To the shock and outrage of Ryan Gosling, the ladies of “The View,” and die-hard “Barbie” movie fans everywhere, Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were “snubbed” Tuesday when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this year’s Oscar nominees. The consensus is that the “patriarchy” and “sexism” account for Robbie and Gerwig’s exclusion from the best actress and best director categories, respectively.
Supporting “Barbie” stars Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera, who themselves received nominations for their roles in the film, have publicly criticized the Academy’s decision not to include Gerwig and Robbie mostly on account of the political messaging in the film (not necessarily Gerwig and Robbie’s artistic talent).
“They made history, they set a new bar,” Ferrera said. “[T]he impact of what they made is, and will continue to be felt in our culture. I think I join a lot of people in wanting to see them acknowledged for that.” Likewise, Gossling wrote in a statement that Gerwig and Robbie “pushed the culture” and “made history.”
Alyssa Farah Griffin echoed these sentiments on “The View.” Suggesting sexism was behind Gerwig’s exclusion, Griffin said, “It does sorta feel like the message of the film was missed.”
“And the patriarchy rules again,” Bono’s nepo baby daughter, actress Eve Hewson, wrote on Instagram.
The first and most obvious problem with the best actress “sexism” allegations is that the other nominees for the category are all women. It is the best actress category, meaning the award only goes to the best
