Will Smith Wins Best Actor At BET Awards For "King Richard," Three Months After Oscars Slap

CBS Los Angeles

June 27, 2022

Will Smith has won another Best Actor award for his role as Richard Williams in "King Richard" – this time, at the BET Awards. Last night's win did not generate as much of a spectacle as Smith's Oscar award, as he has been keeping a low profile and did not attend the BET Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

In March, Smith attended the Oscars with wife Jada Pinkett Smith and got up on the stage, unannounced, and slapped Chris Rock, after the comedian made a joke about Pinkett Smith's hair. Minutes later, Smith got up on stage again – this time, invited as the winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor.

The BET Award for Best Actor was one of several awards that were not presented on air. Smith was up against two stars of "Bel Air" – Jabari Banks and Adrian Holmes – which is a remake of his TV show from the 1990s, "Fresh Prince of Bel Air." Banks plays the Will Smith character; Holmes plays that character's uncle, Philip Banks.

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