Recently, actress Margot Robbie – the main actor in “Barbie” shared her thoughts regarding this year’s Oscar nominations. A notable point is that the work “Barbie”, which received countless compliments from experts and dominated at the box office, caused surprise and disappointment when Margot Robbie did not receive a nomination in the female lead category. Her performance in the film was highly appreciated by the public.
“I don’t feel sad when I hear that,” Robbie said at a special screening of the new film recently.
She then added that she was proud of the impact that “Barbie” had created. “We were trying to do something that would change the culture, influence the culture, try to have some kind of impact. And it did that, even more than we ever did.” dream of. That is truly the greatest reward, to be able to gain from all of this,” she shared.
What did Margot Robbie say when she did not receive an Oscar nomination in 2024?
Actress Margot Robbie shared that she is proud of the changes that the Barbie movie has created, even though she did not receive an Oscar nomination in the Best Actress category. Photo: WB.
The movie “Barbie” is the biggest blockbuster of 2023, earning nearly 1.5 billion USD globally since its release in July 2023. The huge box office results made director Greta Gerwig the first independent female director to have a billion-dollar film. “Barbie” is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery, like CNN.
That is why many people were shocked when female director Greta Gerwig was not nominated in the best director category at Oscar 2024. However, this is not a complete failure for this female director. , as she was nominated in the adapted screenplay category alongside her husband and “Barbie” co-writer Noah Baumbach.
“Of course I think that Greta Gerwig should be nominated in the directing category, because what she has done is a precious, one-of-a-kind work,” Robbie said.
“Barbie” received a total of eight Oscar nominations, including best picture. But many people, including Oscar-nominated “Barbie” actors Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera, were disappointed that director Greta Gerwig and actress Margot Robbie were not nominated individually.
“I am beyond disappointed that they were not nominated in their respective categories,” Gosling said in a statement last week.
Ferrara told Variety in an interview last week that she was also disappointed that Gerwig and Robbie were not nominated individually.