The Andrea Riseborough Oscar Controversy: A Post Mortem. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Surprise nomination for Best Actress of Andrea Riseborough, coming on the heels of Hollywood star’s lobbying has caused a major controversy amidst charges of white privilege.
To most cineastes' surprise, Andrea Riseborough was nominated for Best Actress - one of five coveted slots in the category - for her role in "To Leslie". Were Academy lobbying rules broken as Hollywood stars pushed for her nomination ? And some lamented that more deserving actresses were passed over. But the Academy decided not to rescind her nomination. So it is now in the hands of the Academy voters.
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