Andrea Riseborough did not expect for a second to be nominated for an Oscar.
However, when the list of nominations fell in the middle of the week, the actress had the immense surprise to see her name entered in the category Best actress for her performance in
To Leslie
, an independent film directed by Michael Morris.
“I am amazed.
It's such an unexpected ray of light,” she told Deadline.
“It was very hard to believe that it could have happened since we weren't in the running for anything else.
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Serious competitors
In
To Leslie
, Andrea Riseborough plays a Texas single mother who wins the lottery before squandering it all in a short time.
Years later, her remorse drives her to seek redemption.
If the film had a very discreet start on the other side of the Atlantic a few months ago - no release date has yet been announced for France - it has garnered several very favorable reviews and word of mouth. -ear seems to have played since.
“The response we've had throughout from people has been so personal.
You judge Leslie at times, and you identify with her at others.
I feel like the character had enough reach to touch so many people,” she continued.
"It's as if continuing to talk about the film was the most natural thing in the world, because even if people weren't necessarily interested in the beginning, they couldn't get away from the story once they had seen him.
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The actress is now in competition with very serious competitors, namely Cate Blanchett (
Tár
), Ana de Armas (
Blonde
), Michelle Williams (
The Fabelmans
), and Michelle Yeoh (
Everywhere Everywhere All at Once
).
But who knows, Andrea Riseborough may create a surprise at the 95th Academy Awards to be held on March 13.
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