The 2024 Oscar nominations were announced yesterday. The biggest winner of the preliminary round is Oppenheimer. He leads the list with 13 nominations. Poor Things is in second place with eleven nominations and Killers of the Flower Moon closes the podium with ten nominations.
Barbie, last year’s most successful film, is also well represented at the 2024 Oscars. The fantasy comedy is competing in eight categories. One nomination is causing a particular stir: Ryan Gosling has a chance of being Best supporting actor to be honored. The reactions are divided.
Criticism of Ryan Gosling’s Barbie nomination: The film wouldn’t exist without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie
Since Barbie’s theatrical release it’s been clear: Gosling’s Ken is an absolute scene-stealer. Alone with his grandiose musical performance in the finale he made pop culture history. As the Hollywood Reporter reports, the star has now released a critical statement about his Oscar nomination.
I am honored to be nominated by my colleagues alongside such remarkable artists in a year with so many great films. And I never thought I would say this, but I am too incredibly proud of itthat I get to portray a plastic doll named Ken.
What bothers Gosling, however, is that the two women without whom Barbie would not have been possible were left out of the nominations. Margot Robbie has no nomination as Best main actress receive. Greta Gerwig was able to join the Best direction not prevail against the competition.
There is no Ken without Barbie, and there is no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, who two main responsible persons for this historic, globally acclaimed film. Without their talent, dedication and genius, no recognition for anyone in this film would be possible. To say I’m disappointed they weren’t nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement.
Gosling is addressing a point of criticism of this year’s Oscar nominations that has been extensively discussed on the Internet since yesterday. On Twitter, a user sums up the debate in the eyes of many Barbie fans.
The fact that Ken was nominated and not Barbie is really so fitting for a film about a man who… Power of patriarchy discovered in the real world.
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Nevertheless, it should be mentioned that the female Barbie stars were not completely ignored in the 2024 Oscar nominations. In addition to Gosling as Best Supporting Actor, for example, America Ferrera is also there The best supporting actress nominated.
Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig still have Oscar chances, but in different categories
A part of the story that often gets overlooked: Robbie is in the category with Tom Ackerley, Robbie Brenner and David Heyman as a producer Best movie represent. She not only led Barbie as the leading lady and delivered an unforgettable performance. Her commitment goes beyond working in front of the camera.
With her production company LuckyChap Entertainment she played a key role in the development of Barbie. For ten years, Robbie has been producing films and series that focus on strong, complex female characters, from I, Tonya to Birds of Prey to Maid. She worked towards the Oscar nomination as producer of Barbie just as much as she did for Best Actress.
Gerwig’s Oscar hopes are not completely lost either. Although the snub for Best Director hurts this imaginative production, Gerwig is co-written with Noah Baumbach Best Adapted Screenplay nominated.
All of Barbie’s Oscar nominations at a glance:
The Oscars are awarded on March 10, 2024 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.