Little-known Actress Keeps Oscar Nomination
2023-02-02
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1Andrea Riseborough is a respected actress from Britain, but she is not especially famous.
2She was recently nominated for an Academy Award, or Oscar, for her work in a movie called To Leslie.
3Many people wondered how she received the nomination over other actresses.
4To Leslie only sold $27,000 worth of tickets when it came out in 2022.
5It turns out that Riseborough has many famous friends who campaigned for her.
6Famous actors including Kate Winslet, Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow put on events where they showed Riseborough's film.
7The director of To Leslie called Academy Award voters to ask them to support his film.
8Other famous actors made posts on social media supporting the movie.
9People who follow the Academy Awards wondered if that kind of campaigning was permitted.
10Bill Kramer is the leader of the organization that gives the awards.
11He said the group investigated Riseborough's campaign and decided the nomination should not be taken away.
12"However," he said, "we did discover some social media and outreach campaigning tactics that caused concern."
13Kramer is having discussions about the campaigning methods with the people behind them.
14Movie studios promote the movies they think should be considered for the Oscars for many months ahead of voting.
15But Kramer said the direct communication with voters was concerning.
16He said parts of the campaigning rules "must be clarified" and the changes will come after this year's awards.
17The awards ceremony is on March 12.
18Critics said the direct communication with voters is evidence that it is more helpful to be friends with powerful people than to give a possibly winning performance.
19Some critics believed that two Black actresses - Viola Davis of The Woman King and Danielle Deadwyler of Till - should have gotten nominations over Riseborough.
20Along with Riseborough, the nominees for Best Actress are Cate Blanchett for Tar, Michelle Williams for The Fablemans, Ana de Armas for Blonde, and Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
21I'm Dan Friedell.
1Andrea Riseborough is a respected actress from Britain, but she is not especially famous. She was recently nominated for an Academy Award, or Oscar, for her work in a movie called To Leslie. 2Many people wondered how she received the nomination over other actresses. To Leslie only sold $27,000 worth of tickets when it came out in 2022. 3It turns out that Riseborough has many famous friends who campaigned for her. Famous actors including Kate Winslet, Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow put on events where they showed Riseborough's film. The director of To Leslie called Academy Award voters to ask them to support his film. 4Other famous actors made posts on social media supporting the movie. 5People who follow the Academy Awards wondered if that kind of campaigning was permitted. Bill Kramer is the leader of the organization that gives the awards. He said the group investigated Riseborough's campaign and decided the nomination should not be taken away. 6"However," he said, "we did discover some social media and outreach campaigning tactics that caused concern." Kramer is having discussions about the campaigning methods with the people behind them. 7Movie studios promote the movies they think should be considered for the Oscars for many months ahead of voting. But Kramer said the direct communication with voters was concerning. 8He said parts of the campaigning rules "must be clarified" and the changes will come after this year's awards. The awards ceremony is on March 12. 9Critics said the direct communication with voters is evidence that it is more helpful to be friends with powerful people than to give a possibly winning performance. Some critics believed that two Black actresses - Viola Davis of The Woman King and Danielle Deadwyler of Till - should have gotten nominations over Riseborough. 10Along with Riseborough, the nominees for Best Actress are Cate Blanchett for Tar, Michelle Williams for The Fablemans, Ana de Armas for Blonde, and Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once. 11I'm Dan Friedell. 12Dan Friedell adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press. 13_________________________________________________________________ 14Words in This Story 15tactic -n. a plan or strategy 16promote -v. to speak positively about an idea 17clarify -v. to explain or make clear 18_________________________________________________________________ 19We want to hear from you. Do you think Riseborough can win? 20We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 21Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.