The Academy says a campaign to get the lead actress of a little-known indie film nominated may have violated its guidelines. ABC News’ Andrea Fujii has the response from Hollywood. #oscars #actress #abcnews
Her nomination is a clear result of lobbying. This is not to deny her brilliant performance in the movie. Overall, the academy needs to change its rules and allow more nominees.
Viola Davis already has her Oscar. Let someone else have a chance. Viola will still make more movies and I'm sure she will be nominated again in the future.
It’s ridiculous that big-time studios are allowed to spend tens of millions of dollars to campaign and lobby for Oscars on behalf of films like Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water, while deserving little independent films are deemed to have committed “fraud” when actors like Jane Fonda, Kate Winslet, Sarah Paulson, Charlize Theron and Cate Blanchett got NO MONEY for promoting this film and embracing a performance they personally loved on their social media platforms. If Andrea Riseborough were to be disqualified, they should also disqualify ALL FILMS that spent ANY MONEY to lobby for the Oscars. The height of hypocrisy to ensure little indie films never see the light of day..
This is all ridiculous. Perhaps what should be reviewed is why the same actresses get nominated over and over again and why when an unknown woman gets the nomination the media thinks SHE is the imposter. Is it lobbying if you are not associated with a big studio but if you are it’s not? Shame on the Academy for announcing it was undertaking a review. What purpose does that announcement serve other than to undermine the little guy. If the Academy had any class it would have kept it’s silly review to itself. And shame on the media for targeting this woman.
@@DAN-lo7fz I didn’t mention Till but okay sure. One is a biopic and the other one is another white woman playing an alcoholic. The difference between these two basic movies is that people actually talk about Danielle performance throughout award season. And nobody did that for Andrea until when white celebs was paid to tweet the exact same tweets praising her during the Oscar voting. But somehow the one who was praised didn’t get the nomination. I don’t get it.
@@maisom7385 Which CELEB was paid to tweet?? Were Jane Fonda, Kate Winslet, Charlize Theron, Sarah Paulson paid to tweet?? How much were they paid to tweet?? What is the going market rate for endorsing mediocre films?? You seem to be brewing a scandal in your head that no one else appears to be reporting. Tell us, what’s your source?? Last we heard, the only Oscar campaigns with millions of dollars in PAID ads desperately lobbying for nominations are the ones belonging to Top Gun, Avatar, EEAAO, The Fabelmans, Till and especially The Woman King. To Leslie has next to ZERO dollars in Oscar campaign money. Simply because it couldn’t afford it. Except for the passion of Jane Fonda and other fans who loved the film, had no stake in the game and nothing to personally benefit from embracing the film and its central performance on their social media. But you seem to have conspiracies brewing about how Jane Fonda and the rest of them ACTUALLY POCKETED FRAUDULENT $$$ TO promote this film. I’ll wait for your “FACTS” about all the celebs getting PAID TO TWEET in support of Andrea Riseborough.
I actually saw the movie and she did an amazing job, definitely one of the best performances I’ve seen all year, if it wasn’t for the nom, I would’ve never seen the movie…
The celebrities that lobbied for Andrea did not even watch the movie. They just cut and paste the given comment and posted that on their accounts. That’s why they all have the same wording.
This uproar proves that the awards process is not about merit but rather *financial muscle* (blockbuster films distributed by moneyed studios) or *group entitlement* (certain demographic groups demanding quotas). Shame, shame!
Like miramax lobbying for Gwyneth paltrow to win or miramax lobbying for Shakespeare in love to win over saving private Ryan!!!! Can't believe saving private Ryan didn't win because Harvey's Weinstein lobbying. It's always the young white it girl like Gwyneth who wins
If she was that great why is it now we're hearing about this. No Golden Globe recognition or Critics Choice nomination but suddenly let's give her the Oscar nod?
Lack of funds to campaign/screening thus being shut out by major award giving bodies (GG, CC, SAG, BAFTA). The A-listers were perturbed that such terrific performance will get left in the cold come Oscars time. They mustered a grassroots campaign using social media and it worked shoving the 2 actresses that are presumed to get the 5th slot.
Viola Davis should have been nominated for her magnificent performance in "The Woman King". Her physical, emotional, spiritual preparation were astounding. Viola's mastery of acting was on full display and allowed her to set the pace for the whole cast and crew. I've been watching movies for over 50 years and NO movie EVER got to my soul as "The Woman King" did.
Viola Davis is not so good, she is overrated because she is a black woman (two quota for the same price, hippies from hollywood are very excited to feel having clear conscience). I'm tired of award ceremony become "policy propaganda" and not just the recognization of talent of actress, no matter the sex, the color of skin, or religion of actor/actress
@@jasonscott4366 Apparently, her team took to contacting Academy members directly in efforts to convince them to nominate her. That is the primary violation...or so I've read.
Oops that kinda backfired didn't it. And let's face it, GIVE Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer a best actress award (the real one, not the supporting one cuz we all know that don't count) already. It's long overdue and you know it.
The fact that people believed so firmly that we would have 3 WoCs this year but ended up having 4 white actresses and 1 Asian woman. Tell me Hollywood isn’t racist i‘m waiting! Don‘t tell me Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler don’t deserve it they have the best performances of the year!
(1) Ana de Armas is not white. (2) How many nominations for WOC are minimally required for people not to cry RACISM?? (3) Did you even watch TO LESLIE to deduce that Andrea Riseborough does NOT deserve her nomination and it’s entirely fraudulent how she got nominated?? (4) If Andrea’s campaign is fraudulent, you imply that Jane Fonda, Kate Winslet, Sarah Paulson, Charlize Theron and even Cate Blanchett herself (who openly praised Andrea’s performance) are ALL FRAUDS, and possibly racists. (5) if Andrea’s campaign is fraudulent, what about all the studios spending tens of millions of dollars lobbying for Oscars on behalf of Top Gun, Avatar, The Fabelmans and The Woman King??? So it’s acceptable for Yeoh, Williams, Davis, Blanchett and Deadwyler to have paid ad after paid ad after paid ad after paid ad targeting Oscar voters but it’s unacceptable for Jane Fonda and Gwyneth Paltrow to promote TO LESLIE for NO MONEY??? Hypocrites.
It's interesting because all of these A-list celebs did everything they could to get Andrea nominated and now that she has, they may have just put her in even worse of a position had they not said, "VOTE FOR HER!" and instead just say, "GO SEE THE MOVIE!" and let people make that decision themselves. I haven't seen To Leslie but even if it's the best female performance of the year, I feel like it won't be her performance that is memorable anymore, it's going to be all this drama, ultimately hurting her chances of getting an Oscar this season or in future award seasons, because not many people in the US are as familiar with her and only know her name through this award show drama. Interested to see the outcome and what the hell will happen this year, at the award show.
From what I've seen so far those A-lister paising her did not say "vote for her" either only saying that her performance is the most outstanding or the standard "For Your Consideration" which is the standard Oscar campaign. I don't think the 'grassroot' campaign violate anything.
Nah, you shouldn’t say anything until you see it. I was set on Danielle but Andrea’s performance stands by itself regardless of this drama. It’s literally some of the best acting in years and obviously enough people agreed because now she has an Oscar nom. So really all we can do is wait and see.
@@SwimmerPrince I think the point I was trying to make was that there is a big gap of culture & understanding between A-list movie stars, who help make up the Academy voting body, versus the average American who isn't a cinophile, isn't allowed to vote, but is interested enough to hear about the nominations on the news. Because the campaign for Andrea was started by her A-list peers, in the bubble of Hollywood, although the performance may be worthy of the nomination, these A-listers intentionally targeted only the Academy voting body during their voting period, to try to sway enough votes. And it worked. But I'm also saying that I believe that the majority of people in the US are just now finding out about her through this Oscar drama, which I think could hurt her in the long run because the very first association people here are going to have with her name won't necessarily be her performance (because many people haven't seen it) but rather whether or not the nomination/award was given to her by a fair voting body. The whole campaign her peers are doing for her may end up not only hurting her chances of winning, but may also leave an unfavorable taste in the public's mouths for her in the future. Because even if the performance is great, sometimes the drama that happens off-screen outshines the performance.
I agree! Celebrities are considered influencers in their own right and putting a spotlight on a person can and did influence the decision to nominate her as supposed to her being nominated for her performance.
If anything this only increases her chances. People will watch this little seen film now. All this drama is ridiculous. I hated the way the director of Till reacted. Such a spoil sport. It reminds me of Bill Eichner saying go watch Bros if you're not a homophobe after the film flopped. Maybe people just didn't want to watch Billy Eichner.
After her surprise nomination for To Leslie, and the shock from those of us who are into the awards, I was able to view this film, she was dynamic, brilliant and phenomenal in this role. Everyone needs to see this little film then you'll know why she rightfully earned this recognition. Now that the academy deemed her nomination worthy and deserved, we can move on and respect the results when the nominations were announced.
@@vicdog4440 ive seen all 3. I am super sad Deadwyler in particular didn't get the nomination but to pin the blame on Andrea isn't fair. Quit frankly if you want to talk about performances that didn't deserve the recognition over Viola and Daniel i think you should look at De Armas and the Williams instead (Also good performances but chaotic and small respectively). All had great performances but i doubt anyone can watch To Leslie and not realize she deserved the nomination just as much as Daniel and Viola.
@@Rollinjoint I love love love Viola from her great scene stealing performance in Doubt to the Woman King. I do think she deserved a nom, but not over Andrea. Kate Winslet discribed this as the best performance she has ever seen and if you watch it i think you will see why too.
I’ve come across a few of her movies and I didn’t even search the “cast of “those” movies afterwards, however, I really liked her intense roles in all those movies somehow and thought “she is one damn good actress..absolutely” and only now I’m seeing her name and I’m glad she is in the list! My absolute fav is Cate Blanchet though!!! 2 days ago I finished watching “TAR”….just amazing!!!
Incidentally, Cate Blanchett also had a part in praising the work of Andrea Riseborough in To Leslie. It’s shameful anyone should think this constitutes FRAUD. Is it a crime now for actors to praise performances and films that they DID NOT get paid to promote?? While studios spending tens of millions of dollars campaigning for Oscars are considered “LEGITIMATE”.
I'm sure she had a great performance in the movie but so did many actors and actresses in hundreds of movies showing last year and most of them didn't get an Oscar nomination. My opinion is that many of these Hollywood stars probably would not come out in support of her if they did not know her personally. In a way I think it is a good thing for the academy to look into it more closely but I do not think they should cancel her nomination.
I think they should cancel the Oscars completely. It's endless.....Maybe she didn't deserve to be nominated. Look at Leo DiCaprio. He got snubbed so many times but he didn't cry about it. Your supposed to love your acting career and shouldn't be about the awards. geezz
Whiners will always be whiners. For ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS that Jane Fonda, Charlize Theron, Sarah Paulson, Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet have in this town, of ALL their friends with contending performances this year they could praise, people assume the ONLY reason why they were embracing Andrea Riseborough was because they know her personally or have some illegitimate gains from doing it. You REALLY think Jane Fonda, at this point in her life and career, cares about endorsing a film she personally despises or has never seen??? Please. These endorsements, in my opinion, are INFINITELY more genuine and authentic than the millions of dollars Top Gun, Avatar and The Woman King spent in Oscar campaign $$$$ to buy Oscars. At least TO LESLIE spent $0 or next to nothing to promote the show.
Gwyneth “Worst Academy Award Recipient EVER” Paltrow pushing for someone to be nominated for an Oscar just how (checks notes) Harvey Weinstein campaigned for her to get an Oscar.
A big problem I have with this situation is the blatant hypocrisy. If this “grassroots” method was utilized for all underrated and undervalued low budget films, no one would have a problem with it. People keep posting about race, elites, and big budget Hollywood. Don’t you think it’s interesting that as soon as actresses of color (with obvious cinematic talent) start playing by Hollywood’s “rules” that the goal post gets moved again? 🤔 Actresses who have also had their award deserving performances overlooked and told it was just because of campaigns. Awfully funny that the people who have benefited from the system are now rocking your boat to change it so that someone who looks like them can also benefit 🤷♀️.
This is embarrassing either way. No one will care about her performance only this controversy. They shouldn't be so desperate for awards. Since she was so great what took them so long to push for her? For the Oscars you have to run a campaign not directly reach out to friends and colleagues but you can reach out directly to help promote the film when it comes out. It says a lot that they didn't do that. The Academy is investigating probably mostly because some major studios are upset and considering how much power they have that doesn't bode well for her future career, even if she wins.
You are hilarious. It’s ok to spend tens of millions of dollars to promote Top Gun, Avatar and The Woman King but not ok to spend $0 to promote To Leslie??? Please. I say ALL POWER to the little films triumphing over the big studio bullies now trying their best to silence this little film and this little powerhouse of a performance.
Welll said!! Why did these Celebrity fans of performance come out and lobby a week before the vote instead of when her movie premiered? The motives speak for themselves. Plus, how can we ignore the FACT that some A-list promoters of To Leslie NEVER even saw it but still posted?!?! Come on!
@@biancalama4781 Because they loved the film and they want to ensure more voters watch it and vote for it at the Oscars!!!! How is that different from the studios of Till, The Fabelmans or The Woman King spending hundreds and thousands of dollars in FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ads to lobby their actresses for Oscar nominations ???? The only difference is, that Andrea Riseborough had NO Oscar For Your Consideration ads because the studio simply couldn’t afford it!!!
@@biancalama4781 The motives speak for themselves indeed. Even Cate Blanchett was promoting Andrea Riseborough. I wonder how much Jane Fonda, Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett charge for endorsing films they despise.
@@DAN-lo7fz It's the Academy rules not mine. They waited until the Oscar campaign season was dying down to do a last minute push by directly contacting voting members. It was a desperation move. Perhaps the Academy should change their rules to give smaller films a better chance but as it stands they used questionable tactics. They brought this negative attention on themselves.
The fact that there was a campaign to get her nominated seems to be the underlying issue. The academy has increased the best movie nominees to 10, maybe it’s time to increase the best actor/actress nominations as well
Complicated situation. Riseborough seems like she did a great job. However, one doesn't want future nominees to be nominated based off lobbying or external pressure. One wants the nominations to be based off merit. But how does one trust the nomination process to be based off merit when often times it feels rigged.
Simple - one anonymous vote takes place (zero campaigns and lobbying) and whoever rises to the top, wins. These are run like presidential campaigns and the studios are just mad that the actors themselves took some of the control away from them.
Too late. Most of the nominated films were products of Oscar campaigns that cost tens of millions of dollars. TO LESLIE was probably one of few films that DID NOT have any Oscar campaign $$$ because it simply couldn’t afford it!!! And yet, it’s the one that people are attacking the most!!! Hypocrites!!!
@@DAN-lo7fz I could not have said it better. The entire Hollywood system is based on deals behind closed doors, expensive PR campaigns, exploitation and other unsavory exchanges.
@@lizabetx483 Exactly. And these studios who spent millions of Oscar campaign dollars to buy Oscar nominations have the GALL and shamelessness to protest the one nominee that spent $0 campaigning simply because it couldn’t AFFORD to have a campaign!!! Exactly how many FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ads did To Leslie pay for??? ZERO.
This campaign was all about privilege, power and connections. A list, white Hollywood came thru for Andrea but they didn't come thru for actresses of color and they never have. I would not be surprised if she got the most votes for a nomination. Imagine Michelle Yeoh being pushed out for her? one of the best performances of the year. Not even one of the most decorated actresses like Viola Davis could get the same support from her peers. Danielle Deadwyler who was in an equally low budget film couldn't get the support. It really goes to show the systemic racism deep rooted in Hollywood. Also, now ya'll wanna say this is about performance but when it comes to WOC it's about culture. Ya'll wanna take away merit from WOC at every chance.
many black actresses have won oscars before. oh cry me a river. michelle yeoh is the first asian actress to be nominated for best actress EVER, and you dont see us asians whine about andrea being included. what next? make another hashtag saying oscar so white??
@@ianw0ng how many have won for best actress? And Michelle Yeoh being the first Asian actress to receive a nomination should be a big deal and it is! And Who is us Asians? Because I’ve seen people of all races talk about this issue including asians and so what if people make another hashtag to denounce racism in Hollywood? If you don’t want to be a part of it then mind your business!
@@ozoz3444 see past the race. not everything is racist for pete's sake. just because your favourite black actresses dont get nominated this year doesnt mean andrea does not deserve her spot. also, if you want to advance a just cause, pick something more important than an award for movies. 'oscar so white' boycott was the dumbest cause ever, spearheaded by a very priviledged selfserving succubus.
I understand the backlash. Andrea's movie grossed about 25,000. If she's such an amazing actor, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Winslet and others should have used their status to get her cast in better movies. Instead, they placed this woman in an elite class of actors who have worked extremely hard to get their careers and to build their relationships. There is a process to all of this but because the process was not airtight, she was able to leapfrog over all of it. Since the movement was successful, but not accepted, there is a real possibility these A list actresses may have ruined Andrea's career bc their actions to elevate, denied others their chance to be nominated within the process. I'm glad the Academy is taking a very very close look at this so it never happens again.
I was feeling wierd about "All quiet on western front" being nominated in Best Picture and Best Foreign Film also.. How a movie can be nominated in both best film categories
There’s nothing weird about it 😂 are you are a newbie in Oscar race history? Because Life Is Beautiful, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Parasite, Roma and Amour -all nominated for both category.
I'm sorry, no matter how good her performance is and no matter how much she deserves a nomination, no one saw this movie because it was a commercial failure. You cannot nominate someone for a backroom art flick. That's not what these awards are for. These are industry awards not artistic excellence awards.
They are afraid that she will be a trailblazer for every actress from a low budget studios to get nominated in the years to come and overshadow actresses from big studios like Paramount and MGM which have the luxury to pay for the media to make buzz for them
How is this different than studios putting out “For Your Consideration” ads or an months long Oscar media blitz for a star or movie? Social media is replacing Television, Magazine Ads, and Billboards that’s all. It’s always been about lobbying and PR. The best performance doesn’t always get recognized or win. AR is an amazing actress. It’s a small indie move. If her friends or colleagues want to help create buzz so people see the movie because there is no money for a campaign who cares? I wish all the underdogs had help like this.
How many other actors have given great performances in far better performing films, including foreign films, but were deemed “ineligible” for not being best friends with Hollywood A-Listers? This is why no one takes the Oscars seriously anymore, that and the whole culture of traditional celebrities having begun to die out years ago.
The internet has been making the Oscar’s obsolete for nearly a decade now. Most people go to the comments or peer reviews rather than big business takes on most media nowadays. They just gotta let go.
If the public doesn't choose the winners, stop airing it on TV. (Ratings have been declining every year) The movies should be shown in more than a few cities LA/NY and eligibility stops Nov 15th so dec movies don't qualify
They're lobbying. It's interesting how all of the known humanitarian stars backed this film, essentially not allowing a Black actress to potentially get an Oscar nomination. But put all the hype behind a movie NOBODY outside LA ever watched.
The other nominations have the movie studios money backing them in campaigns and interviewers and smaller films and actors/actresses don't have that political Hollywood power in their corner. If anything her campaign was the hardest one to achive since she had to do a word of mouth campaign.
Usually the excellent performances are the ones that get nominated. Sometimes it's 'political' or read as a 'career' reward for staying power or a 'sympathy' award (Liz Taylor, who was in the hospital at the time, for "Butterfield 8," a movie she hated, comes to mind) but there are ONLY 5 spots. Everyone who deserves a nom. can't have one.
Much ado about nothing. Homelessness is on the rise. Securing adequate, affordable shelter is another. Violence against females is everywhere. Access to health care for the poor, middle class and elderly is compromised by the businesses that are profit driven. A power grid that is primarily above ground and vulnerable. But, these very privileged people are concerned about a little gold plated statue.
Obviously is a shocker, but actors support this nomination (and made it happen) this is why it happened… if she was legitimately voted, she should be nominated.
How come the academy turns a blind eye when actors sleep with bigwigs to get a nomination? All Riseborough did was ask other actors to promote her performance. How is that illegal?
Heck, even some of the best performances are dead at the Box Office, but it doesn't take away from how great the work really is. The fact that "To Leslie(2022)" was discovered by the right viewers is actually a blessing, because small films are often snubbed if the hype or demand isn't there, or often times the right cast choice. Can't say for myself to what happened, but yes, it does look fishy, because I mean come-on it's the Oscars, Winners are pre-determined already, which means the people behind the scenes had more than enough time to be picky and choosy.
Lobbying has been going on for years. Did she deserve to be nominated??? YES Melissa Leo got nominated for frozen river a movie nobody knew about... Javier Bardem in Beautiful is another example. Of course actors in Los Angeles talk to each other all the time about noteworthy performances. This all happened because Viola Davis wasn't nominated. Don't forget that she has won an Oscar.
For once, some people were impressed by an American movie. That is a rare thing, since most movies produced in the US are made like a copy of all earlier movies. Predictable, boring, moralistic yada yada. The color of a person skin doesn't matter if the film content blows you away.
Still sad over over the fact that Dolly De leon was not nominated. Probably they were a lot of minorities in that category that's why she didn't get the vote.
The controversy is that the nomination came from lobbying but from what I read, the usual way to get nominated is for studios to throw money around (which doesn't seem right to me -- sounds like privilege). Lobbying to me is actually the fair way. But ultimately should it not be about the merits of the performance rather than how the performance gains attention?
Why was her nomination being investigated? Did the Academy not think her performance was worthy of a nomination? Because from what I've read so far, either from the critics or audiences alike, they all sing nothing but (unanimous) praises for Riseborough's performance in To Leslie. Some even predicted her to get an Oscar nomination, so _certainly_ not that unsurprising or totally undeserving. They make it sound like as if Riseborough is another Pia Zadora *smh*.
@@Whitneypyant Well yeah so what? It's not like it never happened before. Back in 2009, *Maggie Gyllenhaal* was nominated for best supporting actress in the movie "Crazy Heart". It was her sole nomination that year from all major award shows. She didn't get nomination from the Golden Globes, Cannes Film Festival, BAFTA, SAG, Critics' Choice Awards, Satellite Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, NY Film Critics Circle, and LA Film Critics Association. The only other nomination Gyllenhaal received that year was from the much smaller Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Association which, of course, was not on the same level as the Oscar or Cannes. Yet you didn't hear people getting outraged and questioning her nomination that year. Why different treatment with *Andrea Riseborough* then? Similar to Gyllenhaal, Riseborough's other nominations were from less popular Chicago Film Critics Association and Independent Spirit Awards. So it's not like she didn't get nominated _at all_ in _other_ award shows and film/critics associations. Esp. since many people who have watched *"To Leslie"* thought that Riseborough was _phenomenal_ in it and totally deserving her nomination, so why the outrage? What's the issue here? I totally don't get it.
There has always been lobbying so ..really should be no controversy. About this diversity guidelines .. You are going to deny someone a nomination or a win because there is not one group or another in the film seems unfair.
Everyone assumes that Andrea Riseborough's nomination hurt the chances of Deadwyler and Davis ,how do we know that Davis and Deadwler are now 5 and 6? Maybe their 6 and 7 or 7 and 8 ! There were many good performances this year by actresses ,the 5th spot could belong to Margot Robbie ,Emma Thompson or Olivia Coleman ,how do we know? So the answer is to take Riseborough out for a black actress , which black actress gets the spot and do we then have to replace Michelle Williams , Ana de Armas or Cate Blanchet to make room for the other black actress? Give me a break! Can anyone say WOKE?
Hollywood Actors, Agents, Directors, Executives, and Producers, just to name a few, have been lobbying since the very first Oscars. So, why is this out of the closet now? My guess is, one pissed-off Karen is stirring g the pot.
It's all political. When a minority actor wins, it's strategy for the current year of scandals in the country. The following years, they revert back to selecting the predominant Caucasian casts and crew. VFX companies that aren't paid well often win Oscars to silence the pay-gap. There are movies you've never heard off that win Oscars just so the next year, the director would have more of a bargaining weight for high-budget projects (where the real money is).
Her nomination is a clear result of lobbying. This is not to deny her brilliant performance in the movie. Overall, the academy needs to change its rules and allow more nominees.
Lobbying is allowed. Omg the cry babies
Viola Davis already has her Oscar. Let someone else have a chance. Viola will still make more movies and I'm sure she will be nominated again in the future.
@@jasonscott4366 I agree. It has been a norm during awards season. The most notorious about it was Weinstein.
Adding more nominees will dilute the prestigious nature of the awards
It’s ridiculous that big-time studios are allowed to spend tens of millions of dollars to campaign and lobby for Oscars on behalf of films like Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water, while deserving little independent films are deemed to have committed “fraud” when actors like Jane Fonda, Kate Winslet, Sarah Paulson, Charlize Theron and Cate Blanchett got NO MONEY for promoting this film and embracing a performance they personally loved on their social media platforms. If Andrea Riseborough were to be disqualified, they should also disqualify ALL FILMS that spent ANY MONEY to lobby for the Oscars. The height of hypocrisy to ensure little indie films never see the light of day..
This is all ridiculous. Perhaps what should be reviewed is why the same actresses get nominated over and over again and why when an unknown woman gets the nomination the media thinks SHE is the imposter. Is it lobbying if you are not associated with a big studio but if you are it’s not? Shame on the Academy for announcing it was undertaking a review. What purpose does that announcement serve other than to undermine the little guy. If the Academy had any class it would have kept it’s silly review to itself. And shame on the media for targeting this woman.
Totally agree.
Agree
It’s not at all incidental that most of the people whining about unfair voting are the ones who haven’t even bothered to watch TO LESLIE. Sore losers.
Maybe they're getting scared that the big Hollywood studios and producers won't be needed anymore.
I mean, Greg Russell and Bruce Broughton got their Oscar nominations revoked for doing the same thing. Why should this one get a pass?
The Oscars is about campaigning and elite endorsement not entirely on quality of the project. This case is an example of that.
but the movie is great. did you watch it?
@@cristianacevedo178 it was FINE. You get movies like that every year in film festival. Nothing worthy.
@@maisom7385 Really??? That’s exactly what I said about Till!!! You get biopics like that every year. Fine but nothing worthy. Glad we agree.
@@DAN-lo7fz I didn’t mention Till but okay sure. One is a biopic and the other one is another white woman playing an alcoholic. The difference between these two basic movies is that people actually talk about Danielle performance throughout award season. And nobody did that for Andrea until when white celebs was paid to tweet the exact same tweets praising her during the Oscar voting. But somehow the one who was praised didn’t get the nomination. I don’t get it.
@@maisom7385 Which CELEB was paid to tweet?? Were Jane Fonda, Kate Winslet, Charlize Theron, Sarah Paulson paid to tweet?? How much were they paid to tweet?? What is the going market rate for endorsing mediocre films?? You seem to be brewing a scandal in your head that no one else appears to be reporting. Tell us, what’s your source??
Last we heard, the only Oscar campaigns with millions of dollars in PAID ads desperately lobbying for nominations are the ones belonging to Top Gun, Avatar, EEAAO, The Fabelmans, Till and especially The Woman King. To Leslie has next to ZERO dollars in Oscar campaign money. Simply because it couldn’t afford it. Except for the passion of Jane Fonda and other fans who loved the film, had no stake in the game and nothing to personally benefit from embracing the film and its central performance on their social media. But you seem to have conspiracies brewing about how Jane Fonda and the rest of them ACTUALLY POCKETED FRAUDULENT $$$ TO promote this film.
I’ll wait for your “FACTS” about all the celebs getting PAID TO TWEET in support of Andrea Riseborough.
I actually saw the movie and she did an amazing job, definitely one of the best performances I’ve seen all year, if it wasn’t for the nom, I would’ve never seen the movie…
She's INCREDIBLE in the film.
Wrong color
@@colinthomas867 right color
YES!
The celebrities that lobbied for Andrea did not even watch the movie. They just cut and paste the given comment and posted that on their accounts. That’s why they all have the same wording.
This uproar proves that the awards process is not about merit but rather *financial muscle* (blockbuster films distributed by moneyed studios) or *group entitlement* (certain demographic groups demanding quotas). Shame, shame!
Like miramax lobbying for Gwyneth paltrow to win or miramax lobbying for Shakespeare in love to win over saving private Ryan!!!! Can't believe saving private Ryan didn't win because Harvey's Weinstein lobbying. It's always the young white it girl like Gwyneth who wins
Exactly!!!! 28,000 in the box office REALLY????? In a Hollywood world that bleeds money, this "nomination" should NOT have happened.
This is just cry babies calling racism over nothing
@@taranjene4453 Sounds like a sarcastic riposte directed at...the AMPAS.
If she was that great why is it now we're hearing about this. No Golden Globe recognition or Critics Choice nomination but suddenly let's give her the Oscar nod?
Those are different voters for those awards, not by fellow actors. And she got some Chicago Critics nomination.
@@etherealtb6021 Why wasn't she nominated by SAG then?
@@PJVids83 because SAG has 80% less voters and are new each year and are all types of voters. Oscars have actors vote on actors, etc.
Not the first time that has happened. In fact this is the 19th time.
Lack of funds to campaign/screening thus being shut out by major award giving bodies (GG, CC, SAG, BAFTA). The A-listers were perturbed that such terrific performance will get left in the cold come Oscars time. They mustered a grassroots campaign using social media and it worked shoving the 2 actresses that are presumed to get the 5th slot.
Viola Davis should have been nominated for her magnificent performance in "The Woman King". Her physical, emotional, spiritual preparation were astounding. Viola's mastery of acting was on full display and allowed her to set the pace for the whole cast and crew. I've been watching movies for over 50 years and NO movie EVER got to my soul as "The Woman King" did.
Viola Davis is not so good, she is overrated because she is a black woman (two quota for the same price, hippies from hollywood are very excited to feel having clear conscience). I'm tired of award ceremony become "policy propaganda" and not just the recognization of talent of actress, no matter the sex, the color of skin, or religion of actor/actress
@@maluekfassi9060 LMAO, be quiet hater
Have you seen To Leslie?
@@maluekfassi9060 nah she’s good
@@maluekfassi9060 You sound jealous.
Her team broke the rules. I'm glad the academy is investigating. But I'm guessing nothing will come out of this.
What rules did they break exactly? Im just hearing a lot of fake outrage
@@jasonscott4366 Apparently, her team took to contacting Academy members directly in efforts to convince them to nominate her. That is the primary violation...or so I've read.
@@AvecPoesie That plus the fact that the official Instagram for the film, directly named the competition, which is strictly prohibited.
Oops that kinda backfired didn't it. And let's face it, GIVE Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer a best actress award (the real one, not the supporting one cuz we all know that don't count) already. It's long overdue and you know it.
Again, it shouldn't be about 'long overdue'. That's another thing that makes the awards themselves ridiculous.
She is a great actress, well deserved
Mia Goth gave one of the best performances of the the in PEARL. Unfortunately she doesn’t hang out with dbags like Gwyneth Paltrow and Edward Norton.
Pearl was mindblowing. One of the most incredible performances BY FAR.
The fact that people believed so firmly that we would have 3 WoCs this year but ended up having 4 white actresses and 1 Asian woman. Tell me Hollywood isn’t racist i‘m waiting! Don‘t tell me Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler don’t deserve it they have the best performances of the year!
(1) Ana de Armas is not white.
(2) How many nominations for WOC are minimally required for people not to cry RACISM??
(3) Did you even watch TO LESLIE to deduce that Andrea Riseborough does NOT deserve her nomination and it’s entirely fraudulent how she got nominated??
(4) If Andrea’s campaign is fraudulent, you imply that Jane Fonda, Kate Winslet, Sarah Paulson, Charlize Theron and even Cate Blanchett herself (who openly praised Andrea’s performance) are ALL FRAUDS, and possibly racists.
(5) if Andrea’s campaign is fraudulent, what about all the studios spending tens of millions of dollars lobbying for Oscars on behalf of Top Gun, Avatar, The Fabelmans and The Woman King??? So it’s acceptable for Yeoh, Williams, Davis, Blanchett and Deadwyler to have paid ad after paid ad after paid ad after paid ad targeting Oscar voters but it’s unacceptable for Jane Fonda and Gwyneth Paltrow to promote TO LESLIE for NO MONEY???
Hypocrites.
Anna de Armas is not white. Now who's racist?
And no I don't think Viola deserved a nomination for that problematic historical revisionist movie. I'd bump Michelle for Deadwyler though.
Controversies are good for ratings.
Oscars always does something just to get people to talk about it, that's it.
Mia Goth should have been nominated for BOTH Pearl and X
She was great in the film and deserved the nomination. My personal favorite performance of 2022
elitism! lol
She is just spectacular in it! I want Michelle Yeoh to win, but if it's not her, I want Andrea to win this year!
Maybe they're getting nervous that big Hollywood studios and producers won't be needed anymore.
Again, this is about power and money!! Big companies want the limelight only!! Sad thought processing on the part of the academy!!!
It's interesting because all of these A-list celebs did everything they could to get Andrea nominated and now that she has, they may have just put her in even worse of a position had they not said, "VOTE FOR HER!" and instead just say, "GO SEE THE MOVIE!" and let people make that decision themselves. I haven't seen To Leslie but even if it's the best female performance of the year, I feel like it won't be her performance that is memorable anymore, it's going to be all this drama, ultimately hurting her chances of getting an Oscar this season or in future award seasons, because not many people in the US are as familiar with her and only know her name through this award show drama. Interested to see the outcome and what the hell will happen this year, at the award show.
From what I've seen so far those A-lister paising her did not say "vote for her" either only saying that her performance is the most outstanding or the standard "For Your Consideration" which is the standard Oscar campaign. I don't think the 'grassroot' campaign violate anything.
Nah, you shouldn’t say anything until you see it. I was set on Danielle but Andrea’s performance stands by itself regardless of this drama. It’s literally some of the best acting in years and obviously enough people agreed because now she has an Oscar nom. So really all we can do is wait and see.
@@SwimmerPrince I think the point I was trying to make was that there is a big gap of culture & understanding between A-list movie stars, who help make up the Academy voting body, versus the average American who isn't a cinophile, isn't allowed to vote, but is interested enough to hear about the nominations on the news. Because the campaign for Andrea was started by her A-list peers, in the bubble of Hollywood, although the performance may be worthy of the nomination, these A-listers intentionally targeted only the Academy voting body during their voting period, to try to sway enough votes. And it worked. But I'm also saying that I believe that the majority of people in the US are just now finding out about her through this Oscar drama, which I think could hurt her in the long run because the very first association people here are going to have with her name won't necessarily be her performance (because many people haven't seen it) but rather whether or not the nomination/award was given to her by a fair voting body. The whole campaign her peers are doing for her may end up not only hurting her chances of winning, but may also leave an unfavorable taste in the public's mouths for her in the future. Because even if the performance is great, sometimes the drama that happens off-screen outshines the performance.
I agree! Celebrities are considered influencers in their own right and putting a spotlight on a person can and did influence the decision to nominate her as supposed to her being nominated for her performance.
If anything this only increases her chances. People will watch this little seen film now. All this drama is ridiculous. I hated the way the director of Till reacted. Such a spoil sport. It reminds me of Bill Eichner saying go watch Bros if you're not a homophobe after the film flopped. Maybe people just didn't want to watch Billy Eichner.
I thought this was about Oscar-so-white. It's still true, in front of,and behind, the camera.
Andrea should get a nom for ever performance she does. Insanely talented actress
After her surprise nomination for To Leslie, and the shock from those of us who are into the awards, I was able to view this film, she was dynamic, brilliant and phenomenal in this role. Everyone needs to see this little film then you'll know why she rightfully earned this recognition. Now that the academy deemed her nomination worthy and deserved, we can move on and respect the results when the nominations were announced.
Have you honestly also seen The Woman King and Till?
And push Viola out of the nomination? PLEASE.
@@vicdog4440 ive seen all 3. I am super sad Deadwyler in particular didn't get the nomination but to pin the blame on Andrea isn't fair. Quit frankly if you want to talk about performances that didn't deserve the recognition over Viola and Daniel i think you should look at De Armas and the Williams instead (Also good performances but chaotic and small respectively). All had great performances but i doubt anyone can watch To Leslie and not realize she deserved the nomination just as much as Daniel and Viola.
@@Rollinjoint I love love love Viola from her great scene stealing performance in Doubt to the Woman King. I do think she deserved a nom, but not over Andrea. Kate Winslet discribed this as the best performance she has ever seen and if you watch it i think you will see why too.
No thanks
I stop watching the Oscar a long time ago.
I’ve come across a few of her movies and I didn’t even search the “cast of “those” movies afterwards, however, I really liked her intense roles in all those movies somehow and thought “she is one damn good actress..absolutely” and only now I’m seeing her name and I’m glad she is in the list! My absolute fav is Cate Blanchet though!!! 2 days ago I finished watching “TAR”….just amazing!!!
Incidentally, Cate Blanchett also had a part in praising the work of Andrea Riseborough in To Leslie. It’s shameful anyone should think this constitutes FRAUD. Is it a crime now for actors to praise performances and films that they DID NOT get paid to promote?? While studios spending tens of millions of dollars campaigning for Oscars are considered “LEGITIMATE”.
I'm sure she had a great performance in the movie but so did many actors and actresses in hundreds of movies showing last year and most of them didn't get an Oscar nomination. My opinion is that many of these Hollywood stars probably would not come out in support of her if they did not know her personally. In a way I think it is a good thing for the academy to look into it more closely but I do not think they should cancel her nomination.
I think they should cancel the Oscars completely. It's endless.....Maybe she didn't deserve to be nominated. Look at Leo DiCaprio. He got snubbed so many times but he didn't cry about it. Your supposed to love your acting career and shouldn't be about the awards. geezz
Whiners will always be whiners. For ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS that Jane Fonda, Charlize Theron, Sarah Paulson, Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet have in this town, of ALL their friends with contending performances this year they could praise, people assume the ONLY reason why they were embracing Andrea Riseborough was because they know her personally or have some illegitimate gains from doing it. You REALLY think Jane Fonda, at this point in her life and career, cares about endorsing a film she personally despises or has never seen??? Please.
These endorsements, in my opinion, are INFINITELY more genuine and authentic than the millions of dollars Top Gun, Avatar and The Woman King spent in Oscar campaign $$$$ to buy Oscars. At least TO LESLIE spent $0 or next to nothing to promote the show.
Very well said!!!
There is no Black nominees? What gives?
They won't cancel the nomination. The blowback would be too severe.
Gwyneth “Worst Academy Award Recipient EVER” Paltrow pushing for someone to be nominated for an Oscar just how (checks notes) Harvey Weinstein campaigned for her to get an Oscar.
A big problem I have with this situation is the blatant hypocrisy. If this “grassroots” method was utilized for all underrated and undervalued low budget films, no one would have a problem with it. People keep posting about race, elites, and big budget Hollywood. Don’t you think it’s interesting that as soon as actresses of color (with obvious cinematic talent) start playing by Hollywood’s “rules” that the goal post gets moved again? 🤔 Actresses who have also had their award deserving performances overlooked and told it was just because of campaigns. Awfully funny that the people who have benefited from the system are now rocking your boat to change it so that someone who looks like them can also benefit 🤷♀️.
Get ready for lower TV ratings for the Academy Award ceremony show.
They would've never done this for a black woman or a Mexican woman
This is embarrassing either way. No one will care about her performance only this controversy. They shouldn't be so desperate for awards. Since she was so great what took them so long to push for her? For the Oscars you have to run a campaign not directly reach out to friends and colleagues but you can reach out directly to help promote the film when it comes out. It says a lot that they didn't do that. The Academy is investigating probably mostly because some major studios are upset and considering how much power they have that doesn't bode well for her future career, even if she wins.
You are hilarious. It’s ok to spend tens of millions of dollars to promote Top Gun, Avatar and The Woman King but not ok to spend $0 to promote To Leslie??? Please.
I say ALL POWER to the little films triumphing over the big studio bullies now trying their best to silence this little film and this little powerhouse of a performance.
Welll said!! Why did these Celebrity fans of performance come out and lobby a week before the vote instead of when her movie premiered? The motives speak for themselves. Plus, how can we ignore the FACT that some A-list promoters of To Leslie NEVER even saw it but still posted?!?! Come on!
@@biancalama4781 Because they loved the film and they want to ensure more voters watch it and vote for it at the Oscars!!!! How is that different from the studios of Till, The Fabelmans or The Woman King spending hundreds and thousands of dollars in FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ads to lobby their actresses for Oscar nominations ????
The only difference is, that Andrea Riseborough had NO Oscar For Your Consideration ads because the studio simply couldn’t afford it!!!
@@biancalama4781 The motives speak for themselves indeed. Even Cate Blanchett was promoting Andrea Riseborough. I wonder how much Jane Fonda, Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett charge for endorsing films they despise.
@@DAN-lo7fz It's the Academy rules not mine. They waited until the Oscar campaign season was dying down to do a last minute push by directly contacting voting members. It was a desperation move. Perhaps the Academy should change their rules to give smaller films a better chance but as it stands they used questionable tactics. They brought this negative attention on themselves.
The fact that there was a campaign to get her nominated seems to be the underlying issue.
The academy has increased the best movie nominees to 10, maybe it’s time to increase the best actor/actress nominations as well
Complicated situation. Riseborough seems like she did a great job. However, one doesn't want future nominees to be nominated based off lobbying or external pressure. One wants the nominations to be based off merit. But how does one trust the nomination process to be based off merit when often times it feels rigged.
Simple - one anonymous vote takes place (zero campaigns and lobbying) and whoever rises to the top, wins. These are run like presidential campaigns and the studios are just mad that the actors themselves took some of the control away from them.
Too late. Most of the nominated films were products of Oscar campaigns that cost tens of millions of dollars. TO LESLIE was probably one of few films that DID NOT have any Oscar campaign $$$ because it simply couldn’t afford it!!! And yet, it’s the one that people are attacking the most!!! Hypocrites!!!
@@DAN-lo7fz I could not have said it better. The entire Hollywood system is based on deals behind closed doors, expensive PR campaigns, exploitation and other unsavory exchanges.
@@lizabetx483 Exactly. And these studios who spent millions of Oscar campaign dollars to buy Oscar nominations have the GALL and shamelessness to protest the one nominee that spent $0 campaigning simply because it couldn’t AFFORD to have a campaign!!! Exactly how many FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ads did To Leslie pay for??? ZERO.
It’s 2023 nothing is based off merit anymore
She's a brilliant actress remember her in Oblivion
so what if her movie only did 27k$? if she did so well on that project she deserves that nomination
I don’t care.
I’m just rooting for Everything Everywhere all at once.
This campaign was all about privilege, power and connections. A list, white Hollywood came thru for Andrea but they didn't come thru for actresses of color and they never have. I would not be surprised if she got the most votes for a nomination. Imagine Michelle Yeoh being pushed out for her? one of the best performances of the year. Not even one of the most decorated actresses like Viola Davis could get the same support from her peers. Danielle Deadwyler who was in an equally low budget film couldn't get the support. It really goes to show the systemic racism deep rooted in Hollywood. Also, now ya'll wanna say this is about performance but when it comes to WOC it's about culture. Ya'll wanna take away merit from WOC at every chance.
many black actresses have won oscars before. oh cry me a river. michelle yeoh is the first asian actress to be nominated for best actress EVER, and you dont see us asians whine about andrea being included. what next? make another hashtag saying oscar so white??
@@ianw0ng how many have won for best actress? And Michelle Yeoh being the first Asian actress to receive a nomination should be a big deal and it is! And Who is us Asians? Because I’ve seen people of all races talk about this issue including asians and so what if people make another hashtag to denounce racism in Hollywood? If you don’t want to be a part of it then mind your business!
@@ozoz3444 see past the race. not everything is racist for pete's sake. just because your favourite black actresses dont get nominated this year doesnt mean andrea does not deserve her spot.
also, if you want to advance a just cause, pick something more important than an award for movies. 'oscar so white' boycott was the dumbest cause ever, spearheaded by a very priviledged selfserving succubus.
How about an award for Andrea Fujii. She's the best. We miss you in L.A., Andrea.
The whole thing is a popularity contest. Subjective artistic awards will never make everyone happy
true, it's also a pure business award now. Oscars usually drive more people to the cinemas, to watch these movies, so it's all about money.
I understand the backlash. Andrea's movie grossed about 25,000. If she's such an amazing actor, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Winslet and others should have used their status to get her cast in better movies. Instead, they placed this woman in an elite class of actors who have worked extremely hard to get their careers and to build their relationships. There is a process to all of this but because the process was not airtight, she was able to leapfrog over all of it. Since the movement was successful, but not accepted, there is a real possibility these A list actresses may have ruined Andrea's career bc their actions to elevate, denied others their chance to be nominated within the process. I'm glad the Academy is taking a very very close look at this so it never happens again.
Why, why why does anyone give a fudge?
I was feeling wierd about "All quiet on western front" being nominated in Best Picture and Best Foreign Film also..
How a movie can be nominated in both best film categories
There’s nothing weird about it 😂 are you are a newbie in Oscar race history? Because Life Is Beautiful, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Parasite, Roma and Amour -all nominated for both category.
Parasite won both😊
I’m pretty sure Parasite won both
its unfair.
shangela should be nominated for her brilliant acting in the movie nobody saw.
She was missing all throughout the Golden Globes, SAGs, Critics Choice and BAFTAs. But yeah lets give her an Oscar nomination, that makes sense.
Oh please, Ruben Ostlund also missed out those award shows as Best Director and yet there he was in the Best Director Oscar nomination
@@Bjork4s plam d’or is enough for him to qualify (Cannes is one of the most prestige film festival )
@@Martinmarshallmargella Really? Huh okay then, still Ostlund was pretty much in not many people's prediction for Best Director anyway
Your comment makes zero sense
@@Lommy9999 K.
A film that made less than $28K?! 🤦🏾♂️👎🏿🗑
Does that determine if a performance is great or not? You people are not very intelligent.
I'm sorry, no matter how good her performance is and no matter how much she deserves a nomination, no one saw this movie because it was a commercial failure.
You cannot nominate someone for a backroom art flick. That's not what these awards are for.
These are industry awards not artistic excellence awards.
Sadie Sink should have been nominated
They are afraid that she will be a trailblazer for every actress from a low budget studios to get nominated in the years to come and overshadow actresses from big studios like Paramount and MGM which have the luxury to pay for the media to make buzz for them
How is this different than studios putting out “For Your Consideration” ads or an months long Oscar media blitz for a star or movie? Social media is replacing Television, Magazine Ads, and Billboards that’s all. It’s always been about lobbying and PR. The best performance doesn’t always get recognized or win. AR is an amazing actress. It’s a small indie move. If her friends or colleagues want to help create buzz so people see the movie because there is no money for a campaign who cares? I wish all the underdogs had help like this.
The Caucasity..... 🤣🤣
How many other actors have given great performances in far better performing films, including foreign films, but were deemed “ineligible” for not being best friends with Hollywood A-Listers? This is why no one takes the Oscars seriously anymore, that and the whole culture of traditional celebrities having begun to die out years ago.
The internet has been making the Oscar’s obsolete for nearly a decade now. Most people go to the comments or peer reviews rather than big business takes on most media nowadays. They just gotta let go.
not everyone dogpiling on andrea when the real enemy is ana de armas
If the public doesn't choose the winners, stop airing it on TV. (Ratings have been declining every year)
The movies should be shown in more than a few cities LA/NY and eligibility stops Nov 15th so dec movies don't qualify
I thought the oscar awards were a joke? Why is this still relevant?
They're lobbying. It's interesting how all of the known humanitarian stars backed this film, essentially not allowing a Black actress to potentially get an Oscar nomination. But put all the hype behind a movie NOBODY outside LA ever watched.
Isn't lobbying the process by which everyone gets nominated for Oscars? Why is this even news?
The other nominations have the movie studios money backing them in campaigns and interviewers and smaller films and actors/actresses don't have that political Hollywood power in their corner. If anything her campaign was the hardest one to achive since she had to do a word of mouth campaign.
Usually the excellent performances are the ones that get nominated. Sometimes it's 'political' or read as a 'career' reward for staying power or a 'sympathy' award (Liz Taylor, who was in the hospital at the time, for "Butterfield 8," a movie she hated, comes to mind) but there are ONLY 5 spots. Everyone who deserves a nom. can't have one.
This shows the system is rigged..she being nominated shouldn't b an issue....but to the A listers seems like they r displease
I’ve never heard of this movie
How much money a movie makes should not matter when selecting Oscar Nomination.. I am sure she is not going to win so does it really matter.
Much ado about nothing.
Homelessness is on the rise.
Securing adequate, affordable shelter is another.
Violence against females is everywhere.
Access to health care for the poor, middle class and elderly is compromised by the businesses that are profit driven.
A power grid that is primarily above ground and vulnerable.
But, these very privileged people are concerned about a little gold plated statue.
Moonage Daydream deserved to be nominated
She definitely deserves that Oscar after watching her ❤❤❤
Obviously is a shocker, but actors support this nomination (and made it happen) this is why it happened… if she was legitimately voted, she should be nominated.
I don’t think actors should rely on other actors to campaign them for an Oscar nomination but I don’t think that’s the way to do it
How come the academy turns a blind eye when actors sleep with bigwigs to get a nomination? All Riseborough did was ask other actors to promote her performance. How is that illegal?
I was waiting for the race card to be played at some point in this video. I love Viola Davis but she isn't God.
Amen
Race card race race card race card. Yawn. That shite is so tired
I don’t really care about the criticisms of the nominations but I hope either can win besides Ana. She destroyed a celebrity’s legacy.
Regardless of how it plays out I will put on my boots and go to work in the morning.
Andrea is a brilliant actor and deserves the nomination.
Not sure how she Bested Viola Davis in Woman King??? Absolutely not.
Nominations should be based on performance not ticket sales.
Heck, even some of the best performances are dead at the Box Office, but it doesn't take away from how great the work really is. The fact that "To Leslie(2022)" was discovered by the right viewers is actually a blessing, because small films are often snubbed if the hype or demand isn't there, or often times the right cast choice. Can't say for myself to what happened, but yes, it does look fishy, because I mean come-on it's the Oscars, Winners are pre-determined already, which means the people behind the scenes had more than enough time to be picky and choosy.
George Santos has already won the Best Actress Oscar.
Lobbying has been going on for years. Did she deserve to be nominated??? YES
Melissa Leo got nominated for frozen river a movie nobody knew about... Javier Bardem in Beautiful is another example.
Of course actors in Los Angeles talk to each other all the time about noteworthy performances.
This all happened because Viola Davis wasn't nominated. Don't forget that she has won an Oscar.
For once, some people were impressed by an American movie. That is a rare thing, since most movies produced in the US are made like a copy of all earlier movies. Predictable, boring, moralistic yada yada. The color of a person skin doesn't matter if the film content blows you away.
Still sad over over the fact that Dolly De leon was not nominated. Probably they were a lot of minorities in that category that's why she didn't get the vote.
1:43 Well there you go. Maybe this actress' performance was better than the "snubbed" ones?
And the snub for Dolly De Leon for best supporting actress
There was no snub for Dolly De Leon. She was always on the bubble for getting a nomination and you know it.
Wasn’t she in that Black Mirror episode called Crocodile were she should have won an award just for that
The controversy is that the nomination came from lobbying but from what I read, the usual way to get nominated is for studios to throw money around (which doesn't seem right to me -- sounds like privilege). Lobbying to me is actually the fair way. But ultimately should it not be about the merits of the performance rather than how the performance gains attention?
Like OMG, I cannot believe this…!!!
Who knows how the nomination for an Oscar went for other actors in the past. Andreas nomination may still be very correct.
One day women will strive to be recognized solely for their accomplishments rather than because of their chromosomes.
Why was her nomination being investigated? Did the Academy not think her performance was worthy of a nomination? Because from what I've read so far, either from the critics or audiences alike, they all sing nothing but (unanimous) praises for Riseborough's performance in To Leslie. Some even predicted her to get an Oscar nomination, so _certainly_ not that unsurprising or totally undeserving. They make it sound like as if Riseborough is another Pia Zadora *smh*.
She wasn’t nominated at all during the awards season. No golden globes, baftas, film critics and SAG.
@@Whitneypyant Well yeah so what? It's not like it never happened before. Back in 2009, *Maggie Gyllenhaal* was nominated for best supporting actress in the movie "Crazy Heart". It was her sole nomination that year from all major award shows. She didn't get nomination from the Golden Globes, Cannes Film Festival, BAFTA, SAG, Critics' Choice Awards, Satellite Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, NY Film Critics Circle, and LA Film Critics Association. The only other nomination Gyllenhaal received that year was from the much smaller Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Association which, of course, was not on the same level as the Oscar or Cannes. Yet you didn't hear people getting outraged and questioning her nomination that year.
Why different treatment with *Andrea Riseborough* then? Similar to Gyllenhaal, Riseborough's other nominations were from less popular Chicago Film Critics Association and Independent Spirit Awards. So it's not like she didn't get nominated _at all_ in _other_ award shows and film/critics associations. Esp. since many people who have watched *"To Leslie"* thought that Riseborough was _phenomenal_ in it and totally deserving her nomination, so why the outrage? What's the issue here? I totally don't get it.
I think they need to get rid of the Oscars altogether.
RRR is nominated and carolina not ???
RIP oscars , I'll never watch you again
Yet ana de armas got nominated for both a razzie and a oscar
There has always been lobbying so ..really should be no controversy. About this diversity guidelines .. You are going to deny someone a nomination or a win because there is not one group or another in the film seems unfair.
The Oscars are political. What a friggin' surprise.
CAN'T PLEASE EVERYBODY
Her performance was phenomenal
Everyone assumes that Andrea Riseborough's nomination hurt the chances of Deadwyler and Davis ,how do we know that Davis and Deadwler are now 5 and 6? Maybe their 6 and 7 or 7 and 8 ! There were many good performances this year by actresses ,the 5th spot could belong to Margot Robbie ,Emma Thompson or Olivia Coleman ,how do we know? So the answer is to take Riseborough out for a black actress , which black actress gets the spot and do we then have to replace Michelle Williams , Ana de Armas or Cate Blanchet to make room for the other black actress? Give me a break! Can anyone say WOKE?
The fact that terrible movie TOP GUN - MAVERICK has been nominated is just weird and I bet has a lot to do with TOM CRUISE.
The most ridiculous event of the whole film industry… who t f cares… go out, watch movies that interest you and make your own judgment.
She is a brillant actress. I hope she wins
I thought she was excellent in that movie. I think many jealous people can’t handle it. Maybe they should step it up
Hollywood Actors, Agents, Directors, Executives, and Producers, just to name a few, have been lobbying since the very first Oscars. So, why is this out of the closet now? My guess is, one pissed-off Karen is stirring g the pot.
It's all political.
When a minority actor wins, it's strategy for the current year of scandals in the country. The following years, they revert back to selecting the predominant Caucasian casts and crew. VFX companies that aren't paid well often win Oscars to silence the pay-gap. There are movies you've never heard off that win Oscars just so the next year, the director would have more of a bargaining weight for high-budget projects (where the real money is).