All celebrities who were banished from the Oscars as Will Smith are not the only – TV & Film

WARNING: This article contains a discussion about sexual assault and rape, which some may feel stressful

The 97th Academy Awards should take place on Sunday, with Emilia PérezPresent The brutalist And Evil Leading the indictment with 33 nominations between the trio

This year’s ceremony is moderated by Conan O’Brien and Coralie Fargeeat is the only woman to compete in the best directorial category for The substanceWhile Timotheé Chalamet will hope to repeat his recent success with SAG Award in the best actor pen for his leading role in the leading role A complete unknown.

While Cynthia Erivo, Sebastian Stan and Zoe Saldaña will be present in the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on March 2, there will be a handful of people who definitely don’t check for the evening.

One of them is the actor Will Smith, who was banned from the ceremony for a decade after the beating of Chris Rock in 2022.

Others who will not be nearby are Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski, both of whom were excluded from the academy in 2018.

In the following we emphasized everyone whose previously banned participation in the Oscars and those who had banned their voters due to convictions of sexual assault, illegal screen distribution and much more.

The 97th Academy Awards take place on Monday (Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

In 1993 banned from the academy

In 1993, the 75 -year -old actor Richard Gere was selected to present the prize for the best art at the 65th Oscar award ceremony. Before you pass on the trophy to Luciana Arighi and Ian Whittaker for their work Howard’s end, The Runaway bride Favorite used the platform to take a pop at the Chinese government.

He made comments about the “terrible human rights situation that exist in China”, which were reported reported in relation to the treatment of Tibetans and Chinese.

He added that he wanted to send Deng Xiaoping, former chairman of the People’s Republic of China, who died four years later, “love and truth and a kind of reason”.

Officials behind the Oscars struck Gere with a 20-year-old ban, but it seems that it was not enforced strictly.

The Pretty woman Star took part in the event in 2003 when Chicago was a nomination and finally won the best image category.

Gere, who played Billy Flynn in the film, returned to the event in 2013 to present the best original score and the best original song Gongs at the 85th Academy Awards.

Richard Gere received a 20-year ban on the Oscars (ABC) due to a pronounced speech (ABC).

Excluded from the academy in 2004

The deceased Carmine Caridi wins the award as the first and only actor in history, which was thrown from the academy of leaky films.

The godfather II The actor may have never been nominated for an Oscar, but he was an active Oscar voter for a very short time.

In 2004, an FBI examination Caridi said to guilty to distribute screen versions of nominated films online, causing its displacement.

These films contain The last samuraiPresent Mystic RiverPresent Big fishPresent Master and commander: the other side of the worldAnd Something has to give

After his exodus, Caridi admitted that he had made copies of the screener for his family and that he had sent the films to a friend named Sprague.

Sprague was later arrested and charged with criminal copyright infringement, while Caridi was sued by Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros., and ordered to pay the maximum punishment of $ 300,000 and attorney costs for each studio.

Godfather continued actor Carmine Caridi was excluded because they have made copies of screeners (Paramount Pictures)

Excluded from the 2017 Academy

The Academy of Arts and Sciences of Filmpiction voted to exclude the chiculated film Mogul Harvey Weinstein, 72, from the Academy after the numerous allegations of sexual attacks against him.

At that time, the academy said that the governors wanted to leave Weinstein: “Not only to separate us from someone who does not deserve the respect of his colleagues, but also sends a message that the era of intentional ignorance and the shameful complicity with sexually predatory behavior and harassment at work in our industry is over.”

The statement added that his actions were “deeply worrying” and that they had “no place in our society”.

Three years after his expulsion, the former Hollywood star received a 23-year prison sentence for sexual misconduct in New York.

In 2023 he was imprisoned for another 16 years for the rape of an actress, which was only named in court as Jane DOE 1.

Last year, New York’s highest court of Weinstein’s rape assessment in 2020 lifted.

Previously, Weinstein had been nominated twice for an Oscar, who won the best picture producer Shakespeare in love 1999.

According to Forbes, Before Weinstein’s expulsion by Miramax and the Weinstein Company were produced and/or distributed – 341 Oscar nominations under his leadership with his brother Bob – and won 81 awards.

Harvey Weinstein was excluded from the academy in 2017 (Etienne Laurent-Pool/Getty Images)

Excluded from the 2018 Academy

A month after the actor Bill Cosby, 87, was convicted of sexual attacks, the academy changed to rule it out.

“The board continues to encourage ethical standards according to which the members maintain the values ​​of the academy of human dignity,” said the academy in a statement after its conviction and its subsequent ban.

After two years in prison, Cosby’s judgment was lifted and he was released from prison.

From November 2023, the 86-year-old was accused of more than 60 women for rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment.

The Associated Press reports that he has denied all allegations about sexual crimes.

Bill Cosy is no longer part of the academy (Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)

Excluded from the 2018 Academy

In 2018, a double Whamty show was also given the boot, the director Roman Polanski, 91.

The ban came decades later The pianist The director admitted to illegal sex with Samantha Gemer, who was in 1977 at the age of 13.

He only served for 42 days in prison for his actions.

A year after he said that he should leave the academy, Polaski sued the Academy of Arts and Sciences and claimed that he was excluded without warning.

In response to this, the academy named its decision as “fair” and said they would not restore it as a member.

“The procedures that were held to Mr. Polanski were fair and appropriate. The academy may be behind its decision, ”says an explanation.

Roman Polanski was excluded on the same day as Bill Cosby (Beata Zawrzel/Nurphoto via Getty Images))

Excluded from the academy in 2021

Adam Kimmel lost his membership for the American Society of Cinematographer at the same time when he was excluded from the academy when it was found that he was a registered sex offender.

Variety writes that the Capote The director was arrested in New York City in November 2003 and later owed himself guilty of being raped in the third degree after he admitted to having a sexual relationship with a minor girl.

Although this was sentenced to ten years in the register of the sex offender, this was updated in 2006 due to a nationwide change in the right to 20 years.

From 2025, Kimmel is the youngest former member of the academy, which was permanently shown

Will Smith

Banned by the academy in 2021

The two-time Oscar winner Will Smith, 56, was approved by the academy after having put Chris Rock live on stage at the 94th Oscars.

The academy voted for the ban on the King Richard For ten years from the gala and other academy events because his behavior overshadowed the ceremony.

Smith – who admitted that he had revealed the academy’s trust with these actions, said that he would “fully accept all the consequences for my behavior”.

The academy thanked Comedian Rock, who had made a joke at the event about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett -Smith – for maintaining his serenity in exceptional circumstances.