November 6, 2024

Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Oscar snubs incite fury on social media… with cries of sexism as Ryan Gosling DOES get nominated as a supporting actor

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  • Margot failed to be nominated for best actress, as did Greta for best director 
  • The film is up for best picture, meaning Margot is nominated as a producer 
  • Greta and her husband Noah Baumbach are nominated for their screenplay
  • Fury is mounting on social media after Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were snubbed for Oscar nominations for their film Barbie.

    The Academy Award nominations were announced to fanfare in Hollywood on Tuesday morning – but the two most prominent women involved in last year’s billion-dollar blockbuster were notably left out.

    Greta failed to secure a nomination for best director this year, and Margot, who played the title character, was also passed over for best lead actress.

    The omissions attracted extra attention on account of the fact that Ryan Gosling, who played Ken, did get nominated for best supporting actor.

    Some social media commentators leapt to point the finger at sexism – despite the fact America Ferrera was nominated for best supporting actress for the same film.

    Fury is mounting on social media after Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were snubbed for Oscar nods for Barbie; seen last week

    The omissions attracted extra attention on account of the fact that Ryan Gosling , who played Ken, did get nominated for best supporting actor

    His goofy song I’m Just Ken was also nominated

    Ryan’s big musical number in the film, I’m Just Ken, is also up for an award. with the nomination honoring songwriters Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt.

    Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell are also nominated for What Was I Made For?, another song written for Barbie. 

    ‘Ryan Gosling, while deserving, got an Oscar nomination for Barbie while Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie didn’t?’ wrote one outraged fan on X.

    ‘Completely proving the point of the movie in 20 f***ing 24 you cannot make this up,’ the social media user, referring to the movie’s feminist themes.

    ‘Wait Ryan Gosling got nominated for his role as Ken, but Margot Robbie didn’t get nominated for Barbie?! And Greta got snubbed for Best Director?!?! Way to justify the literal plot of the movie,’ wrote another X user, echoing the theme.

    A third groused: ‘If Ryan deserved a nom, then Margot certainly did, the fact she wouldn’t have won isn’t the point. It almost feels like the Academy deliberately played into the theme of the movie to get people talking. #Oscars haven’t been about who actually deserves it for a long time.’

    Although Margot is not in the running for best lead actress, the movie itself is up for best picture, meaning she has in fact been nominated as a producer.

    Greta and her husband Noah Baumbach are also nominated jointly this year for having written the adapted screenplay of Barbie.

    X, formerly known as Twitter, erupted in outrage at the snubs

    Some social media commentators leapt to point the finger at sexism – despite the fact America Ferrera was nominated for best supporting actress for the same film

    She has previously been nominated for two Oscars – best lead actress for her 2017 film I, Tonya, a biopic of Tonya Harding, and best supporting actress for the 2020 film Bombshell, which dramatized the story of the Fox News sex scandals.

    She was also nominated for that film’s screenplay, as well as the script of her follow-up feature, the 2020 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women. 

    Meanwhile Greta was previously nominated for the best director Oscar for her 2017 film Lady Bird, which marked her first time solo at the helm of a feature film. 

    In a recent interview, Margot revealed that she also harbors an ambition to one day follow in Greta’s footsteps and become a director. 

    ‘I really do want to direct,’ she told Deadline. ‘I’ve felt like I wanted to direct for about the last seven years. But I’ve always seen it as a privilege, not a right.’ 

    She reflected: ‘I’ve been slowly working towards the feeling that I’ve earned the right to direct, and I feel I’m getting close to that feeling now.’ 

    Oscar nominations 2024 full list – see who received nods for this year’s Academy Awards

    Best Picture

    American Fiction

    Anatomy of a Fall

    Barbie

    The Holdovers

    Killers of the Flower Moon

    Maestro

    Oppenheimer

    Past Lives

    Poor Things 

    The Zone of Interest

    Best Director 

    Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall

    Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon 

    Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

    Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things

    Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

    Actress in a Leading Role

    Annette Bening, Nyad

    Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon

    Sandra Huller, Anatomy of a Fall

    Carey Mulligan, Maestro

    Emma Stone, Poor Things

    Actor in a Leading Role

    Bradley Cooper, Maestro

    Colman Domingo, Rustin

    Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

    Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

    Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

    Actress in a Supporting Role

    Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer

    Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple

    America Ferrera, Barbie

    Jodie Foster, Nyad

    Actor in a Supporting Role

    Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction

    Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon

    Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer

    Ryan Gosling, Barbie

    Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things 

    Animated Feature Film

    The Boy and the Heron

    Elemental

    Nimona

    Robot Dreams

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    Cinematography

    El Conde

    Killers of the Flower Moon

    Maestro

    Oppenheimer

    Poor Things

    Original Screenplay

    Anatomy of a Fall

    The Holdovers

    Maestro

    May December

    Past Lives 

    Adapted Screenplay

    American Fiction

    Barbie

     Oppenheimer

    Poor Things

    The Zone of Interest

    Achievement in Production Design

    Barbie

    Killers of the Flower Moon

    Napoleon

    Oppenheimer

    Poor Things 

    Achievement in Sound

    The Creator

    Maestro

    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

    Oppenheimer

    The Zone of Interest

    Original Song 

    ‘The Fire Inside’ from Flamin’ Hot

    ‘I’m Just Ken’ from Barbie

    ‘It Never Went Away’ from American Symphony

    ‘Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)’ from Killers of the Flower Moon

    ‘What Was I Made For?’ from Barbie

    Original Score 

    American Fiction

    Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

    Killers of the Flower Moon

    Oppenheimer

    Poor Things

    Live Action Short Film

    The After

    Invincible

    Knight of Fortune

    Red, White and Blue

    The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

    Animated Short Film

    Letter to a Pig

    95 Senses

    Our Uniform

    Pachyderme

    WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko

    Documentary Feature Film

    Bobi Wine: The People’s President

    The Eternal Memory

    Four Daughters

    To Kill a Tiger

    20 Days in Mariupol 

    Documentary Short Film

    The ABCs of Book Banning

    The Barber of Little Rock

    Island in Between

    The Last Repair Shop

    Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó

    International Feature Film

    Io Capitano, Italy

    Perfect Days, Japan

    Society of the Snow, Spain

    The Teachers’ Lounge, Germany

    The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom

    Makeup and Hairstyling

    Golda

    Maestro

    Oppenheimer

    Poor Things

    Society of the Snow 

    Achievement in Costume Design

    Barbie

    Killers of the Flower Moon

    Napoleon

    Oppenheimer

    Poor Things

    Achievement in Film Editing

    Anatomy of a Fall

    The Holdovers

    Killers of the Flower Moon

    Oppenheimer

    Poor Things 

    Visual Effects

    The Creator

    Godzilla Minus One

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

    Napoleon

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