How Awards Shows Must Adapt in a Post-Slap World

Seven ways awards show can become relevant again

Eve Peyser

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Yes, Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars was deeply uncomfortable to watch and literal assault, but it was also very good for the movie business. The Academy Awards has been waning in relevance for many years now, and The Slap breathed new life into the whole affair. Not since the La La

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Eve Peyser

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