Smith takes top actor prize for his role as Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard as he guides his daughters to tennis success
Highlights
- Smith wins best actor award for role as Richard Williams, father of tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams.
- He was nominated twice before for best actor at the Oscars for Ali in 2002 and The Pursuit of Happyness in 2007.
- Smith had already been responsible for the evening’s major drama after he appeared to hit presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife, Jada-Pinkett-Smith.
- The actor apologised to the Academy and to all his fellow nominees for his role in King Richard.
- He said: “Art imitates life!
- I looked like the crazy father, just like they said.