Ryan Gosling rips Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig ‘Barbie’ Oscar snubs: ‘Their work should be recognized’
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Not good Kenough.
Ryan Gosling is showing his support for his “Barbie” co-star Margot Robbie and the film’s director Greta Gerwig after they were both snubbed in the Best Actress and Best Director Oscar categories respectively.
“I am extremely honored to be nominated by my colleagues alongside such remarkable artists in a year of so many great films,” Gosling, who received an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor, said in a statement obtained by The Post.
“And I never thought I’d be saying this, but I’m also incredibly honored and proud that it’s for portraying a plastic doll named Ken,” he continued. “But 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.”
“The Notebook” star went on to express his disappointment with the Academy.
“No recognition would be possible for anyone on the film without their talent, grit and genius,” he added. “To say that I’m disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement.”
“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. Their work should be recognized along with the other very deserving nominees.”
Gosling signed off, “Having said that, I am so happy for America Ferrera and the other incredible artists who contributed their talents to making this such a groundbreaking film.”
Robbie and Gerwig have yet to publicly address their snubs.
“The Wolf of Wall Street” alum, however, is up for a Best Picture nomination for producing “Barbie.”
Gerwig is also honored with the Best Picture nom and makes history as only the third-ever female director to be up for the award.
“Barbie” received a total of eight Oscar nominations, including two in the Best Song category: “What Was I Made For?” performed by Billie Eillish and the Gosling-sung “I’m Just Ken.”
Ferrera, who delivered the film’s beloved monologue about the complexities of being a woman, is also up for Best Supporting Actress and also addressed Robbie’s and Gerwig’s snubs.
“I was incredibly disappointed that they weren’t nominated,” she told Variety.
“Greta has done just about everything that a director could do to deserve it. This world, and taking something that didn’t have inherent value to most people and making it a global phenomenon. It feels disappointing to not see her on that list.”
And on Robbie, Ferrera continued, “What Margot achieved as an actress is truly unbelievable. One of the things about Margot as an actress is how easy she makes everything look. And perhaps people got fooled into thinking that the work seems easy, but Margot is a magician as an actress in front of the screen, and it was one of the honors of my career to get to witness her pull off the amazing performance she did.”
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