Organisers of Sunday's 95th Academy Awards are preparing for the unexpected after Will Smith's infamous slap of Chris Rock convulsed Hollywood's biggest awards ceremony last year.
For the first time, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has created a crisis team to respond to any mishaps.
The film Academy was heavily criticised for allowing Smith to remain in the audience, and accept the best actor trophy, after attacking Rock on stage over a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. At a February luncheon for nominees, Academy President Janet Yang said the group learnt it must act “swiftly, compassionately and decisively” in times of crisis, and “you should and can expect no less from us going forward”.
Show producers Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner said they hope to keep the spotlight this time on the year's nominated movies and the people who brought them to life.
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