Andrea Riseborough Will Retain Oscar Nomination, but Social Media Offenders Will be Addressed by Film Academy - Variety

Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar information for autarkic play “To Leslie” volition not beryllium rescinded, but the usage of societal media successful a grassroots run supporting her did not beryllium good with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

After the movie academy announced it would beryllium “conducting a reappraisal of run procedures” successful the aftermath of Riseborough’s daze champion histrion nomination, the body’s committee of governors deliberated astatine a antecedently scheduled gathering connected Tuesday.

“Based connected concerns that surfaced past week astir the ‘To Leslie’ awards campaign, the Academy began a reappraisal into the film’s campaigning tactics. The Academy has determined the enactment successful question does not emergence to the level that the film’s information should beryllium rescinded. However, we did observe societal media and outreach campaigning tactics that caused concern. These tactics are being addressed with the liable parties directly,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer said successful a statement.

“The intent of the Academy’s run regulations is to guarantee a just and ethical awards process — these are halfway values of the Academy. Given this review, it is evident that components of the regulations indispensable beryllium clarified to assistance make a amended model for respectful, inclusive and unbiased campaigning. These changes volition beryllium made aft this awards rhythm and volition beryllium shared with our membership. The Academy strives to make an situation wherever votes are based solely connected the creator and method merits of the eligible films and achievements,” helium concluded.

Since the Oscar nominations announcement, manufacture professionals and reporters person been discussing whether the awards run for the 41-year-old English histrion violated immoderate of the Academy’s strict rules and guidelines. Directed by Michael Morris, “To Leslie” grossed lone $28,000 astatine the container office. That did not halt a champion histrion run from forming, on with rumors that the radical whitethorn person exercised “aggressive” tactics to people the 1,302 members of the Actors Branch to unafraid a information for Riseborough.

Among the astir salient imaginable campaigning violations was a since-deleted Instagram post from the “To Leslie” relationship that quoted an excerpt from Richard Roeper’s apical 10 films of the year, which referenced Riseborough’s chap champion histrion nominee Cate Blanchett (“Tár”).

Variety spoke with aggregate anonymous AMPAS voters implicit the past week, with the bulk agreeing determination was nary wrongdoing and that her information should not beryllium rescinded. That has lone happened 9 times successful the Academy’s history.

The Academy’s archetypal connection aft the nominations announcement didn’t specifically sanction Riseborough oregon “To Leslie.”

“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,” the connection read. “We person assurance successful the integrity of our information and voting procedures and enactment genuine grassroots campaigns for outstanding performances.”

Annually, the Academy and its Board of Governors conscionable for a postmortem pursuing its ceremonial to sermon immoderate imaginable changes to the amusement oregon its rules. Updates and revisions to rules and regulations could get pursuing the Oscars ceremonial connected March 12.