Ryan Gosling & America Ferrera SLAM Oscars For Snubbing Margot Robbie & Greta Gerwig: 'They Made History'!
24.01.2024 - 05:03
/ perezhilton.com
Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera are just as upset as the rest of us over this year’s Oscars nominations!
Ever since the Barbie movie came out, everyone believed Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig would get nominated at the Academy Awards this year. Not only was it a massive success at the box office, arguably saving the movie theater business after the pandemic kept audiences away, but their work on-camera and off-camera created a film that deeply resonated with people worldwide. So the two women seemed like a shoo-in to get noms!
Barbie made audiences *feel* way more than “serious” movies.
But when the nominations dropped earlier today, people immediately noticed two glaring omissions. Margot failed to earn a nomination in the Best Actress category, while Greta was out of the running for Best Director. Naturally, fans of the Barbie movie were disappointed and shocked by snubs. And they weren’t alone in their feelings.
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Ryan, who scored a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role as Ken in the film, expressed his sadness over the news. He told People in a statement:
The 43-year-old actress noted that his disappointment over their lack of nominations in the acting and directing categories “would be an understatement,” adding:
While Ryan isn’t happy with how the nominations turned out, he is proud of not only himself but co-star, America Ferrera, who is in the running for Best Supporting Actress this year:
Like Ryan, America also “was incredibly disappointed” Greta and Margot were snubbed! She told Variety:
And The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants star took a moment to praise Margot as well, saying:
Although Barbie made history as one