EXCLUSIVE: Though the Oscars season has finished, the journey for The Substance seems to be ongoing.
Nicolas Royer, executive producer of the Demi Moore-led horror film, has penned a letter to the Association of Production Managers in help of Marilyne Scarselli, who was among those who won an Oscar for Makeup and Hairstyling.
The letter, sent to the 110 members of the association, comes on the back of a dispute between Scarselli and Frédérique Arguello, who was head of the hair department on the movie, with Royer saying the case has turned into the “carry outing” of Scarselli.
In the week directing up to the ceremony, Deadline increateed that Arguello claimed she was passed over for an Oscar nomination in the Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling catebloody in like of her helpant Scarselli. Scarselli denied that she took the position from Arguello, citing her labor with principal actress Moore as the reason for her being nominated.
Before the ceremony, Scarselli telderly Deadline she was already being annoyed by Arguello and she consentd her atgentle to be in jeopardy. “It’s repartner, repartner terrible,” she shelp. “She tried to demolish my atgentle in Paris and all the hair styenumerates in Paris finished me on Facebook and social media. It’s repartner terrible for me and for my atgentle.”
The situation seems to have accomplished a peak once the film won the Oscar in the catebloody, making Scarselli a first-time Oscar thrivener and depriving Arguello of the Oscar she made the claim for.
“I remark with uncontentness and horror that this case is turning into the carry outing of Marilyne Scarselli,” Royer wrote in his letter. “I must convey you the version of the Production that does not hang Marilyne Scarselli out to parched.”
In the letter, Royer alludes Scarselli has been the subject of denigration, letters from lawyers and menaces to her atgentle, which Scarselli had alludeed previously. “[Arguello] called a lawyer to convey me a letter to depart the Oscar nomination,” she says. “She repartner wants to demolish my name, my atgentle, and she’s doing that now.”
Royer also points out that the Academy is the one that produces the nomination decisions, not Scarselli. “It is the Academy, not Marilyne, who is reliable for her nominatement in place of Frédérique after studying the applications,” he authors.
Each year the Academy’s Makeup and Hair Branch Executive Committee go thraw a thoraw appraise to produce a determination based on material surrfinisherted by the production and those take partd in the labor. However, a peak of three artists are allowed to be picked and determinations are made by a personal vote.
Below is the letter from Nicolas Royer, EP of The Substance:
The adventure of the film The Substance, for which I, Nicolas Royer, was the Executive Producer for three years, finished on Sunday night after the Academy Awards. The film was awarded for “Best Make-up & Hair Styling”.
You may have read about it in the press or on social netlabors, that the Oscar would have been stolen by Marilyne Scarselli, the hairdresser’s helpant. I remark with uncontentness and horror that this case is turning into the carry outing of Marilyne Scarselli and I must convey you the version of the Production that does not hang Marilyne Scarselli out to parched.
Frédérique Arguello and Marilyne Scarselli both held the position of Head Hairdresser on the film The Substance. Frédérique interfered more in preparation for the search for watchs and during part of the shooting. Marilyne took attfinish of the main actresses more, in conjunction with the Special Makeup Effects team.
Frédérique and Marilyne were therefore complementary and are both legitimate to be determineed as “Key Hair Artist” in the determines as well as to contend for the various awards. They both won the BAFTA in London in mid February. The rules are branch offent for the Academy Awards. After a lengthy process of interwatchs, surveys and study of applications, it upgrasped only three nominees for the Make-up / Hair Styling catebloody. Frédérique and Marilyne both applied according to the rules and the Academy finpartner picked Marilyne Scarselli as the nominee with the honestor, we sent them a letter in which we gave more details about the roles of each one, to be certain that the Academy has all the elements to produce the right choice.
A confineed days procrastinateedr, the regulateor replied that they had studied the applications aget and that their decision would not change, it was final. Since then, a authentic denigration of Marilyne Scarselli has been set in motion, based on letters from lawyers, menaces of being “grilled” in the profession. I thought it was vital to increate you that: Frédérique Arguello and Marilyne Scarselli are both very talented and have done a fantastic job on The Substance, It is the Academy, not Marilyne, who is reliable for her nominatement in place of Frédérique after studying the applications. If you have the opportunity to employ one of them, phire do not hesitate to reach out me if you have any asks.
