Here’s everything you need to know about the ‘To Leslie’ controversy.
’s official Instagram account on 7 January, which quoted, my favourite performance by a woman this year was delivered by the chameleon-like Andrea Riseborough in director Michael Morris’s searing drama about a mum at the final crossroads in her life after she’s lost everything due to her drinking”. Although the post quotes the critic rather than naming Riseborough’s competition directly, it was viewed as questionable, and subsequently deleted.co-star Marc Maron.
Meanwhile, Christina Ricci declared: “Seems hilarious that the ‘surprise nomination’ of a legitimately brilliant performance is being met with an investigation. Feels elitist and exclusive and frankly very backward to me”. And as for the Oscar-nominated writer-director Paul Schrader? “She’s got my vote,” he said of Riseborough, in a Facebook post. “Go ahead, investigate me”.
On 31 January, the Academy confirmed that Riseborough would retain her nomination. In a statement, the organisation’s CEO Bill Kramer said: “Based on concerns that surfaced last week around theawards 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 The Academy has determined the activity in question does not rise to the level that the film’s nomination should be rescinded.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.
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