Harvey Weinstein, Will Smith, and more have landed on the Academy’s no-entry list for Oscar ceremonies.
But Smith is hardly the first to face repercussions from the Academy.
Here is everyone who has been shown the door.
Bill Cosby arrives to Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., on April 4, 2018; Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court on May 29, 2024; Will Smith poses during a photoshoot for ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ in Mexico City on May 31, 2024.Credit:Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty; Angela Weiss-Pool/Getty; Hector Vivas/Getty
After allowing the screeners to be leaked to the internet, Caridi was banned from the organization.
He still has his Oscar, which he received for producing Best Picture winnerShakespeare in Love(1998).
In 1977, Polanski fled to France after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a minor.
Carmine Caridi attends the Hollywood Show at Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel & Convention Center on Oct. 6, 2012.Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images
In response, Smith issued a brief statement: “I accept and respect the Academy’s decision.”
However, he remains eligible to be nominated and win Oscars in the future.
Harvey Weinstein arrives at state supreme court in New York on Oct. 11, 2018.Peter Foley/Bloomberg/Getty
Bill Cosby leaves a preliminary hearing at Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., on May 24, 2016.William Thomas Cain/Getty
Roman Polanski attends the premiere of ‘Based on a True Story’ at the 13th Zurich Film Festival on Oct. 2, 2017.Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
Adam Kimmel attends the afterparty for the premiere of ‘Lars and the Real Girl’ at Brasserie 8 1/2 in NYC on Oct. 3, 2007.Bryan Bedder/Getty
Will Smith arrives at the L.A. premiere of ‘Emancipation’ on Nov. 30, 2022.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
