The Oscars 2023 and Andrea Riseborough’s nomination: Christina Ricci accuses the Academy, which will review the rules

The 2023 Oscar nominations came as a surprise: The appointment of Andrea Riseborough. This performer, who is competing for the coveted statuette in the Best Actress category, is in the eye of the storm for the campaign that was carried out to achieve this consideration. Given the lack of budget to promote Riseborough’s role in ‘To Leslie’, the film crew went one-on-one so they could break the rules of the North American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Now the organization that he had already promised to study the case to ensure that Mary McCormack, wife of Michael Morris, director of the aforementioned film, and Jason Weinberg, Riseborough’s agent, did not exert unauthorized pressure; ensure you will review the rules. In a statement collected by The Hollywood Reporter (via ScreenRant), the Academy assures it guidelines may need updating to accommodate social media age.

“The Academy’s goal is to ensure that competition for awards is conducted in a fair and ethical manner and we are committed to ensuring an inclusive process. To this end, we proceeded to conduct a review of campaign procedures during the edition of candidates this year to make sure that the guidelines have not been violated and to inform us of any necessary changes required by the rules in a new era of social media and digital communication. We are confident in the integrity of our nomination and voting processes and stand behind authentic campaigns in the face of outstanding performance.”.

exclusive and elitist

Contrary to the doubts of an Academy that does not seem to know where to start looking for standards in tune with the new times, the actress Cristina Ricci wanted to express her opinion clearly and decisively. According to the Independent (via Cinemablend) he did it through his Instagram account, with a very direct message.

“I find it exhilarating that a ‘surprise nomination’ (achieved without spending a ton of money to position this actress) is being investigated for a legitimately brilliant performance. Do only movies and actors who can afford huge campaigns deserve recognition? I find it elitist and exclusive and, frankly, very retrograde.. Besides, I’m sure he had nothing to do with the campaign. These things are not controlled or decided by the actors themselves and yet, now their nomination will be tarnished by this, and if they take it away, shame on you!”.