Mary McNamara: Women won big at the 2022 Oscars but Will Smith stole their thunder
Women made Oscar history Sunday night, but it was a man who managed to hijack the headlines. Well, I guess you could say Will Smith made history, too. I certainly cannot remember another Oscar telecast that was interrupted by a best actor nominee jumping out of his seat to slap a presenter for making a joke about his wife and then dropping so many f-bombs ABC just leaned on the bleep button ...
Women made Oscar history Sunday night, but it was a man who managed to hijack the headlines.
Well, I guess you could say Will Smith made history, too. I certainly cannot remember another Oscar telecast that was interrupted by a best actor nominee jumping out of his seat to slap a presenter for making a joke about his wife and then dropping so many f-bombs ABC just leaned on the bleep button for a minute or two.
See, now I'm doing it. Talking about the bad behavior at the expense of the good.
Going into the telecast, all eyes were on Jane
