Andrea Riseborough Oscar nomination raises eyebrows after Hollywood campaign
1 year, 11 months ago

Andrea Riseborough Oscar nomination raises eyebrows after Hollywood campaign

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Yet, it feels weird to have Andrea Riseborough get in after one week of famous friends go on IG, while Danielle Deadwyler pounded the pavement for months to wind up snubbed.” Journalist Rendy Jones commented: “In retrospect, I love Andrea Riseborough, because she’s a phenomenal actress. The influence of popular white girls garnering you an Oscar nomination when you weren’t even in conversation, it’s giving high school energy.” Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 days New subscribers only. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free “Problem is not that a long list of white actors were happy to champion Andrea Riseborough,” one Twitter user wrote. It’s also true that this effort would never happen for an actress of colour.” “You can think Andrea Riseborough is an *insane* talent, that awards campaigns are inherently unfair anyway, and also ask if those in the actors branch would similarly cob their weight behind a Black woman.

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