Ryan Gosling acquired his third Oscar nomination for his function as Ken in Barbie, however the actor has spoken out to share how bittersweet the nomination felt in gentle of the movie’s main class snubs.
Gosling earned a nod for Greatest Supporting Actor when the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards had been introduced on Tuesday morning — following his Greatest Actor nods in 2006 and 2016 for Half Nelson and La La Land, respectively — nonetheless, he shared in a press release with ET that the popularity felt incomplete when co-star Margot Robbie and filmmaker Greta Gerwig had been snubbed within the Greatest Actress and Greatest Director, classes, respectively.
“I am extremely honored to be nominated by my colleagues alongside such remarkable artists in a year of so many great films,” Gosling mentioned in a press release to ET. “And I never thought I’d being saying this, but I’m also incredibly honored and proud that it’s for portraying a plastic doll named Ken.”
“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,” he continued. “No recognition would be possible for anyone on the film without their talent, grit and genius. To say that I’m disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement.”
For her half, Robbie is nominated as a producer of the movie within the Greatest Image class, nonetheless, Gosling paid tribute to each Robbie and Gerwig’s integral function in crafting Barbie, which went on to turn out to be the highest-grossing movie ever from a feminine filmmaker on the home field workplace, in addition to the top-earning worldwide movie of 2023, with almost $1.5 billion thus far.
“Against all odds with nothing but a couple of soulless, scantily clad, and thankfully crotchless dolls, they made us laugh, they broke our hearts, they pushed the culture and they made history,” he shared. “Their work should be recognized along with the other very deserving nominees. Having said that, I am so happy for America Ferrera and the other incredible artists who contributed their talents to making this such a groundbreaking film.”
Ferrera acquired a career-first nomination within the Greatest Supporting Actress class for her function as Gloria, one of many movie’s human characters who ventures to BarbieLand. Nonetheless, the actress additionally shared that her nomination was tinged with disappointment resulting from Robbie and Gerwig’s snubs.
“I was incredibly disappointed that they weren’t nominated,” Ferrera mentioned in a press release to Selection. “Greta has done just about everything that a director could do to deserve it. Creating this world, and taking something that didn’t have inherent value to most people and making it a global phenomenon. It feels disappointing to not see her on that list.”
As producer and star, Robbie championed Barbie each step of the way in which, together with presenting Ferrera with the #SeeHer Award on the 2024 Critics Selection Awards final week.
“What Margot achieved as an actress is truly unbelievable,” Ferrera mentioned of Robbie’s efficiency. “One of the things about Margot as an actress is how easy she makes everything look. And perhaps people got fooled into thinking that the work seems easy, but Margot is a magician as an actress in front of the screen, and it was one of the honors of my career to get to witness her pull off the amazing performance she did. She brings so much heart and humor and depth and joy and fun to the character. In my book, she’s a master.”
Barbie did make Oscars historical past as considered one of three movies directed by a lady to earn a Greatest Image nod this yr, which Ferrera mentioned is trigger for its personal celebration.
“Women filmmakers telling all different kinds of stories that resonate in different ways in the culture is the goal,” she famous. “I would love to see even more female-directed movies on the list and to see more female directors acknowledged for making the best cinema of the year.”
The 96th Academy Awards shall be introduced dwell from the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET and 4 p.m. PT on ABC. Till then, hold checking ETonline.com for full Oscars protection.
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