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Danielle Deadwyler says racism and misogynoir played a role in this year's Academy Awards nominations, where she and Viola Davis were overlooked in the best actress category. Going into Oscar nominations last month, Deadwyler was widely seen as a likely nominee for her lauded performance as Mamie Till-Mobley in "Till."…

So, what is this mysterious film “To Leslie” that garnered English lead actor Andrea Riseborough a controversial, surprise Best Actress Academy Award nomination last week, igniting a storm of Twitter disapproval because Riseborough theoretically took a spot that would have gone to Danielle Deadwyler (“Till”) or Viola Davis (“The Woman…

Poor Andrea Riseborough. Last week, a glitzy, last-minute “grassroots” campaign saw her catapulted into the Oscars Best Actress race for her performance in the indie movie, To Leslie. It did indeed raise the Brit’s profile – but for all the wrong reasons.

"These tactics are being addressed with the responsible parties directly."

The English actor’s nomination has blown open discussions around racism and privilege in Hollywood

The To Leslie star’s unexpected nomination has led to claims of exclusion of Black performers and a revival of the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag

Her lauded biopic Till failed to make the shortlist for this year’s Academy Awards

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