smash hit barbie We got a shiny pile of Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning, but fans claimed one, or maybe two, were missing.
Star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig were snubbed by the academy in two areas.
Gerwig was omitted from the Best Director category, and Robbie, who starred in the film, was omitted from the Best Actress category.
Critics took to social media to express their displeasure and accuse organizers of a number of mistakes. barbie It claimed a total of eight Oscar nominations, even though America Ferrera was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for the same film.
“The films Greta Gerwig has made have been critically acclaimed, culturally influential, hilarious, unique, visually exceptional, perfectly cast and acted, and made people laugh and cry.” , thought-provoking, and grossed $1 billion at the box office,” one person wrote. “But there are no nominees for Best Director?!”
The films produced by Greta Gerwig are critically acclaimed, culturally influential, hilarious, unique, visually exceptional, perfectly cast and acted, and make people laugh and cry. , thought provoking, and made $1 billion at the box office. But there are no nominees for the Best Director award?! #barbie #Oscar2024 pic.twitter.com/ePfuiDbEfm
— Lee Lewwallen (@leighlew3) January 23, 2024
Others soon followed.
Greta Gerwig is despised #Oscar Even though Barbie is the only billion dollar movie directed solely by a woman, I find it very offensive… pic.twitter.com/cjzqkmOzYU
— Zack ⚡️ (@zacidk) January 23, 2024
Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie lost out on the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Actress after a crazy year of saving their films. #Oscar #Oscar2024 #Oscarnoms #barbie pic.twitter.com/W15cMH0aL8
— Priyant (@Priyant1987) January 23, 2024
The Wrap pointing out Additionally, some people took issue with the fact that only one woman was nominated in the Best Director category, even though three of this year's Best Picture nominees were female directors. This trend is seen almost every year.
One user wrote: “Greta Gerwig has made feminist ideals so fully accessible to the masses that it's a shame that she was nominated for Best Director by the Academy, which has given the award to three women in 96 years. Of course not,” he wrote.
How the Academy ignored Greta Lee, Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig as Oscar nominees pic.twitter.com/syhiO0viHM
— Nick (@nm234) January 23, 2024
The Wrap reports that many were particularly upset by the fact that Ryan Gosling, who played Ken in the film, was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Although fans acknowledged that the performance itself was worthy of praise, they cited Gosling as a perfect example. barbie doll The theme claims to depict how difficult it is to succeed in public life as a woman.
whole oppenheimer It was nominated for 13 major Oscar categories, including Best Picture for Cillian Murphy, Best Actor for Best Actor, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., and Best Supporting Actress for Emily Blunt.
