The girl who the Barbie doll is known as after is shocked Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig weren’t nominated for Academy Awards … and she or he does not perceive the snubs.
Barbara Handler, whose mom Ruth created the well-known toy and named it after her, tells TMZ … she noticed the “Barbie” film twice and cherished it much more the second time, and she or he feels there’s one thing unsuitable about Margot and Greta not getting Oscar nominations.
While “Barbie” is up for Best Picture, Margot will not be among the many Lead Actress nominees and Greta did not make the lower as one of many 5 Best Director nominees … and people are pissed.

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Barbara tells us she’s sorry Margot and Greta do not get the popularity they deserve … she feels they each ought to be rewarded for his or her work on the flick — as a result of it was genuinely incredible. Frankly, there are a lot of who agree … objectively, ‘Barbie’ was effectively finished.
Now, whereas Margot and Greta obtained the chilly shoulder — there are two appearing nominees who emerged from “Barbie” … Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera are up for Best Supporting Actor and Actress … and as we talked about, the film is nominated for Best Picture.
Barbara says “Barbie” ought to win ‘trigger it was tremendous well-liked and made a ton of $$$ on the field workplace. That’s not all the time how the Academy sees it, in fact, however that is how BH feels.
Remember … Barbara’s late mom is the lady who created the Barbie and Ken dolls … naming the Barbie doll after her and the Ken doll after Barbara’s late brother.
Barbara says her mother would have been thrilled the film is nominated for greatest image … and she or he’s unhappy Ruth is not round to see the ‘Barbie’ film phenomenon.
On the problem of snubs, although … Barbara sounds about as upset as everybody else.
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