‘Barbie’ Director Greta Gerwig Reacts to Oscar Nomination Snub – Hollywood Life

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Barbie director Greta Gerwig has lastly opened up in regards to the notorious snub from the Best Director class on the upcoming Academy Awards. Though Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera acquired nominations for his or her respective roles, each of the ladies on the helm of the film had been omitted — Greta and the movie’s star, Margot Robbie. But surprisingly, Greta isn’t put out by the snub, and in reality identified the positives.

“A friend’s mom said to me, ‘I can’t believe you didn’t get nominated,’” she mentioned in an interview for TIME printed on Wednesday, February 21. “I mentioned, ‘But I did. I got an Oscar nomination,’” Greta related. “She was like, ‘Oh, that’s fantastic for you!’ I used to be like, ‘I do know!’”

Barbie was, in reality, nominated for Best Picture — and as a director, it’s no small feat to garner a nod for finest movie of the 12 months. Greta and her husband, fellow author/ director Noah Baumbach, additionally scored a nod for Best Adapted Screenplay. Still, the Little Women director couldn’t assist however remorse Margot’s omission from the Best Actress in a Leading Role. “Of course I wanted it for Margot,” Greta admitted. “But I’m just happy we all get to be there together.”

America, who performed Gloria, and Ryan, who performed the film’s beloved Ken, beforehand reacted to their very own nominations, in addition to Greta and Margot’s absence from their classes.  “I was incredibly disappointed that they weren’t nominated,” America instructed Variety on January 23. “Greta has done just about everything that a director could do to deserve it. Creating 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.”

Likewise, Ryan expressed acute disappointment. “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,” he instructed Variety partly, in a proper assertion the identical day. Both America and Ryan additionally expressed gratitude for his or her nominations, as properly.

The Academy Awards are set for March 10 in Los Angeles.