Andrea Riseborough.Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage
When nominations for the 95th Academy Awards are announced on Tuesday, there might be a surprise pick in the Best Actress category.
In recent weeks, Andrea Riseborough’s performance in her 2022 dramaTo Lesliehas gained significant ground in the awards season — despite being shut out of theGolden Globe AwardsandCritics Choice Awards— in large part due to how many major stars have publicly promoted the film.
In recent days,Jennifer Aniston,Charlize Theron,Edward Norton,Sarah Paulson,Gwyneth PaltrowandCourteney Coxhavehosted screenings of the movie, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
Norton, 53, and Paltrow, 50, are among a significant number of actors who have praisedTo Leslieon social media, with Paltrow writing onInstagramlast Wednesday that 41-year-old Riseborough “should win every award there is and all the ones that haven’t been invented yet” for her performance.
“For those interested in really great acting I’ll share that Andrea Riseborough’s portrayal inTo Lesliejust knocked me sideways,” Norton wrote onInstagramregarding the film last Wednesday.
“It’s about the most fully committed, emotionally deep, physically harrowing performance I’ve seen in a while,” theGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mysteryactor noted, calling Riseborough’s performance “just raw & utterly devoid of performative BS.”
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Riseborough was one of 10 performersnominated for the ceremony’s best lead performance awardwhen nominations were released in November.
Andrea Riseborough inTo Leslie(2022).Everett
“The movie is about a person who happens to struggle with certain things, and she deals with and endures those things as best she can,” he added. “It’s an important distinction because it makes the movie about a human being, and something about that has registered with actors.”
Andrea Riseborough.Samir Hussein/WireImage
“Anything I could do to help bring eyes to it would mean I was doing something for all of us as actors and moviegoers,” she added.
To Leslie, which also starsAllison Janney,Marc Maron, Stephen Root and Owen Teague, is available to rent or purchase on video on demand now.
source: people.com
