There’s a little-known tradition at the Oscars whereby the winner of the Best Actor award returns the following year to present the Best Actress award, and vice versa. Shortly after the slap drama went down, Will Smith actually won the Best Actor gong during the 2022 ceremony for his role in the movie “King Richard” which meant in keeping with tradition, he should really have been present at the 2023 ceremony to hand out the award for Best Actress. But, as we know, due to his decade-long ban, that wasn’t an option.
Instead, the Academy called upon 2022’s Best Actress winner Jessica Chastain (who took home the award for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”), to pull double duty and present both the prestigious Best Actress and Best Actor award alongside none other than Halle Berry! As you may remember, Berry won the award herself back in 2002 for “Monster’s Ball,” so her appearance marked a sweet milestone anniversary.
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Chastain spoke about the break in tradition on the red carpet to Entertainment Tonight, sharing, “I’m a little nervous, because I’m not as graceful as [Berry] is. And the whole thing — we have to walk by ourselves.” She added that she was extra anxious because she hadn’t been able to attend rehearsals due to other work commitments, but, as we knew they would, these two strong and stunning women had it in the bag!
