But HOW did Andrea Riseborough get that Oscar nom?

[masterofmystery]

How Andrea Riseborough Got That Surprise Oscar Nomination for ‘To Leslie’ https://t.co/5Lsy2DkACy
- Variety (@Variety) January 24, 2023
There's some truth to what everyone thought, but it was a specific targeted PR strategy, nothing near organic word of mouth

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[damaliaraya]

But it’s fine and no one should be upset because actually she’s a great actress and this was a great performance so who cares if a bunch of high powered white folks turned out for their white buddy, while claiming that the two black actresses in contention were a lock so don’t worry about them??? Who cares if (white) people rallied around her and pushed her to the top like they would have never done for Viola or Danielle.

Instead let’s all point at Michelle and Ana, who at least were in contention for months.

There I think I covered all the bullshit, no need for anyone to repeat it

[masterofmystery]

[big_ang]

right?... i was ready to TYPE

[damaliaraya]

I’d say this means i gave a better performance than Blonde and should get Ana’s spot but I’m black sooooo-

[adb7]

I'm in a private PR industry discord and everyone jokes how award season is really PR season. Never has it been more true than for this.

[anterrabre]

Just out of curiosity, what are thy saying about this?

[adb7]

Talking about who wrote the copy, how much it will cost to get the win, memes of future versions of this for terrible actors like a social campaign to get The Rock retroactively nominated for Black Adam lol

[polynucleotide]

took forever for me to figure it out, but this social media strategy reminds me of american sniper. just out of nowhere a bunch of random celebs started tweeting about it nonstop before it came out and it became this big ass film as a result. ugh fuck that film for real.

[shittysoup]

[picturemegone]

moving the hand to make the doll look real lmao

[qween_tartii]

wait is that a real actual shot from the movie??? lmfao

[drnilescrane]

don't make me pull out another youthful sauce post.

hell rita ora.

[tanglespiders]

funny you should mention her. i just assumed andrea hired rita’s sister to run this campaign.

[drnilescrane]

Too subtle for her sister sadly.

[progression]

“director Michael Morris and his wife, actor Mary McCormack, showed the movie to Stern in July during the annual wedding anniversary celebration they share with the Sterns”

I’ve never seen the movie, but of all the things I don’t believe about the praise, this I believe the least. Idc if you’re my favorite person in the world… I’m not watching some sad ass movie you created on our anniversaries.