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The Andrea Riseborough Oscar Controversy: A Post Mortem. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Season 19
Episode 2
Published 3 years, 1 month ago
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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.