King Richard (2021 movie)
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Serena Williams addresses Will Smith Oscars slap after actor played her father in King Richard
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Serena Williams announces plans to retire from tennis — she just doesn't like using that word
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Emotional Will Smith wins Best Actor after slapping Chris Rock at Oscars: 'Love will make you do crazy things'
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Beyoncé opens the Oscars with an ace performance of King Richard track 'Be Alive'
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Jane Campion apologizes for 'thoughtless comment' on Venus and Serena Williams at Critics Choice Awards
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Will Smith saw his own father in his King Richard role
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Beyoncé scores her first Oscar nomination with her King Richard original song
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Jon Bernthal is still 'just as hungry' for 'special' scripts like King Richard
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King Richard star Aunjanue Ellis on fighting for Queen Oracene's voice to be heard
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Jon Bernthal learned how to play (and coach) tennis for King Richard
![National Board of Review Licorice Pizza for Best Film Will Smith for Best Actor for King Richard; and Rachel Zegler for Best Actress for West Side Story](https://ew.com/thmb/eIeREAEDBP85iZD8A9mWtjsI_uo=/564x376/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/National-Board-of-Review-2-85b1ee89d97144259e7515e0d3a22ca7.jpg)
Licorice Pizza, Will Smith hit Oscars stride among 2021 National Board of Review winners
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Watch Will Smith be interviewed by two ace journalists: His King Richard daughters
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Will Smith explains the 'magic' behind King Richard landing Beyoncé song 'Be Alive'
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King Richard review: Will Smith rules in tennis biopic
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Game, set, Oscar? Will Smith enters the awards race with first King Richard trailer