Recently, the nomination list for the upcoming 96th Academy Awards was announced and Barbie received 8 nominations. However, actress Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig not getting nominations for their work in the film has created waves on social media. Shortly after the nominations were announced, actor Ryan Gosling, who is nominated for the Best Supporting Actor category for his role as Ken in the movie, issued a statement explaining that he is extremely disappointed that Robbie and Gerwig were not recognized for their work.
As a result, the rest of the cast members also supported Gosling. Actress America Ferrera, who was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress, praised Gosling for speaking about it. Actor Simu Liu also joined Gosling, but now it seems like people on social media are not having it. Since the hype about Barbie has finally winded down, it is safe to say that a lot of people didn’t like the movie.
Simu Liu supports Ryan Gosling in bashing the Oscars
Barbie (2023) has been nominated in 8 categories at the upcoming 96th Academy Award. However, many people, including actor Ryan Gosling, are disappointed that Margot Robbie, the star of the movie, and the movie’s director Greta Gerwig were not nominated in their respective categories. In a recent statement, Gosling explained that “there is no Barbie movie without Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig.” Gosling’s co-star Simu Liu also supported Gosling in a recent post made on Twitter/X,
“Being involved in a small way gave me a window into 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.”
Actress America Ferrera, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the film, also supported Gosling. While the movie certainly started a global movement, was it really that good?
People on social media speak against the criticism
Indeed, Barbie was a massive hit, bringing in over $1.4 billion at the global box office but many people on social media are done with the whining, in fact, many argue that Robbie’s performance wasn’t even Oscar-worthy.
Please stop the overacting
— BOBBEY (@CalIMeDon) January 24, 2024
Margot didn’t give an Oscar worthy performance cmon now. This isn’t a participation award
— z a i t o 💫 (@Zaito216) January 24, 2024
Wrap this shit up already! The fact they made a lot of money in the box doesn't just qualify it as an exceptional acting/storyline. They made a movie for adult kids so what??
— Peter Pan (@vlackpanda__) January 24, 2024
I am already tired of all the complaining. It wasn't good enough for an Oscar but still a great movie. Get over it. More deserving people were nominated pic.twitter.com/qsSdWRs4Hk
— Theill (@EmilTheill) January 24, 2024
the people who worked on it seem to be the only ones who are still talking about it
— Azra Games (@AzraGames) January 24, 2024
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer got nominated in 13 categories, which is the most nominations out of all movies, followed by Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon with 11 and 10, respectively. The 96th Academy Awards is expected to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on March 10, 2024.
