A Brief History of Oscar Voting Scandals, From Mary Pickford to Andrea Riseborough

The Academy has finished its investigation into Andrea Riseborough’s surprise nomination for To Leslie, finding “social media and outreach campaigning tactics that caused concern” but no cause to rescind her nomination. Still, the oddity of a bunch of actors copying and pasting support on Twitter is now officially a story for the history books—but it will be in good company since a campaign fracas is nothing new for the 95-year-old Academy. Ever since the Academy Awards were established, stars and their influential friends have been wielding whatever power they can to try to sway the results of the awards. Sometimes… Read Full Article