“Barbie” blues?
Greta Gerwig has finally broken her silence over her 2024 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.”
“Barbie” is up for eight Oscars, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture. Robbie, 33, was also left off of the Best Actress in a Leading Role 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.
“As a producer and her actor, would I have loved to see Greta nominated for directing? Of course,” she said.
“But she did become the first director to have their first three solo directorial efforts nominated for best picture, which is pretty historic. She cracked the code on this film, as only she could. It is such a singular vision, and Greta brought so much humanity, creativity, inspiration, magic and joy to ‘Barbie.’ And it’s because of her we’ve all received such acclaim.”
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 live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 10 on ABC.