The 2024 Academy Awards nominations were announced Tuesday morning, and two significant women were missing from the nominations list.
“Barbie” stars Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig did not receive nominations for Best Actress and Best Director, respectively. Robbie and Gerwig’s nominations were assumed to be locked down given the universal buzz over this summer’s blockbuster feminist film. This omittance was met with much criticism — even the film’s “Ken,” Ryan Gosling chimed in with his disappointment.
“Barbie” wasn’t left empty-handed, receiving eight nominations. Ryan Gosling, who played Ken, earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and America Ferrara earned a nom for Best Supporting Actress in her role as Gloria. The movie also earned not one but two nominations in the Best Original Song category.
Writer and director Greta Gerwig isn’t even completely forgotten as many claim, for “Barbie” received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Much of the outrage stems from disbelief that the movie’s main character and renowned director were snubbed nominations for their female empowerment film, paired with the irony of the Academy nominating Ken’s goofy, patriarchy-loving side character.
Critics and fans fail to comprehend these nominations are for performance, not the social justice issues they stand for. The Academy did not snuff feminism and praise misogyny. Competition across all categories was tough this season, and the Academy simply recognized Gosling for his performance in an arguably harder role to pull off.
i wish margot had instagram so she could post a picture
