[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Braden

It's the principle, not the attraction the category or the film gets. If I was in the mother's position, I imagine I would also be upset that a film has been created and nominated for an Oscar without being consulted first. It wouldn't matter how many people have or want to see it. She had the right to protest and campaign to have it removed, whether it attracted more people to the film or not. It was the only way of making it clear that she did not approve of it being made and gives the director bad publicity in the process.

So you can't name one which proves my point.

The principle doesn't hold up, the argument is that, by nominating the short film for an oscar, it's going to get a lot of attention and benefit the director but that's not the case. The short film award rarely gets attention and the people who make them don't go on to achieve success purely for it.

There's no such thing as bad publicity in situations, the only thing she's achieved in doing now is getting a lot more people to watch the film then they would have if she didn't say anything. If anything, her actions are probably gonna benefit the film's chances because now there's a narrative going on in an award that nobody pays attention to and the academy loves a good award narrative.

She could have done more damage to the film by staying silent. All she's achieved by speaking out is increase it's chances of winning.