Fans of The Blind Side are upset and disappointed after learning that the story that inspired the film is false, which unleashed a wave of criticism against the Tuohy family, but also against Sandra Bullock. Although the actress only did her job, social networks demanded she return the Oscar she won in 2010 for playing Leigh Anne Tuohy, Michael Oher’s adoptive mother. However, everything indicates that she should not be the first to return an award.
Celebrities Who Should Return Their Oscar Before Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock is not responsible and has nothing to do with what Michael Oher reported about the Tuohys, whom he accused of tricking him into signing the conservatorship by telling him it was adoption papers. All, to make a fortune from his talent in the field.
However, other celebrities received an award and were praised and acclaimed, despite being directly involved in a controversy that included a crime. One of them is Woody Allen. In 1992 he was accused of abuse by his own daughter Dylan Farrow. After that, he was awarded four statuettes.
Another is Roman Polanski, who was awarded ‘Best Director’ in 2003, after being accused of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. The award went to Harrison Ford because the filmmaker fled the country amid the controversy. Both were asked to return to the Oscars, but this never happened.
John Wayne also enters the list of celebrities who should return their Oscar long before Sandra Bullock. In 1973, he had to be forcibly restrained from confronting Indian actor and activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who brought up Hollywood’s offensive portrayal of his community while receiving the statuette on behalf of Marlon Brando for The Godfather.
After a long history of abuse allegations, Harvey Weinstein was ousted from The Academy in 2017. Will Smith was also embroiled in controversy after slapping Chris Rock during the Oscar telecast in 2022. People called for him to return his awards, and his violent act left him with several consequences in the industry.
If we go by the same logic of stories that turned out to be lies, such as Sandra Bullock’s, another who should return his award is Ben Affleck, for Argo, or Evan Peters, who won an Emmy for playing Jeffrey Dahmer. The reality is that regardless of the situation, the body that recognizes the best in cinema has never annulled the award to any Oscar winner, so if in the worst cases, it has not done so, Sandra Bullock should not be the first to return it, much less because she is not involved.
Sandra Bullock Devastated after The Blind Side Controversy
Sandra Bullock is going through one of the worst phases in her life: first, the death of her partner Bryan Randall, and now the controversy over The Blind Side. “Now people won’t see it (the film) and, if they do, they will have a completely different reaction to her original intention,” a source quoted a source as telling Page Six about Sandra Bullock’s reaction.
As stated by an acquaintance of the actress, Bullock is “putting on a strong face and a strong front,” to a story that all this time she believed to be true. “It’s been a rough patch for her emotionally with the loss of Bryan, and now she’s heartbroken in a different way with all the fallout from the Michael Oher news,” the source noted.
“She is figuring out how to move forward from all of this, it will just take her a little while, but emotions are very high right now for Sandra, and she is hoping for better days ahead,” he added.
What Happened to Michael Oher and The Blind Side?
The film tells the story of a homeless teenager with great soccer potential, but a terrible family situation. Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) empathizes with him, decides to support him to fulfill his dream, and becomes so attached that she ends up adopting him.
Michael Oher claims that the couple tricked him into signing the conservatorship by telling him that they were adoption papers. All to make a fortune with his talent in the field. Now, the former athlete is 37 years old and has been retired from the NFL for some time. However, he has been under guardianship since he was 18, whereby he relinquished “full control” of his career.
This story was written in Spanish by Nayeli Párraga in Cultura Colectiva
