revealed that this is the first time that a whole crisis team is in place in the 95 years of hosting the ceremony. The organisers said it's to remain prepared for anything that they may not anticipate right now. As Jimmy Kimmel is set to host this year's Oscars, The CEO said as Kimmel has been a TV show host for many years, he has the ability to deal with live TV and crisis team was launched just because things don't go as planned always.
Movie buffs and fans across the world look forward to knowing who will take home the Oscars every year. It's special for India this time, as Indian films have been nominated in three categories this year. Naatu Naatu song from the global sensation film RRR composed by MM Keeravani has been nominated for the Best Original Song Category. All That Breathes has been nominated under the documentary feature film category and The Elephant Whisperers has been nominated in the best Documentary Short Film category.
