Will Smith wins an Oscar and splits the critics at Smukfest

During Will Smith's concert at Smukfest on Thursday evening, it wasn't just the music that came into the spotlight.

About an hour into the concert, he raised his Oscar statuette, which he received in 2022, aloft. He received the award that evening, where he infamously slapped comedian Chris Rock.

"The last three years I have carried a great shame and a great guilt from that night. I want to share something with you. And often one isn't allowed to do it face to face," Will Smith told Smukfest's audience.

He lifted the statuette, and the audience cheered.

"I have dedicated my entire career to giving joy and love to this world. I just want to say thank you to all of you who stood by my side," Will Smith continued.

The world star's performance splits Danish critics, who give both two and six stars.

Politiken gives the concert six hearts out of six possible and praises the 56-year-old rapper for showing the Oscar statuette.

"It was intimate. To show us his shame - it was what made him most upset and at the same time most proud on one and the same occasion," writes Politiken.

Both B.T. and Ekstra Bladet also give the concert top marks.

"It was powerful, it was too much, and it was perfectly suited for a midnight show at Smukfest," writes B.T.

"It was one of the concerts you remember for a long time. And no, it wasn't art, but it was honey-sweet," writes B.T.

Three times during the concert, a young woman appeared on stage and acted as Will Smith's interpreter when he spoke to the audience. This did not please Berlingske's critic, who gives the concert two stars.

"Godfather, where was that strange. And yes, deeply embarrassing."

"Fortunately, the audience laughed and nodded. But not the young girl. For her, one had pain," writes Berlingske.

Ekstra Bladet also cheers with two stars.

"The 70-minute variety show, which ended after midnight, was marred by clips from his films, a highly emotional tribute to James Avery, clips from 'Rap Star in L.A.', introductions of the dancers, pep talks to people with problems, gospel singing, and of course a violin, writes Ekstra Bladet."

Will Smith went all out with two of his most popular numbers, but it may have been too early to play them.

"Even though Will Smith managed to win the audience over with megahits like 'Gettin' Jiggy Wit It' and 'Miami', he lost it all on the ground in a mix of egotrip and tone-deaf self-aggrandizement," writes Soundvenue and also gives two stars.

Will Smith's Oscar in 2022 was the first in his long and successful acting career. He received it for his role as the father of Venus and Serena Williams in the film "King Richard".

However, this was overshadowed by the fact that he went on stage at the Oscar ceremony and slapped Chris Rock, after the comedian had made a joke directed at Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Following this, Will Smith received significant criticism for his actions, and he was banned from the Oscar ceremony for ten years after the incident.

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