For her, no problem.
Australian actress Margot Robbie reacted for the first time to her lack of an Oscar nomination last week for her incarnation of Barbie in the eponymous film, a huge hit in theaters in 2023, reports the American magazine Variety.
A decision by the Academy of Oscars which has caused discussion, especially since it is the actor Ryan Gosling (Ken) who is the subject of a nomination in the category of best actor in a supporting role.
The song "I'm Just Ken" is also nominated for best original score, as is another song from the film, "What Was I Made For?"
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In total, the film received 8 nominations, but none for its lead actress, nor its director Greta Gerwig.
“I have never seen a film have such an effect on culture”
“There's no reason to be sad when you know you're so lucky,” Margot Robbie said of her lack of nomination during a meeting with SAG-AFTRA, while adding that it was rather that of Greta Gerwig in the race for best director which disturbed her a little more.
“I obviously think Greta should be nominated as director,” she said.
What she did only happens once in a career, once in a lifetime.
But it’s been an incredible year for all films.”
“We wanted to do something that would change the culture, that would affect it, that would have an impact.
And that's what he's already done, and more, more than we could have ever imagined.
And that’s really the biggest reward we can get from all of this,” she insisted.
“People's reactions have been the biggest reward.
(…) I have never seen a film have such an effect on culture.
And it’s incredible to be in the eye of the storm,” she explained.
Actor Ryan Gosling stepped up to the plate
Ryan Gosling was one of the first to express his incomprehension after the nominations were announced: “I am extremely honored to be nominated (…) but there is no Ken without Barbie, and there is no There's no
Barbie
movie
without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie.
To say that I am disappointed that they were not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement,” he said in a statement.
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The irony of the situation has been pointed out by many Internet users, given that "Barbie" is intended to be a scathing satire on the difficulties women face in getting their talents recognized.
“Naming Ken but not Barbie is literally the plot of the film,” novelist Brad Meltzer reacted on X (ex-Twitter).