Andrea Riseborough's Oscar nomination sparks controversy in Hollywood.
Last week, awards season aficionados and fans were surprised with a particular nominee for this year’s Academy Awards. While most of us considered Viola Davis a shoo-in for the Lead Actress category due to her performance in the epic blockbuster The Woman King, as well as a possible nod to Danielle Deadwyler for playing the title character in the real-life based drama Till, we got a surprising nomination for British star Andrea Riseborough.
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Oscars So White... Again? As some people point out, Riseborough’s inclusion among the five nominees pushed out bigger and Black names like Viola Davis simply because the indie-film surprise nominee had the connections to people who could make her nod a reality.
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