Many consider it a snub that Robert Redford didn’t get nominated for an Academy Award for his work in the film All is Lost, and he’s now offering his insights.
Redford blamed distributor Roadside Attractions, who he said didn’t do enough to campaign for the film.
“Let me speak frankly about how I feel about it. I don’t want that to get in the way of why we’re here,” he said at press conference ahead of Sundance, Variety reports.
He noted he has been involved with Hollywood for years and accepts that it is “what it is. It’s a business.”
“There’s a lot of campaigning going on and it can be very political,” he said, adding, “In our case, we suffered from little to no distribution,” he said. “I don’t know what they were afraid of. They didn’t want to spend money or they were incapable. We had no campaign to cross over into the mainstream.”
He maintained a good attitude about it, though, saying it would’ve been “wonderful” if he were nominated for an Oscar but he has no hard feelings.
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