Ryan Gosling Calls Out Margot Robbie ‘Barbie’ Oscars Snubs
Ryan Gosling may be “Just Ken.” But, as he points out, “there is no Ken without Barbie.” While the Barbie actor was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor on Tuesday (January 23) for his work on the Greta Gerwig-directed film, his thoughts were with Gerwig and his co-star, Margot Robbie. The two women weren’t nominated in their respective Best Director and Best Actress categories. Gosling, 43, told People in a statement, “There is no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most responsible for this history-making, globally-celebrated film. No recognition would be possible for anyone on the film without their talent, grit and genius.”
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Calling Gerwig and Robbie’s Oscars snubs a disappointment, the Canadian actor added that “against all odds with nothing but a couple of soulless, scantily clad, and thankfully crotchless dolls, they made us laugh, they broke our hearts, they pushed the culture, and they made history. Their work should be recognized along with the other very deserving nominees.”
Though Gerwig wasn’t nominated for Best Director, she and her husband, Noah Baumbach, were nominated in the Best Adapted Screenplay category. Barbie also received nominations for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design categories. Robbie didn’t get nominated for her acting in Barbie, but she and her husband Tom Ackerly, Robbie Brenner, and David Hyman were nominated for Best Picture as producers. For Best Original Song, Barbie was nominated twice in the category. Additionally, America Ferrera received her first Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her work in Barbie. Simu Liu, who played a Ken who rivaled Ryan’s Ken also addressed the snub. He talked about “just how hard Greta and Margot had to fight to get Barbie made, and how flawlessly they executed. Together they started a movement, touched the world and reinvigorated the cinema. They deserve everything. They ARE everything.”
Just because the Oscars failed to recognize Barbie, this doesn’t mean the film hasn’t been getting its flowers. Barbie has already won six awards so far: Cinematic and Box Office Achievement at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards for Best Comedy, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup.
