Andrea Riseborough Talks About Oscars Nomination Controversy

Andrea Riseborough finally opens up the Oscars controversy. The actress, who has pursued her acting career in the city of angels, Los Angeles has now returned to her home back in England. She is currently working with HBO on the miniseries titled The Palace, the show also stars famous actress Kate Winslet. The actress has been taken aback but holds her opinions in place regarding the controversy. Her film To Leslie, an enchanting drama about a recovering alcoholic trying to make ends meet and flip her life around, suddenly gained a lot of attention. This resulted in the Best Actress nomination for Riseborough, while veteran black women actors such as Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler were arguably snubbed in the category. the

The Interview Of Andrea Riseborough

The actress sits down for the first interview since the nomination. She hesitates to answer some questions because of their utterly sensitive nature. However, she has no trace of happiness regarding her nomination. Of course, the backlash holds an element of truth about white privilege, and appropriately so, she feels like the issue should be considered important and vital. However, at the moment, the actress was nothing but confused and baffled by the events that followed the nomination for Best Actress:

“I don’t know what I know,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I think once I have time to process everything, I might understand it a bit better.”

Riseborough is not someone who’s very well known by the audience. However, for directors, she commands great admiration and respect. To Leslie was a low-budget effort that grossed just around the ballpark of $27,000 in the very first week of its release. How did the film start catching attention? Hollywood A-listers like Courtney Cox, Charlize Theron, and Gwenyth Paltrow all began arranging private screenings of the film hence resulting in a successful Oscars campaign.

Riseborough can rightfully be considered someone caught up in the midst of the storm. Did she want to be considered as a nominee over other actresses of color? Does anyone? The answer is, of course, no. She is just an actress looking for people to see her film and experience the story and the art of it. In these times that act like thrashing waves, an actress can only control so much. In the end, it was the academy that made the call to pick Riseborough’s performance over that of Davis’ or Deadwyler’s.

“It’s been confusing,” said Riseborough. “And it’s wonderful the film’s getting seen. I suppose it’s a really bright ray of light. When any of us engage in anything, we want for that piece of work to be absorbed in some way. You can’t control how people absorb it.”

The nomination acted like a jerk to the knee. The academy soon launched an investigation into the matter while big publications accused it of robbing Deadwyler of her rightful nomination. Even Ana de Armas (nominated for Blonde) came under fire as her performance was subjected to mediocrity as compared to those of the other deserving actresses. But is there truly any way to under-credit one artist over another?

“It not only makes sense that this conversation would be sparked, but it is necessary. The film industry is abhorrently unequal in terms of opportunity. I’m mindful not to speak for the experience of other people because they are better placed to speak, and I want to listen.”

Said Riseborough in an e-mail she offered the interviewer a few days later. The issue is still ripe in the media. The court of public opinion — is still unsatisfied. Andrea Riseborough, however, continues her journey like the actress she is, in England, at home.