inliner311
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Will Smith is a giant narcissist, so any attention is good attention for him.
I also think he felt he had earned this best actor Oscar even before he was given the award. Like this was his night like he was getting a life time achievement award that was preannounced.
That kind of got me thinking about how many actors are in his position to where he can basically create his own production company to vet and create the path for him to get Oscar level scripts. Ali, Pursuit of Happiness, 7 pounds, Concussion, and King Richard were all movies basically made to try to get him a best actor nomination. Collateral Beauty also seems like one they tried to make a Oscar movie and it missed (I never saw it). To be able to go after it so often and have so many shots is a luxury even some of the biggest actors don't have. His ability to rake in money from summer blockbusters on his name alone gives him that leg up.