Emancipation stars Will Smith, Ben Foster, and Charmaine Bingwa discuss the new movie — from the intense shoot and how that translates to the screen and how Smith and Foster quietly fueled each other to the potential impact Smith's Oscars slap may have on audiences not watching this important story. EW editor in chief Patrick Gomez and executive editor Clarissa Cruz join Awardist host Gerrad Hall to further discuss Smith and the movie's PR and awards campaign, and how its being received by Hollywood. Plus, what 'Till' star Danielle Deadwyler's win over Cate Blanchett at the Gotham Awards means for the lead actress race, and we take a listen to Adam Sandler's hilarious and memorable Gothams speech.

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