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CODA’ triumphs at Oscars, as Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on stage

US writer and filmmaker Sian Heder (centre) holds her Oscar for best adapted screenplay for CODA while attending the 94th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball in Hollywood on Sunday. (AFP photo)

Deaf family drama “CODA” won best picture honors at the Oscars Sunday, the first ever triumph for a streamer, in a ceremony that was overshadowed by best actor-winner Will Smith striking comedian Chris Rock on stage for making a joke about his wife.

Tinseltown’s biggest night began with a performance by pop megastar Beyonce, and touched on politics with a moment of silence over the Ukraine crisis.

But before the final awards were handed out, the shocking Smith-Rock altercation went viral, and changed the mood of the…

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