The Movie Academy shares the choice on Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar nomination
Andrea Riseborough won’t be taken away from her Oscar Greatest Actress nomination.
Following a glance again on the awards marketing campaign for the indie drama To LeslieThe Academy of Movement Photos Arts and Sciences introduced on Tuesday (January 31) that the 41-year-old actor’s nomination would stand.
Days after asserting this 12 months’s nominations, the academy shared an announcement that it was “conducting a assessment of marketing campaign procedures surrounding this 12 months’s nominees.”
Actors corresponding to Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Charlize Theron, Amy Adams, Jennifer Aniston and Jane Fonda all pushed for Riseborough’s nomination, as did their fellow Greatest Actress nominee Cate Blanchett, however Riseborough is believed to have taken her Hollywood requested colleagues to unfold the phrase.
After a short theatrical launch in October, the drama follows To Leslie grossed simply over US$27,000 (£22,000), making it one of many lowest-grossing movies to ever obtain an Oscar nomination.
“The Academy has decided that the exercise in query just isn’t of a degree that the movie’s nomination must be revoked,” stated Invoice Kramer, govt director of the Academy, in an announcement. “Nonetheless, now we have uncovered social media and outreach marketing campaign ways which have given rise to concern. These ways are mentioned immediately with these accountable.”
The academy has revoked nominations for campaigns that beforehand violated rules.
Movie star-moderated screenings are an everyday a part of Oscar season, however how voters are contacted throughout Oscar voting is regulated. On Tuesday, the academy advised Riseborough’s unorthodox marketing campaign may necessitate adjustments to the structure.
“In gentle of this assessment, it’s evident that parts of the rules have to be clarified to assist create a greater framework for respectful, inclusive and neutral campaigning,” Kramer stated.
“These adjustments can be made after this bonus cycle and shared with our members. The Academy strives to create an atmosphere the place voting relies solely on the inventive and technical deserves of eligible movies and performances.”
To Leslie follows the story of a single mom who squanders cash after profitable the lottery and leaves “a world of heartbreak” in her wake. It is obtainable to lease from Prime Video within the UK.
Solely six nominations have been revoked for the reason that Academy Awards started in 1929, however no actor has ever had their nomination withdrawn.
Riseborough’s nomination coupled with the snub of The Lady King‘s Viola Davis and till‘s Danielle Deadwyler, has sparked a resurgence in a race for the academy’s vote, with the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite trending on social media.
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