Marc Maron blasts academy over Andrea Riseborough’s Oscars campaign review: ‘They were completely bought out by corporate interests’

Marc Maron stands next to his To Lesley co-star Andrea Riseborough and slams the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its decision to review campaign procedures surrounding this year’s Oscar nominees in response to Riseborough’s left-leaning grassroots nomination.

After it was revealed that the academy was to revise its rules for online campaigning – Riseborough received a flurry of support from other actors in the weeks leading up to the nominations – Maron WTF Podcast to talk.

“Apparently the Academy of Motion Picture Sciences or whatever decided to investigate Andrea Riseborough’s grassroots campaign to get her the Oscar nomination,” Maron said, “because I think it threatens their system so much where they has been fully bought up by corporate interests in the form of studios.”

“The academy is [like]“Well, we have to look into this. It shouldn’t work that way. Independent artists don’t deserve the Academy’s attention unless we see exactly how it works. So we’re going to investigate.’ “

Maron disagreed with the Academy’s perceived bias in favor of major studio Oscar campaigns. “Millions of dollars [are] spent months and months in advertising campaigns, public relations and shows by major entertainment companies, and Andrea was defended by her peers through a grassroots campaign pushed by a few actors.

“Because nothing happens [the investigation]’ Maron said, saying the online campaign for Riseborough was ‘serious… and not undeserved. But I’m glad the Academy – at the behest of special and corporate interests and paranoia about what they look like – is conducting an investigation. Who cares!”

Actress Christina Ricci also chimed in on the Academy review over the weekend, posting on Instagram: “It seems hilarious that the ‘surprise nomination’ (meaning tons of money wasn’t spent nominating this actress) turned into one Pretty Brilliant show will be a poll.So it’s only the films and actors who can afford the campaigns that deserve credit?Feels elitist and exclusive and frankly backwards to me.