James Franco was honoured in January with the best actor in a comedy film award at both the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards, but the star, who has recently been accused of sexual misconduct, was not nominated for an Oscar.<\/p>\n
The Academy snubbed Franco in a somewhat surprising move, as Golden Globe winners are widely seen as a hint for who will get a coveted Oscars nod.<\/p>\n
Franco’s “The Disaster Artist” was praised by critics, but that was before the actor was accused of \u201csexually exploitative behaviour” by five women who spoke to the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n
Rumors first began swirling about Franco’s alleged misconduct after actress Ally Sheedy blasted his Golden Globes win.<\/p>\n
Franco’s attorney denied the claims made about him by the five women who spoke to The Times. The actor told Stephen Colbert of Sheedy’s tweets, \u201cI have no idea what I did to Ally Sheedy. I directed her in a play off-Broadway. I had nothing but a great time with her and I have total respect for her.”<\/p>\n
But it seems the rumours surrounding Franco’s alleged inappropriate behaviour may have impacted his chance at an Academy Award nomination.<\/p>\n
Voting for the Oscars was open from Jan. 5 to Jan. 12. The rumours first began swirling about Franco’s behaviour after the Golden Globes on Jan. 7, so smack in the middle of voting.<\/p>\n
“The Disaster Artist” did score an Oscar nomination for best-adapted screenplay.<\/p>\n
Franco skipped the Critics Choice Awards on January 11, but attended the SAG Awards on Sunday, avoiding the red carpet altogether. He sat at a table with his date Isabel Pakzad.<\/p>\n
The Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday. The best actor nominees were Timothee Chalamet, Daniel Day-Lewis, Daniel Kaluuya, Gary Oldman and Denzel Washington.<\/p>\n
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Source: Fox News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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