Which celebrities are banned from attending Oscars?
Six celebrities are banned from attending the Oscars: Will Smith, Bill Cosby, Carmine Caridi, Harvey Weinstein, Roman Polanski and Adam Kimmel. According to PEOPLE, Caridi was expelled in 2004 for sharing Oscar screeners, Weinstein in 2017 over sexual-assault allegations, Cosby and Polanski in 2018, and Kimmel in 2021. Smith received 10-year ban after slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 ceremony.