One might have expected a degree of decorum from Adrien Brody after he won the Best Actor gong for his portrayal of a starving Jewish musician trying to survive the Warsaw Ghetto during World War Two in The Pianist, but the actor rather let the side down with his strange on-stage shenanigans. In fact, only days before that year’s ceremony, a representative from the company had appeared on RTÉ Radio 1 and spoke about the 'redundancy’ the company had built into the management system, ensuring the near-impossibility of mistakes being made. It wasn't quite the comedy/action blockbuster crossover we were hoping for but everybody had to collect their jaw from the floor when Will Smith stormed the stage and slapped host Chris Rock across the face after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith at the 2022 Oscars.
Author: Alan Corr
Published at: 2026-03-14 00:00:00
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