Margot Robbie breaks her silence on shocking ‘Barbie’ Oscars snub
This Barbie isn’t sad about her Oscars snub.
Margot Robbie finally addressed not being nominated in the Best Actress category at the upcoming Oscars 2024 for her performance as Stereotypical Barbie in the record-breaking box office smash hit “Barbie.”
“There’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed,” Robbie said about the snub onstage at a recent SAG-AFTRA discussion, per Variety.
“Obviously, I think Greta should be nominated as a director,” she admitted about the Academy also overlooking Greta Gerwig in her respective category.
“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.”
“Barbie” earned over $1.18 billion at the global box office, making Gerwig the first woman in history to have a sole directing credit on a billion-dollar film.
“Barbie” is nominated for eight Oscars, including America Ferrera for Best Supporting Actress and Ryan Gosling for Best Supporting actor.
Ferrera previously called Robbie and Gerwig’s snubs “disappointing” while Gosling added, “Their work should be recognized.”
“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.
The 96th annual Academy Awards air March 10 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
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