Today, AMPAS announced this year’s Oscar nominations, and the snubs were more shocking than who was nominated.
Barbie found itself nominated for Best Motion Picture of the Year, and Ryan Gosling is up for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for playing Ken.
Yet, Margot Robbie, who played the title character, and Greta Gerwig, who directed the Oscar-nominated film, were not on the list. Therefore, people were shocked and dismayed.
However, no one more than Gosling. So, he released a statement about them being ignored.
I am extremely honored to be nominated by my colleagues alongside such remarkable artists in a year of so many great films. And I never thought I’d being saying this, but I’m also incredibly honored and proud that it’s for portraying a plastic doll named Ken.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
What do you think of the Academy doing a Ken to Barbie?
The full trailer for Barbie is out, and it is so like cool. So much so that I want to live in their world because it’s perfect.
That is until Barbie (Margot Robbie) ruins it and has to come to our world. And Ken (Ryan Gosling) travels with her.
I can’t wait for all of this to be unboxed on July 21st. Especially because it looks like they were having so much fun being exaggerated versions of the dolls we loved so much!
Ryan Gosling landed the role that every pretty boy in Hollywood wanted. He gets to play Barbie’s boyfriend, Ken. And today, we are seeing him with bleached blonde hair, spray-tanned skin, and bulging muscles.
Do you think he looks the part? Oh, and if I were a man, I wouldn’t want that part. That is because, as we all know, Ken is missing a crucial part of his body.
Ryan Gosling has been in so many identifiable films that Jeopardy gave him his own category. Press play, answer the answers and then tell me how you did.
When it comes to me, I bombed. I kept guessing, “what is, Lars and the Real Girl?” Sadly, it wasn’t on the board. I guess I will have to go back to The Notebook and try again.
