Academy 'Conducting a Review' After Actress' Shock Oscar Nom - The Daily Beast

Days aft Andrea Riseborough shocked Hollywood by landing a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her little-seen movie To Leslie, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it is “conducting a reappraisal of run procedures” to marque definite nary of its rules were violated.

“It is the Academy’s extremity to guarantee that the Awards contention is conducted successful a just and ethical manner, and we are committed to ensuring an inclusive awards process,” the connection reads.

“We are conducting a reappraisal of the run procedures astir this year’s nominees, to guarantee that nary guidelines were violated, and to pass america whether changes to the guidelines whitethorn beryllium needed successful a caller epoch of societal media and integer communication. We person assurance successful the integrity of our information and voting procedures, and enactment genuine grassroots campaigns for outstanding performances.”

Riseborough’s unexpected nomination, which apt came astatine the disbursal of those for women of colour similar The Woman King’s Viola Davis and Till’s Danielle Deadwyler, came aft respective days of aggravated societal media campaigning by celebrated figures including Edward Norton, Gwyneth Paltrow and adjacent chap Best Actress nominee Cate Blanchett.

Variety reports that Academy subordinate Frances Fisher whitethorn person breached the rules with an Instagram station attempting to boost Riseborough that mentioned imaginable competition: Viola Davis, Michelle Yeoh, Deadwyler and Blanchett.

If idiosyncratic makes a ceremonial ailment astir Fisher’s post, she could beryllium suspended from the Academy for a year, though it apt would not impact Riseborough’s candidacy.

Only 9 nominations person ever been rescinded successful the Academy’s history.