Oscar winner, visual effects artist Eric Saindon, was rushed to hospital after winning an Academy Award on Sunday for Avatar: The Way of Water to undergo emergency surgery
March 14, 2023 - 11:37 GMT Jenni McKnight The 2023 Oscars took a dramatic turn for one winner on Sunday night after he was rushed to hospital mid-ceremony after experiencing"serious pains".
After testing negative for appendicitis and kidney stones, Eric decided to attend the awards ceremony still and received painkillers from his doctors.MORE: 13 most stylish celebrity couples at the 2023 Oscars Doctors determined that the visual effects artist had a ruptured small intestine and he was taken in for surgery.A rep for the VFX production company Weta FX told Entertainment Tonight that Eric is"doing okay and recovering as we speak," adding: "I'm just glad he left when he did. A rupture is serious stuff".
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