Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling starrer Barbie turned out to be the biggest box office blockbuster of 2023 by raking in over $1 billion globally. The film fetched 8 nominations at the Oscars, however, the actress and Greta Gerwig were not nominated in the categories of Best Actress and Best Director, which created uproar on social media.
Margot finally opened up on the snub while joining her Barbie co-stars for the SAG-AFTRA discussion and said that the director deserved a nomination. “There’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed. Obviously, I think Greta should be nominated as a director. 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,” the actress told Variety.
She added, “Everyone getting the nods that they’ve had is just incredible, and the best picture nod. 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. 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.”