Andrea Riseborough will keep her controversial Oscar nomination for 'To Leslie' even though a review of the indie film's unorthodox promotional campaign uncovered concerns, the Academy said.
Debate has raged in Hollywood over whether any Academy rules against lobbying or disparaging rivals were broken. FILE PHOTO
While her performance was lauded by critics, the film had grossed just $27,000 at the box office, and had not received the sort of expensive and highly visible marketing campaign that is widely seen as essential for Academy Awards glory. "The Academy has determined the activity in question does not rise to the level that the film's nomination should be rescinded," the Oscar-awarding group said in a statement Tuesday.
Nominations are determined by each Academy branch, meaning the Oscar nominations for actors including Riseborough were voted on by around 1,300 actor members of the group.
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