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Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a joke about wife Jada Pinkett, minutes before winning Best Actor. Nothing will eclipse this for drama

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An envelope mix-up led to 'La La Land' being announced as Best Film instead of 'Moonlight' – it was quickly rectified

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Not only did Marlon Brando refuse his Oscar for 'The Godfather,' he sent a Native American actress to do it for him

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Actor George S Scott and screenwriter Dudley Nichols also turned down their Oscars though they did it in less dramatic fashion

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'The Pianist' director Roman Polanski fled to Paris to avoid rape charges and then won an Oscar. He couldn't collect it of course

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Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett again – she was part of the #OscarsSoWhite boycott in 2016, he hosted and made a scathing comment on the lack of diversity

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Kevin Hart was meant to host the Oscars a couple of years but stepped down after refusing to apologise for previous homophobic tweets

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Jennifer Lawrence tripped over her dress on her way up to collect her Best Actress Oscar – a fall that many thought was simply attention-seeking drama

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Angelina Jolie won an Oscar in 2000 and celebrated by kissing the man she was with. Only, it was her brother James

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Adrien Brody also celebrated his Oscar win with a kiss – grabbing presenter Halle Berry without consent

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