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The president of the Oscars addresses the controversy surrounding the nod to the best actress of the British Andrea Risborough

Last updated: 2023/03/09 at 6:45 AM
Jacky 2 weeks ago
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'It was a wake-up call': Academy president Janet Yang addressed controversy surrounding Brit Andrea Risborough's Best Actress nomination (pictured) ahead of Sunday's Oscars (pictured December)
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British actress Andrea Risborough found in the midst of a Hollywood scandal when she earned a surprise Best Actress nomination for To Leslie.

The go-ahead came after the film was promoted by stars including Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Mia Farrow, Jennifer Aniston, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon and Edward Norton, despite only grossing £22,000 at the box office.

But Academy president Janet Yang addressed the controversy on Good Morning Britain on Thursday, ahead of Sunday’s 95th Oscars, saying: “We felt Andrea had earned her nomination fairly.”

However, he admitted that the Academy will review the campaign regulations in light of what happened.

She said: “At the same time, we’re going to, right after the Oscars, we’re going to look very, very closely at campaign regulations and make sure they reflect our changing environment.”

‘It was a wake-up call’: Academy president Janet Yang addressed controversy surrounding Brit Andrea Risborough’s Best Actress nomination (pictured) ahead of Sunday’s Oscars (pictured December)

Janet said on GMB on Monday:

Janet told GMB on Monday: “Immediately after the Oscars, we’re going to take a very, very close look at the campaign regulations and make sure they reflect our changing environment.”

‘Which means a lot more social media and how things communicate. So it was a good wake-up call for us.’

Andrea, 41, faced having her nomination stripped because many believed her celebrity friends’ campaign for her film violated the strict rules of the Oscars races.

Giving her side of the story, Andrea admitted she found the uproar “very confusing” and criticized the “abominably lopsided” film industry after she was accused of “stitching” black actresses like Viola Davis (The Woman King) and Danielle Deadwyler. (Till) a nomination

It’s been confusing. I am embracing what the nomination means, to me and to others,” Andrea told The Hollywood Reporter.

‘Not only does it make sense that this conversation would ignite, it’s necessary. The movie industry is abominably unequal in terms of opportunities. I am conscious of not speaking from other people’s experience because they are in a better position to speak, and I want to listen.’

She added: ‘I’m grateful for the conversation because it needs to be had. It has impacted me deeply.’

Andrea said the “bright ray of light” is that the film is being seen and she is grateful that her work is “sucked up” but acknowledges: “You can’t control how people take it in.”

The actress plays an alcoholic who won the lottery and runs out of money.

Oh no!  Andrea, 41, found herself in the middle of one of the biggest scandals in Hollywood in years when she garnered a surprise Oscar nomination for To Leslie (film scene pictured)

Oh no! Andrea, 41, found herself in the middle of one of the biggest scandals in Hollywood in years when she garnered a surprise Oscar nomination for To Leslie (film scene pictured)

Backlash: Andrea's celebrity colleagues have supported her in various ways, through screenings or moderated discussions such as Q&A.

Backlash: Andrea’s celebrity colleagues have supported her in various ways, through screenings or moderated discussions such as Q&A.

Hitting back: Andrea slammed film industry 'abominably uneven' after she was accused of 'costing' black actresses like Viola Davis (The Woman King pictured) a nomination

Hitting back: Andrea slammed film industry ‘abominably uneven’ after she was accused of ‘costing’ black actresses like Viola Davis (The Woman King pictured) a nomination

Missing Out: Danielle Deadwyler in Till Was Also Snubbed for Best Actress Nomination

Missing Out: Danielle Deadwyler in Till Was Also Snubbed for Best Actress Nomination

Low budget: The film, which grossed just £22,000 at the box office, was promoted by the stars shown from left to right: Andrea Riseborough, Demi Moore, Michael Morris and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Low budget: The film, which grossed just £22,000 at the box office, was promoted by the stars shown from left to right: Andrea Riseborough, Demi Moore, Michael Morris and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Other Best Actress nominees are Cate Blanchett (Tar), Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once), Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans) and Ana de Armas (Blonde).

But the star faced controversy when CNN asked “how much of an advantage it is to have famous white friends.”

Andrea’s celebrity colleagues have supported her in various ways, through screenings or moderated discussions such as Q&A.

Some believed that his celebrity friends’ campaign for his film violated the strict rules of the Oscars races, since contacting Academy members to promote a film or lobby for an award is prohibited.

Many of them also posted their support on Twitter, using almost identical statements in support of To Leslie, calling it a “little movie with a giant heart”.

But an emergency board meeting of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ruled last month that Riseborough’s nomination should be allowed to stand.

A statement read: “The Academy has determined that the activity in question does not rise to the level that the film’s nomination should be rescinded.

“However, we discovered social media and outreach campaign tactics that caused concern,” the statement added. “These tactics are being addressed directly with the responsible parties.”

Now, support for the actress is growing: Screenwriter Paul Schrader, known for movies like Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, announced he would cast his Oscar vote for Riseborough.

“She has my vote,” he wrote on Facebook. ‘Go ahead and investigate me.’

Actress Christina Ricci said the Academy’s investigation was an ‘elitist’ inquiry: ‘It seems hilarious that the ‘surprise nomination’ (meaning tons of money weren’t spent to position this actress) of a legitimately brilliant performance was is facing an investigation’.

In February, two voting members of the Academy told the Mail on Sunday that they would be voting for Riseborough.

Andrea, for her part, called her Oscar nomination “surreal,” telling a friend: “At least people know who I am now.”

She has been critically acclaimed for years for her performances in films such as WE, Amsterdam and Made in Dagenham and To Leslie is considered by many to be her best performance yet.

Oscars 2023: complete list of nominees for the Academy Awards

best image

All calm on the west front

Avatar: The Path of Water

Banshees of Inisherin

Elvis

Everything everywhere at once

The Fabelmans

Tar

Top Gun: Maverick

triangle of sadness

women talking

best director

Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything everywhere at the same time

Spielberg, Fabelmanns

Todd Field, tar

Rubén Ostlund, Triangle of sadness

Best Original Screenplay

Banshees of Inisherin

Everything everywhere at once

The Fabelmans

Tar

triangle of sadness

Best Adapted Screenplay

All calm on the west front

Crystal Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Living

Top Gun: Maverick

women talking

Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin

Brian Tyree Henry, Calzada

Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans

Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin

Ke Huy Quan, everything everywhere at the same time

Best Supporting Actress

Angela Bassett, Black Panther Wakanda Forever

Hong Chau the whale

Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin

Jamie Lee Curtis, everything everywhere at the same time

Stephanie Hsu, everything everywhere at the same time

original score

All calm on the west front

Babylon

The Banshees of Inisherin

Everything everywhere at once

The Fabelmans

Production design

All calm on the west front

Avatar: The Path of Water

Babylon

Elvis

The Fabelmans

Best Film Editing

The Banshees of Inisherin

Elvis

Everything everywhere at once

Tar

Top Gun: Maverick

Best Animated Feature Film

Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro

Marcel the shell with his shoes on

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

the sea beast

turning red

Best Live Action Short

an irish goodbye

Ivalu

The pupil

walk in the night

the red suitcase

best Actor

austin butler elvis

Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin

Brendan Fraser, The Whale

Paul Mescal, Aftersun

Bill Nighy, Living

Best actress

cate blanchett, tar

Ana de Armas, blonde

andrea riseborough

Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans

Michelle Yeoh, everything everywhere at the same time

Cinematography

All calm on the west front

Bard, False Chronicle

Elvis

empire of light

Tar

Visual effects

All calm on the west front

Avatar: The Path of Water

bat Man

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Top Gun: Maverick

best original song

Clap your hands, count it like a woman

Take my hand, Top Gun: Maverick

Pick me up, Black Panther

Naatu Naatu by RRR

This is one life, everything everywhere, everything at once

better sound

All calm on the west front

Avatar: The Path of Water

the batman

Elvis

Top Gun: Maverick

Best Costume Design

Babylon

Black Panther

Elvis

Everything everywhere at once

Mrs Harris goes to Paris

Makeup and Hair

All calm on the west front

bat Man

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Elvis

The whale

Best Documentary Feature

everything that breathes

All the beauty and the bloodshed

fire of love

A house made of chips

Navalni

Best Documentary Short

the elephant whisperers

transport

How do you measure a year?

The Martha Mitchell Effect

stranger at the door

Best International Feature Film

All quiet on the western front (Germany)

Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)

Close (Belgium)

EO (Poland)

The quiet girl (Ireland

Best Animated Short Film

The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse

the flying sailor,

ice merchants

My year of D***s

An ostrich told me the world is fake and I think I believe it

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TAGGED: Actress, addresses, Andrea, British, Charlize Theron, controversy, dailymail, Edward Norton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, nod, Oscars, President, Risborough, surrounding, tvshowbiz
Jacky March 9, 2023
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