Ryan Gosling criticizes the lack of Oscar 2024 nominations for the protagonist and director of Barbie
Ryan Gosling shared a statement harshly criticizing the fact that Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwing are excluded from the nominations for the 2024 Oscars. Since the nominations for the 2024 Oscars were announced on the web, a real controversy has erupted. In fact, the failure to nominate Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwing as best leading actress and best director respectively for the Barbie film sparked a real media storm. Fans of the film did not take these exclusions well. Especially because, on the contrary, Ken’s interpreter, Ryan Gosling was nominated for best supporting actor together with America Ferrera. Gosling, already filled with amazement after the victory of I’m Just Ken at the Critics Choice Award, promptly shared his thoughts on the incident.
I am extremely honored to have been nominated by my peers alongside such extraordinary artists in a year with so many great films. I never thought I’d say this, but I’m also incredibly honored and proud to have played a plastic doll named Ken.
However 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 historic and world-celebrated film. No recognition would be possible for anyone who took part in the film without their talent, their grit and their genius. To say I’m disappointed they weren’t nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement.
Against all odds, with nothing more than a couple of soulless, scantily clad and, thankfully, horseless dolls, they made us laugh, broke our hearts, pushed culture and made history. Their work should be recognized alongside the other very deserving candidates.
With that being said, I am so happy for America Ferrera and the other incredible artists who contributed their talents to making this groundbreaking film.
Oscar 2024, in addition to Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera also comments on the missed nominations
Barbie scored eight nominations, but Greta Gerwing was only nominated for best adapted screenplay (as co-screenwriter of the same), while Margot Robbie is indirectly nominated via the Best Film nomination, given that she also participated as a producer. America Ferrera, nominated for best supporting actress, also commented on the exclusion of her colleague and director:
I was incredibly disappointed that they weren’t nominated. Greta did pretty much everything a director can do to deserve it. To create this world and take something that had no intrinsic value to most people and make it a global phenomenon. It’s disappointing not to see her on that list.
What Margot has achieved as an actress is truly incredible, one of Margot’s characteristics as an actress is the ease with which she can make everything seem simple. Maybe people were fooled into thinking she did something easy, but Margot is a magician as an actress, and it has been one of the honors of my career to see her deliver the extraordinary performance that she did. She brings so much love, humor, depth, joy and fun to the character. In my opinion she is a teacher.
Even without Gerwing nominated for best director, it is still a record year for female director candidates, in fact, there are three films directed by women among the ten candidates for the Oscar for best film.
And what do you think of the exclusion of Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwing from the 2024 Oscar nominations? Do you agree with Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera? Let us know with a comment! To stay up to date on the world of cinema and TV series, continue to follow us TechGameWorld.com!
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