To Leslie: Oscars Spare Andrea Riseborough Amid Damning Campaign Review
Also: Andrea Riseborough Will Retain Oscar Nomination, but Social Media Offenders Will be Addressed by Film Academy (Variety)
______________________________________________________________________
Source: Daily Beast
Oscars Spare Andrea Riseborough Amid Damning Campaign Review
After conducting a formal review of the “campaign tactics” employed by the little-seen film “To Leslie,” the Academy confirmed they would not be rescinding her nomination.
Matt Wilstein
Senior Writer
Updated Jan. 31, 2023 7:00PM ET Published Jan. 31, 2023 5:34PM ET
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has completed its unusual “review” of campaigning procedures following last week’s Oscar nominations and concluded that there is insufficient evidence to rescind the Best Actress nod for Andrea Riseborough.
“Based on concerns that surfaced last week around the To Leslie awards campaign, the Academy began a review into the film’s campaigning tactics,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer wrote in his letter to members. “The Academy has determined the activity in question does not rise to the level that the film’s nomination should be rescinded. However, we did discover social media and outreach campaigning tactics that caused concern. These tactics are being addressed with the responsible parties directly.”
Kramer went on to say that in order to “ensure a fair and ethical awards process,” it is “apparent that components of the regulations must be clarified to help create a better framework for respectful, inclusive, and unbiased campaigning.” He added, “These changes will be made after this awards cycle and will be shared with our membership. The Academy strives to create an environment where votes are based solely on the artistic and technical merits of the eligible films and achievements.”
It was notable that Kramer called out the To Leslie campaign by name in his letter, given that the film and Riseborough were not specifically mentioned when the group first announced it was conducting a review last week. The group did not indicate whether any disciplinary action would be taken against those “responsible parties” who skirted the Academy’s rules on directly lobbying members.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/oscars-spare-andrea-riseborough-amid-damning-campaign-review
______________________________________________________________________
Source: Variety
Jan 31, 2023 1:11pm PT
Andrea Riseborough Will Retain Oscar Nomination, but Social Media Offenders Will be Addressed by Film Academy
By Clayton Davis, Matt Donnelly
Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar nomination for independent drama “To Leslie” will not be rescinded, but the use of social media in a grassroots campaign supporting her did not sit well with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
After the film academy announced it would be “conducting a review of campaign procedures” in the wake of Riseborough’s shock best actress nomination, the body’s board of governors deliberated at a previously scheduled meeting on Tuesday.
“Based on concerns that surfaced last week around the ‘To Leslie’ awards campaign, the Academy began a review into the film’s campaigning tactics. The Academy has determined the activity in question does not rise to the level that the film’s nomination should be rescinded. However, we did discover social media and outreach campaigning tactics that caused concern. These tactics are being addressed with the responsible parties directly,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer said in a statement.
-snip-
Read more: https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/andrea-riseborough-keeps-oscar-nomination-to-leslie-investigation-1235507099/
= new reply since forum marked as read
