“Barbie” blues?
Greta Gerwig has addressed her Oscars snub for Best Director.
“Of course I wanted it for Margot [Robbie],” Gerwig, 40, told Time for its Women of the Year profile.
“But I’m just happy we all get to be there together.”
Gerwig became the first female director to have their movie hit $1 billion at the global box office in August.
“Barbie” is up for eight Oscars, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture. Robbie, 33, was also left off the Best Actress nominees category.
“A friend’s mom said to me, ‘I can’t believe you didn’t get nominated,’ ” Gerwig continued. “I said, ‘But I did. I got an Oscar nomination.’ She was like, ‘Oh, that’s wonderful for you!’ I was like, ‘I know!’ ”
Robbie echoed a similar sentiment last month during a SAG-AFTRA panel discussion.
“There’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed,” Robbie said.
“Obviously, I think Greta should be nominated as a director. What she did is a once-in-a-career, once-in-a-lifetime thing. What she pulled off, it really is. But it’s been an incredible year for all the films.”
“Everyone getting the nods that they’ve had is just incredible, and the Best Picture nod.” Robbie explained during the SAG-AFTRA discussion, later adding: “We set out to do something that would shift culture, affect culture, just make some sort of impact. And it’s already done that and some, way more than we ever dreamed it would. And that is truly the biggest reward that could come out of all of this.”
The “Wolf of Wall Street” alum continued, “People’s reactions to the movie have been the biggest reward of this entire experience. Whether it’s seeing what people are writing online, or even just seeing how much pink I can see in this room right now … I’ve never been a part of something like this. Not like this.
“I’ve done comic book stuff and that gets a big reaction, but this felt very different. It still feels very different. And I can’t think of a time when a movie’s had this effect on culture. And it’s amazing to be in the eye of the storm,” she concluded.
Both America Ferrera and Ryan Gosling, who received Oscar nods for their “Barbie” roles, spoke out about Gerwig and Robbie not being recognized by the Academy upon the nominations announcement.
“And I never thought I’d be saying this, but I’m also incredibly honored and proud that it’s for portraying a plastic doll named Ken,” Gosling, 43, said in his first statement, which he later claimed was “heavily edited.”
“But there is no Ken without Barbie, and there is no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most responsible for this history-making, globally celebrated film.”
For her part, Ferrera, 39, added, “I’m thrilled to celebrate my phenomenal Barbie family and all their achievements. Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie made history and raised the bar with ‘Barbie.’ The cultural and industry impact they’ve achieved will be felt for generations and I’m so thankful to them for asking me to be a part of it.”
Jimmy Kimmel hosts the 96th Academy Awards from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 10 on ABC.
