Margot Robbie Responds To Barbie Oscar Nominations “Snub”

Margot Robbie has responded to the Barbie Oscar nominations for the first time.

While the film received a total of eight nods for this year’s Academy Awards, many fans were frustrated that Robbie and Barbie director Greta Gerwig were left off the lists for Best Actress and Best Director, respectively.

Robbie spoke for the first time about the nominations during a Screen Actors Guild event on Jan. 30, according to Deadline.

“There’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed,” she said. “I am beyond ecstatic that we’ve got eight Academy Award nominations — it’s so wild.”

She added that “Greta should be nominated as a director,” adding that Gerwig’s work on Barbie was a “once-in-a-career, once-in-a-lifetime thing.”

Robbie went on to praise Barbie as “bigger than us” and “bigger than our industry” when commenting on the film’s billion-dollar box office success.

“We set out to do something that would shift culture, affect culture, just make some sort of impact,” she added. “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.”

Despite missing out on two major nominations, they could both still win Oscars: Robbie as a producer in the Best Picture category, and Gerwig for Best Adapted Screenplay.

“No Ken Without Barbie”

Ryan Gosling, whose Ken-ergy scored him a Best Supporting Actor nomination, released a statement after nods were announced.

He said that while he’s “extremely honored” to have been recognized by the Academy, he’s disappointed that Robbie and Gerwig “are not nominated in their respective categories.”

“There is no Ken without Barbie,” he said. “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.”