‘No Ken Without Barbie’: Ryan Gosling Slams Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie Oscar Snubs
“They made us laugh, they broke our hearts, they pushed the culture and they made history,” Gosling wrote in a statement issued Tuesday
Ryan Gosling, Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie JON KOPALOFF/GETTY IMAGES
Ryan Gosling shared his disappointment with the Academy on Tuesday after Barbie star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig failed to earn nominations for Best Actress and Best Director at this year’s Oscars.
“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,” Gosling wrote in a statement. “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,” he added.
The message from Gosling arrives hours after Gosling earned a Best Supporting Actor nod for his role as Ken in Barbie, along with a Best Original Song nomination for “I’m Just Ken.” He wrote Tuesday that he was “extremely honored” to be up for the awards as he acknowledged his co-star and director’s Oscar snubs.
“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,” Gosling continued. “Their work should be recognized along with the other very deserving nominees.”
Overall, Barbie earned eight nominations, including Best Picture. America Ferrera is up for Best Supporting Actress, while Gerwig and her husband Noah Baumbach got a Best Adapted Screenplay nod. The film is also up for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, and Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” is also up for Best Original Song.
“Having said that,” Gosling added, “I am so happy for America Ferrera and the other incredible artists who contributed their talents to making this such a groundbreaking film.”
Gosling is up for Best Supporting Actor against American Fiction‘s Sterling K. Brown, Oppenheimer‘s Robert Downey Jr., Killers of the Flower Moon’s Robert De Niro, and Poor Things‘ Mark Ruffalo. The Best Actress category — sans Robbie — is made up of Nyad‘s Annette Bening, Killers of the Flower Moon‘s Lily Gladstone, Anatomy of a Fall‘s Sandra Hüller, Maestro‘s Carey Mulligan, and Poor Things‘ Emma Stone.
From Rolling Stone US.
