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Chris Rock, a moment after getting slapped by Will Smith onstage as this year’s Oscars ceremony. Well, Will Smith finally got his hit. For years, the only thing the actor has wanted more than a smash has been an Oscar. But although he finally won his golden statue last night, the honor was overshadowed by his earlier open-handed slap of comic Chris Rock, and a self-justifying acceptance speech that portrayed him as a protector of his family’s honor. The producers had promised this would be a new kind of Academy Awards show. It was, but probably not in the way they hoped. Genuine legends were k…