Ryan Gosling has expressed his disappointment after receiving a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in Ken last year. Barbie, the highest-grossing movie However, lead actress Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig were both ignored in the Best Actress and Best Director categories.
In a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Gosling said: “There would be no Ken without Barbie, and there would be no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most responsible for this.” Stated. World-famous movies that made history. The people who appear in this movie will not be appreciated unless they have talent, guts, and genius. It would be an understatement to say that they are disappointed that they were not nominated in their respective categories. ”
The blockbuster film received eight nominations, the most of any film, including Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera and Best Adapted Screenplay for Greta Gerwig and her husband Noah Baumbach, and was nominated for Best Picture. Ta.
Robbie and Gerwig's disdain led to accusations of sexism on social media, especially considering the film was about feminism and patriarchy.
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Ryan Gosling said he was “disappointed” that Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie weren't nominated for an Oscar with him. (Karwai Tan/Wire Image)
“Greta Gerwig: Made a critically acclaimed, culturally deep feminist film about Barbie dolls and the patriarchy that grossed $1 billion at the box office,” one person wrote. (Twitter) and added, “Oscar nomination goes to…Ken.”
Another said: “So the whole point of the Barbie movie was to empower women and show us that we are strong and capable in a very male-dominated world, but the lead actress and the director… Wasn't it nominated for an Oscar??” You couldn't understand the meaning of the movie unless you told me. ”
A third said: “Hollywood hates women. They saw Barbie win that year for making the most money at the box office, so this is their way of degrading her. That's right, I said so.''
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Ryan Gosling was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, but Greta Gerwig and Maggot Robbie were omitted from the Best Director and Best Actress awards. (Rodin Eckenroth/Film Magic)
A fourth said: “Sorry but a straight white man wearing a Barbie doll was nominated but the actual woman who made the movie wasn't nominated??? #Oscars2024 is a total scam. Greta “Gerwig and Margot Robbie did it in a very dirty way.”
Ferrera also commented on the snub.
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“Barbie'' was last year's highest-grossing movie. (MEGA/GC image)
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Ferrera told Variety: “I was very disappointed that she wasn't nominated. Greta did everything to deserve an award as a director. What Margot has accomplished as an actress is just incredible. “One of the things about Margot is,” he said. It's how easy she makes everything look. And perhaps people are fooled into thinking the job looks easy. ”
