Oscars 2023: Academy rules could change after Andrea Riseborough campaign
Oscars 2023: Academy rules could change after Andrea Riseborough campaign
Oscars 2023: Academy rules could change after Andrea Riseborough campaign
The actress nomination will not be withdrawn, but the Academy plans changes in the coming years.
Since the list of Oscar 2023 nominees was made public, controversy has flared up around the nomination of actress Andrea Riseborough in the category Best Actress drew attention to alleged violations of Academy rules. The withdrawal of her candidacy for the award was even considered, but the organization of the most popular award in the seventh art decided to leave her in dispute and took the opportunity to offer some changes for the coming years.
According to the statement Bill KramerCEO Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (via Deadline) it was found that “the campaign in question does not reach the level of its denomination”. In view of this, Andrea will remain one of the nominees in the Best Actress category at the 2023 Oscars, despite initial suspicions about her campaign.
However, the Academy intends to carry out some Prize Rule Changes so that the problem doesn’t happen again. This is due to the fact that one of the aspects that caused oddities in this case is the fact that to Lesliethe film for which Riseborough was nominated did not have the reach of other larger productions that were nominated.
However, there was a lot of hype on the internet surrounding Andrea’s role in the film following an alleged request from Mary McCormackdirector’s wife to Leslie. Several artists spoke positively about the actress to increase her chances for an Oscar.
However, despite the fact that Andrea’s candidacy was not withdrawn, the Academy “Social media and outreach tactics found to be disturbing”. According to Bill Cramer, these measures are being discussed with stakeholders.
Of the new reformulations, the CEO of the Academia stated:
“[…] Clearly, the components of the rules need to be refined to help create a better foundation for respectful, inclusive and impartial campaigns. These changes will be made after this rewards scheme and will be communicated to our members. The Academy strives to create an environment where voices are based solely on the artistic and technical merit of films and achievements that qualify.”
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