margot robbie and Greta Gerwig Both were downplayed in their respective categories. oscar award nomination Despite the shock “Barbie” It affected women and girls around the world.On the other hand, in the movie version of Robbie ryan gosling He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Ken.
The main purpose of “Barbie” was to show men what it’s like to feel inferior, what it’s like to be a woman in a man’s world. These complex themes are expressed in the simple fantasy of Barbie’s world, but in the real world, misogyny is still very real and painful for women.
Gerwig and Robbie’s lack of recognition ironically illustrates everything the “Barbie” movies were trying to embody. No matter how powerful you are as a woman, to many men in your industry, you are still just a woman.
Beyond playing with dolls, Barbie brings together a generation of women and girls who have lived through the less glamorous aspects of womanhood: cat meowing, eating habits, fear of aging, cellulite, and more. The list is endless.
Director Gosling released a statement expressing his disappointment with the Academy, given the important roles of the two women in the making of the film.
“But there would be no Ken without Barbie, and there would be no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most responsible for this history-making and globally acclaimed film.” Gosling wrote in a statement:
He said it best: Without Barbie, there is no Ken. It’s really simple.
Robbie and Gerwig were both removed from the nominations, but Barbie still has a chance to win that honor. Total of 8 nominations: Gosling was nominated for the film, and America Ferrera was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design, as well as two nominations for Best Original Song.
Clearly, the Academy gets a taste of the importance that “Barbie,” along with eight other nominations, has had on this year’s box office, but perhaps the two most important people involved in its creation have given it no credit. I can’t help but wonder why this was done. Robbie and Gerwig from Barbie.
“Barbie” generated more than $1 billion in revenue, ranking it alongside several movies. most popular movie of all time“Star Wars,” “Titanic,” “Jurassic World,” and more. However, this is the first film to reach $1 billion in box office revenue. According to , a woman has the only directorial credit. new york times. That seems worthy of some praise.
These two are not strangers to the academy. Gerwig Nominated for Best Director Award In the 2017 movie “Lady Bird” Robbie was nominated for Best Actress. In 2017, she also appeared as Tonya Harding in I, Tonya.
5 women nominated for Best Actress This year is well known and definitely deserves praise. However, these actresses’ roles did not receive as much media attention as Robbie’s role in Barbie..A movie’s popularity doesn’t mean it’s good. Even though many great movies are released every year, we rarely hear praise.
“Barbie” was more than just a popular movie to many people, including me.
Barbie has a simple concept: a plastic doll with big breasts.Mr. Joe Koy If you reduce the premise of the movie, Tasteless jokes at the Golden Globes) and highlights the misogyny embedded in our society. Barbie doll shows girls that they can be more than just mothers. They are career-oriented and can succeed alongside men. Well, that’s not the case with Robbie this year.
in golden globe awards“Barbie” Won First-ever award for film and box office performance, Because of the energy and atmosphere that the audience creates in the theater. Millions of young girls went to the movies wearing pink. Very young girls probably do not understand the importance of participating in this worldwide phenomenon.
Julian Shapiro Burnhamknown for interviews with children on his social media accounts rest therapy, He served as a celebrity interviewer at this year’s Golden Globe Awards. During the Globes, he had two young girls stand next to him as he spoke to celebrities. There’s a clip of him and the girls talking to Barbie the mermaid, aka Barbie. dua lipa He asked which of the two 7-year-old Barbie dolls it would be. One of the girls answered: […] president! ” refers to the Barbie doll played by Issa Rae.
“Barbie” makes young girls dream of becoming president. “Barbie” allows young girls to express themselves in roles that society lacks. This has never been done so obviously yet tastefully in a movie before, and proves that Gerwig and Robbie deserve real recognition and praise for their innovation and female empowerment. Masu.
“To say I’m disappointed they weren’t nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement,” Gosling said. “Their achievements should be recognized in the same way as other highly deserving candidates.”
Despite the film’s social impact, I think this disdain is wrong and offends women and girls around the world who felt seen in Robbie and Gerwig’s work. But then again, for many like Coy, Barbie is just a movie about “a plastic doll with big boobs,” while other nominees like Oppenheimer The work is,” is “based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.”
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Annabelle is a student at the University of Arizona, studying Journalism and Studio Art. Outside of writing, she is interested in music, art, and photography.