‘Barbie’ Star Margot Robbie Breaks Silence on 2024 Oscars Snub
Margot Robbie Reacts to Not Getting Nominated for Best Actress at This Year’s Oscars
"Barbie" actress Margot Robbie has reacted to her 2024 Oscars snub, taking the high road in the process.
At a recent SAG-AFTRA discussion, Robbie revealed that she wasn't bothered by not getting a 96th Academy Awards nomination for Best Actress for her role as Stereotypical Barbie in 2023's highest grossing film.
Instead, the 33-year-old actress believes filmmaker Greta Gerwig should've been among the March 10 ceremony's nominees for Best Director.
"There's no way to feel sad when you know you're this blessed," said Robbie, the recipient of Oscar nominations for Best Actress in 2018 ("I, Tonya") and Best Supporting Actress in 2020 ("Bombshell").
"Obviously, I think Greta should be nominated as a director," added Robbie, who was sharing the stage with her "Barbie" co-stars at the discussion. "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."
Robbie wasn't personally nominated for an Oscar, but "Barbie" is up for eight awards at this year's ceremony, including for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor.
In an inteview with Variety after the 2024 Oscars nominations were announced last month, America Ferrera, 39, reacted to the her colleagues being left off the list of nominees.
"I was incredibly disappointed that (Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig) weren't nominated," said Ferrera, who co-starred as Gloria in "Barbie."
"What Margot achieved as an actress is truly unbelievable," Ferrera added. "One of the things about Margot as an actress is how easy she makes everything look."
"Barbie" was the highest grossing film of 2023, beating out "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" for the top spot with a box office haul of more than $1.4 billion. The film ranked No. 1 at both the domestic box office and foreign box office, generating $636 million and $809 million, respectively.
As one of the producers of "Barbie," Robbie would be sharing the Oscar for Best Picture if the film beats out its competition, which includes "Oppenheimer," "Killers of the Flower Moon," "Maestro," "American Fiction" and "The Holdovers."
Gerwig, 40, would be sharing the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay with her co-writer on the film, Noah Baumbach.
The 96th Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on March 10. The ABC broadcast starts at 7 p.m. EST and will be hosted by the network's own Jimmy Kimmel.
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