After Barbie lead Margot Robbie and filmmaker Greta Gerwig missed out on Oscar nominations in Best Actress and Best Director, respectively, Robbie has issued an incredibly thoughtful response to their exclusions in those categories.
Robbie and Gerwig did land Academy Awards recognition for the film in other categories, the former nominated for producing the film and the latter nominated for her work on the script along with husband Noah Baumbach.
However, that still left the two biggest contributions to the blockbuster film without nominations in a very competitive year for both categories.
Variety shared comments from Robbie at a recent SAG-AFTRA event where she talked about the omissions and why she’s still very thankful for how the entire process has gone for her with the movie.
“There’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed,” Robbie shared. “Obviously, I think Greta should be nominated as a director. What she did is a once-in-a-career, once-in-a-lifetime thing. What she pulled off, it really is. But it’s been an incredible year for all the films.”
Robbie also commended the work of her fellow collaborators and said that the film’s ultimate goal has already been achieved.
“Everyone getting the nods that they’ve had is just incredible, and the Best Picture nod.” Robbie said. “We set out to do something that would shift culture, affect culture, just make some sort of impact. And it’s already done that and some, way more than we ever dreamed it would. And that is truly the biggest reward that could come out of all of this.”
Barbie‘s astronomical box office success ($1.446 billion worldwide) and its clear impact on the zeitgeist made it the cinematic event of 2023. Earning eight Oscar nominations for a film based on an intellectual property also was an achievement in and of itself, even if it missed in key categories for Robbie and Gerwig.
However, it sounds like Robbie is more than content with how the process has played out with her incredibly classy comments how the Oscar nominations unfolded.
