Andrea Riseborough

Christina Ricci voiced concerns over how the Academy's investigation into Andrea Riseborough is wrong for a number fo reasons.

From the statement, it sounds like the investigation's purpose will be to redefine the rules of nominations going forward and may not apply to Riseborough’s nomination, whatever the outcome. Combined with complaints about other stars that “should have been nominated” in Riseborough’s place, Ricci has called the whole debacle something that the Academy should be shamed about if they end up canceling Riseborough’s nomination. The nod for Riseborough has gained a lot of attention in the last few days after her inclusion was [brought into question](https://movieweb.com/andrea-riseboroough-broke-academy-guidelines-best-actress/) due to a social media campaign launched by the wife of To Leslie director Michael Morris in the weeks leading up to the nominations.

Andrea Riseborough was nominated for best actress for playing an alcoholic single mother in little-seen film 'To Leslie,' a shock to awards pundits who had ...

The statement did not name Riseborough. The academy issued a statement on Friday that said the organization was "conducting a review of the campaign procedures around this year's nominees, to ensure that no guidelines were violated." Media newsletter Puck reported on Thursday that the unexpected nomination had sparked questions about whether an aggressive campaign for Riseborough had violated lobbying rules set by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The Academy has announced that is conducting a review of award "campaign procedures" to ensure that no guidelines were violated at this year's nominations.

"We are conducting a review of the campaign procedures around this year's nominees, to ensure that no guidelines were violated, and to inform us whether changes to the guidelines may be needed in a new era of social media and digital communication. "It is the Academy's goal to ensure that the Awards competition is conducted in a fair and ethical manner, and we are committed to ensuring an inclusive awards process," the statement read. The organisation said it was committed to ensuring the competition was conducted in a "fair and ethical" manner and would determine whether changes to future guidelines were needed.