Beyond Will Smith: Other Oscar Banned Personalities – Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski & More [LISTA]

Will Smith was banned from Oscar for 10 years after punching Chris Rock at the 2022 ceremony. The decision was announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this Friday, 8. However, the actor is far from the only one to receive this punishment.

Carmine Caridiwho acted The Godfather 2 (1974) and NYPD Blue (1993), became the target of investigation when the Academy found, on the Internet, pirated copies of DVDs that are sent exclusively to members with the films of the Oscar. Videos are watermarked, so it’s easy to identify who posted them. Although acquitted, the Academy chose to expel him for disclosing the material in 2004.

In 2017, the former producer Harvey Weinstein was also expelled after allegations of sexual assault that came to light with an article in the The New York Times. The Academy condemned the attitudes, saying they were “disgusting, abhorrent and antithetical to the high standards of academia and the creative community it represents.”

Bill Cosby was also expelled the following year after being convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting the former basketball player. Andrea Constand. The actor has been accused for years of sexual abuse and misconduct by more than 60 different women.

Roman Polanski was also expelled from the Academy, although he could still be nominated and even win a Oscar. Director has been wanted by US authorities since he pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor in 1977. To avoid arrest, Polanski fled to France, where he has citizenship.

the director of photography Adam Kimmel is another name kicked out of the Academy on sexual assault charges. Kimmel was arrested in 2003, pleading guilty to the rape of a girl in New York when she was 15, and in 2010 was arrested again in Connecticut for sexual assault of a minor.

Producer Harvey Weinstein lost his position at the Academy in 2018 after being accused of sexual harassment by more than 20 women, including actresses such as Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Rose McGowan. While Richard Gere was expelled after expressing his opinion in favor of Tibet and against the Chinese government.

Despite the attitude of Smith not be related to sexual assaults or political manifestations, as most of those expelled from the Academy, the actor will not be able to attend any event promoted by the institution, including the Oscar, until 2032. In a statement addressed to the Academy, Smith stated that he “accepts and respects the decision.”