The sequence, which has just marked the history of the Oscars forever, has been around the world.
Having gone viral on social networks, it shows the violent altercation between Will Smith – who won the statuette for best actor for his role in
The Williams Method
– and the comedian Chris Rock.
During this 94th ceremony, which took place on the night of March 27 to 28 in Los Angeles, the actor stunned the assembly by going to slap the host of the evening.
The latter had dared to joke about the hairstyle of his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia.
A shock wave then ran through the hall of the Dolby Theater, leaving the audience speechless.
Since then, it is the amazed faces of the personalities present that evening which in turn have flourished on the canvas.
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Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep
The reaction that will undoubtedly be remembered is above all that of Nicole Kidman.
The Aussie star, who was nominated in the Best Actress category for her role as Lucille Ball in
Being the Ricardos
, was pictured wide eyed and mouth wide open.
She is far from the only one: Meryl Streep also let out an expression oscillating between surprise and bewilderment.
Same thing on the side of Charlize Theron, Emma Stone, Dwayne Johnson, Matt Damon or Salma Hayek.
Without forgetting Lupita Nyong'o, who, sitting just behind Will Smith, witnessed the scene from the front row.
Contrary to these embarrassed, even shocked expressions, others are, it seems, rather amused.
On one of the screenshots that rotate on both sides of social networks, we see the Canadian actor Ryan Gosling (
Drive
), trying to stifle a laugh.
And we note the half-fig half-grape mine of the sportswoman Serena William, present with her sister Venus to support their biopic,
The Williams method
, in which Will Smith plays the role of their father (for which he won the Best Actor Oscar).
The tennis player then reacted to her fans through a story on Instagram.
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Serena Williams' reaction after Will Smith slaps Chris Rock.
Screenshot @serenawilliams
From action to speech
Others, whose reaction was not captured, wished for their part to express themselves verbally.
Among them, Jaden, the son of Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith who, the day after the evening, posted an evocative message on his Twitter account: "And that's how we work".
In a video then posted on his Instagram account, the young man explains that his father's speech even made him cry.
Indeed, after his gesture and when going on stage to collect his prize, Will Smith could not contain his tears.
"I want to apologize to the Academy and all of my co-nominees," he said.
Before adding, under the benevolent gaze of his wife: “I look like a crazy father, like what was said of Richard Williams.
Love makes you do crazy things”.