Sandra Bullock Under Fire As People Demand The Academy Revoke Her ‘Blind Side’ Oscar

In the midst of the unfolding situation, which came to light earlier this week following a legal filing by retired NFL star Michael Oher to terminate a conservatorship against Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy, people have turned their attention to Sandra Bullock, who received an Oscar for her performance in ‘The Blind Side,’ inspired by Oher’s life story.

In the 2009 film, the 59-year-old actress assumed the role of Leigh Anne Tuohy. She portrayed the matriarch of the family that provided shelter and support to Michael Oher during his teenage years when he was facing homelessness.

“What this film was about for me are the moms that take care of the babies and children no matter where they come from,” Bullock said in her Oscar acceptance speech in 2009.

Following the lawsuit filed by retired NFL star Michael Oher, some people started demanding that Sandra Bullock’s award should be revoked

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While the lawsuit filing doesn’t undermine Bullock’s performance in ‘The Blind Side,’ a few fans and critics have voiced the opinion that, given the allegations against the Tuohy family, her award should be reconsidered.

“So Sandra Bullock should have to give back her Oscar, right, and man do we need to start checking these good feeling stories,” one person wrote.

“If the Michael Oher allegations are true then we have to go AND TAKE THE OSCAR back from Sandra Bullock and give it to Gabourey Sidibe for ‘Precious’,” said another.

This is what people were saying online

Sandra Bullock Under Fire As People Demand The Academy Revoke Her ‘Blind Side’ Oscar

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In 2009, Bullock received her first Oscar for her role in ‘The Blind Side,’ which is inspired by Oher’s life journey

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Earlier this week, the retired NFL star claimed he was tricked into signing conservatorship papers at age 18

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The realization came after Oher didn’t receive any compensation for the film based on his inspiring story, unlike the rest of the Tuohy family

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Even though Bullock embodied Leigh Anne Tuohy in ‘The Blind Side,’ there is no indication to imply that she had any awareness of the specifics regarding Oher or the family’s agreements at the time of filming the movie.

This might explain why not everyone supported the call to have her prestigious award taken away. “Not y’all calling for Sandra Bullock’s Oscar to be revoked. It ain’t her fault the real life people were exploitative scammers and thieves,” one person wrote.

As previously reported, the ex-NFL star claims that the Tuohy family did not actually adopt him, as depicted in the film. Instead, he asserts that he was placed under a conservatorship, which granted full control over his affairs to his guardians.

Oher alleges that the family profited significantly from his life story, while he received no monetary compensation.

As of writing this, Bullock, who earlier this month lost her partner, Bryan Randall, has not issued a comment on Oher’s claims yet.

However, most people rallied in Bullock’s defense

Sandra Bullock Under Fire As People Demand The Academy Revoke Her ‘Blind Side’ Oscar

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Sandra Bullock Under Fire As People Demand The Academy Revoke Her ‘Blind Side’ Oscar

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Monday 1 year ago

Do these people not understand what an oscar is for? It's for acting. That's all. Nothing more. If she followed the script and gave a fantastic performance based on the script then what's the issue?

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Shirley Prestage 1 year ago

I agree They put a script in Sandra hands,she learned the script, acted what she read. She is a actress this family has nothing to do with her acting career...... she is a actor not a writer of script......

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Owlish 1 year ago

I despair. Both at BP for more celebrity posts and all those people who want to drag Sandra Bullock down over this. For one, she's just lost her partner so this is effectively just kicking a woman when she is down over something she has nothing to do with.

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Daffydillz~ 1 year ago

I completely agree with you. These people are ridiculous. Sandra Bullock gave a wonderful performance as Michael Oher's adoptive mother and supporter in that film. It was a magnificent story and she did a photo job with the material. There's no way for her to vet this story, nor was it her job to do so as an actor. If the victim, Michael Oher, is just discovering this information and bringing charges well over a decade after the film was released, how is it possible that she could have been at fault for anything, it's not. Also, like you mentioned, she very recently lost her partner, and their children, their father, to a devastating illness. These people need to get their heads out of their a$$e$ and go try to cause drama somewhere else. It's disheartening to think that he was treated like that by the parents or however this financial situation came to be exactly so many years later, but it sadly has nothing to do with the actors in the film.

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James016 1 year ago

People can be so weird at time.

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Hokuloa 1 year ago

As well as profoundly stupid. I’d like to think people who feign internet outrage like this are not actually that unhinged.

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Monday 1 year ago

Do these people not understand what an oscar is for? It's for acting. That's all. Nothing more. If she followed the script and gave a fantastic performance based on the script then what's the issue?

113points