You are using an older browser version. Please use a supported version for the best MSN experience.

Andrea Riseborough at Oscars 2023 amid controversy over nomination

Daily Mail logo Daily Mail 13/03/2023 Geraint Llewellyn For Mailonline

Andrea Riseborough walked the Oscars' star-studded red carpet in LA on Sunday amid controversy over her nomination. 

The British actress, 41, was supported by her actor beau Karim Saleh, 45, as she turned heads in a blush pink lace gown.

Andrea found herself in the middle of a Hollywood scandal when she earned the surprise nod for little known drama To Leslie.

The nod for her nomination came after the film was promoted by stars like Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Mia Farrow, Jennifer Aniston, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon and Edward Norton - despite taking just $22,000 at the box office. 

Her stylish frock featured sheer lace and teased a hint of her matching lingerei beneath.  

Arrival: Andrea Riseborough walked the Oscars' star-studded red carpet in LA on Sunday amid controversy over her nomination © Provided by Daily Mail Arrival: Andrea Riseborough walked the Oscars' star-studded red carpet in LA on Sunday amid controversy over her nomination Support: The actress, 41, was supported by partner Karim Saleh, 45, and turned heads in a blush pink lace gown © Provided by Daily Mail Support: The actress, 41, was supported by partner Karim Saleh, 45, and turned heads in a blush pink lace gown

Andrea accentuated her features with a radiant make-up palette and wore her brunette locks in a short pixie cut.

She completed the look with quirky earrings as she embraced her partner in front of the cameras.

Actor Karim, who met Andrea on the set of 2020 film Luxor, cut a dapper figure in a classic tuxedo. 

Academy President Janet Yang addressed the controversy on Good Morning Britain on Thursday, ahead of Sunday’s 95th Oscars ceremony, saying: 'We felt that Andrea had earned her nomination fair and square.'

However, she did admit that the Academy will be reviewing campaign regulations in light of what has happened. 

She said: 'At the same time, we are going to - right after The Oscars - we’re going to take a very, very close look at the campaign regulations and make sure they reflect our changing environment. 

'Meaning a lot more social media and just how things are communicated. So, it was a good wake up call for us.'

Andrea had faced being stripped of her nomination as many believed the campaigning for her film by her famous friends violated the strict rules for the Oscars races. 

Sensational: Her stylish frock featured sheer lace and teased a hint of her matching lingerei beneath

Sensational: Her stylish frock featured sheer lace and teased a hint of her matching lingerei beneath
© Provided by Daily Mail

Giving her side of the story, Andrea admitted she found the uproar 'very confusing' and slammed the 'abhorrently unequal' film industry after she was accused of 'costing' black actresses like Viola Davis (The Woman King) and Danielle Deadwyler (Till) a nomination. 

'It's been confusing. I'm coming to terms with what the nomination means, for me and for others,' Andrea told The Hollywood Reporter.

'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.'

She added: 'I am grateful for the conversation because it must be had. It has deeply impacted me.'

Andrea said she the 'bright ray of light' is that the film is getting seen and is grateful her work is being 'absorbed' but acknowledges: 'You can't control how people absorb it'.

The actress portrays an alcoholic who won the lottery and runs out of money.

The 95th Academy Awards will be hosted by late night chat show host Jimmy Kimmel and are being held at the regular venue of the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. 

Big boss: Academy President Janet Yang addressed the controversy on Good Morning Britain on Thursday, ahead of Sunday’s 95th Oscars ceremony, saying: 'We felt that Andrea had earned her nomination fair and square'  © Provided by Daily Mail Big boss: Academy President Janet Yang addressed the controversy on Good Morning Britain on Thursday, ahead of Sunday’s 95th Oscars ceremony, saying: 'We felt that Andrea had earned her nomination fair and square'  Oh no! She found herself in the middle of one of the biggest scandals in Hollywood in years when she earned the surprise Oscar nomination for To Leslie (scene from film pictured) © Provided by Daily Mail Oh no! She found herself in the middle of one of the biggest scandals in Hollywood in years when she earned the surprise Oscar nomination for To Leslie (scene from film pictured)

Top Gun: Maverick has been nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, in a sign that Hollywood is finally listening to audiences and honoring box office hits instead of arthouse favorites.

The movie starring Tom Cruise is nominated for Best Picture along with Elvis, Avatar: The Way of Water, All Quiet On The Western Front and The Fabelmans.

While Cruise missed out on a nomination for Best Actor, the nomination for Best Picture could bring him his first Academy Award.  

However, Everything Everywhere All At Once led the pack with the most nominations with 11 and The Banshees of Inisherin earned nine nominations. The two films swept the Golden Globes earlier this month.

Flying high: Top Gun: Maverick has been nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, in a sign that Hollywood is finally listening to audiences and honoring box office hits instead of arthouse favorites  © Provided by Daily Mail Flying high: Top Gun: Maverick has been nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, in a sign that Hollywood is finally listening to audiences and honoring box office hits instead of arthouse favorites 

Elvis, by Baz Luhrmann, has eight nominations, including one for Austin Butler. 

Best Actress at the Oscars will be a toss-up between Cate Blanchett in Tár and Michelle Yeoh, who won the award at the Golden Globes for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once. 

Ana De Armas also earned a nomination for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in Blonde.  

While Cruise missed out on a nomination for Best Actor, Austin Butler (Elvis), Brendan Fraser (The Whale) and Bill Nighy (Living) all received nods. 

All Quiet On The Western Front, a German-produced film, earned multiple nominations, as did Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, including Best Original Song.

Angela Bassett is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, as is Jamie Lee Curtis for Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Winners will be voted on by the roughly 10,000 actors, producers, directors and film craftspeople who make up the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The academy added more women and people of color to its ranks after the #OscarsSoWhite uproars of 2015 and 2016, and it increased membership from outside the United States.

Big favorite: However, Everything Everywhere All At Once led the pack with the most nominations with 11  © Provided by Daily Mail Big favorite: However, Everything Everywhere All At Once led the pack with the most nominations with 11 

This year, seven of the 20 acting nominees were people of color, including Yeoh's Everything Everywhere All At Once castmates Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Quan.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences will surely celebrate a best-picture field populated with blockbusters; according to data firm Comscore, their collective domestic box office of $1.574 billion is the most ever at the time of nominations. 

Last year's awards had been looking like a comeback edition before 'the slap' came to define the ceremony. In the aftermath, the academy banned Will Smith from attending for the next 10 years. 

Though he could have still been nominated, Smith's performance as a runaway slave in Emancipation didn't catch on with voters.

Notorious: Last year's awards had been looking like a comeback edition before 'the slap' came to define the ceremony. In the aftermath, the academy banned Will Smith from attending for the next 10 years © Provided by Daily Mail Notorious: Last year's awards had been looking like a comeback edition before 'the slap' came to define the ceremony. In the aftermath, the academy banned Will Smith from attending for the next 10 years

But larger concerns are swirling around the movie business. Last year saw flashes of triumphant resurrection for theaters, like the success of Top Gun: Maverick, but less stellar results for most dramas.

Partially due to an inconsistent stream of major releases, ticket sales for the year recovered only about 70 percent of pre-pandemic business. 

Stocks for streaming services, meanwhile, have plunged as Wall Street looked to streaming services to earn profits, not just add subscribers.

Last year's Oscar broadcast drew 16.6 million viewers, according to Nielsen, up from the record-low audience of 10.5 million for the pandemic-marred 2021 telecast.

Read more
AdChoices
AdChoices

More From Daily Mail

AdChoices
image beaconimage beaconimage beacon