Five years before that Poitier had been the first Black man nominated for a lead actor Oscar for his role in "The Defiant Ones." Poitier had won his history-making best actor Oscar for "Lilies of the Field" in 1963, playing a handyman who helps German nuns build a chapel in the desert. He also played a teacher in a tough London school that year in "To Sir, With Love." In "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" he played a Black man with a white fiancee and "In the Heat of the Night" he was Virgil Tibbs, a Black police officer confronting racism during a murder investigation. Poitier created a distinguished film legacy in a single year with three 1967 films at a time when segregation prevailed in much of the United States. "But even as we mourn, we celebrate the life of a great Bahamian: a cultural icon, an actor and film director, an entrepreneur, civil and human rights activist and, latterly, a diplomat." "It is with great sadness that I learned this morning of the passing of Sir Sidney Poitier," Davis said in a speech broadcast on Facebook. In addition to Smith, Emancipation stars Ben Foster, Steve Ogg, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor, Mustafa Shakir, Grant Harvey, Ronnie Gene Blevis, Jayson Warner Smith, and more.Jan 7 (Reuters) - Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in "Lilies of the Field," and inspired a generation during the civil rights movement, has died at age 94, Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis said on Friday. It’s insane to me.”Īs mentioned above, it was recently confirmed that Emancipation will hit theaters on Friday, December 2 before streaming on AppleTV+ on Friday, December 9. I thought, wow, what a time we’re living in that rather than do what’s right, people focus on doing what looks good. “Not standing up to me was a no-brainer, but what was shocking to me was how many people did stand up. We have our tiny little tribe here at home, and never once do I want to tell them to do something if I’m not willing to do it myself,” when explaining to C Magazine why she and her husband Ashton Kutcher didn’t clap for Smith. “The idea of leading by example only makes sense when you actually have someone to lead. Mila Kunis says it was “insane” that people at the Academy Awards clapped for Will Smith when he accepted the award for Best Actor One person who probably does question this decision, though, is actress Mila Kunis, as she recently detailed in an interview that she thought it was “insane” that people were applauding Smith as he took the stage on that infamous night. Obviously, Apple doesn’t seem to think that the general public is all that put off by Smith given their decision to not even wait until a year had passed since The Slap to release the film. What makes the film notable - other than the fact that it’s based on the true story of Gordon (a.k.a “Whipped Peter”) - is that it’s Smith’s first film to be released following his Oscars night slap of comedian Chris Rock, which turned what should’ve been a career-defining night (as he took home the Academy Award for Best Actor) into what may be one of the lowest moments of Smith’s life. Earlier this week, after months of speculation, AppleTV+ released the first trailer and announced the release date for Emancipation, the upcoming slavery drama that stars Will Smith and is directed by Antoine Fuqua( Training Day).
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