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

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

“A good friend’s mother stated to me, ‘I can’t consider you didn’t get nominated,’” she stated in an interview for TIME printed on Wednesday, February 21. “I stated, ‘However I did. I acquired an Oscar nomination,’” Greta associated. “She was like, ‘Oh, that’s fantastic for you!’ I used to be like, ‘I do know!’”

Barbie was, in reality, nominated for Greatest Image — and as a director, it’s no small feat to garner a nod for greatest movie of the 12 months. Greta and her husband, fellow author/ director Noah Baumbach, additionally scored a nod for Greatest Tailored Screenplay. Nonetheless, the Little Girls director couldn’t assist however remorse Margot’s omission from the Greatest Actress in a Main Position. “In fact I wished it for Margot,” Greta admitted. “However I’m simply comfortable all of us get to be there collectively.”

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 used to be extremely upset that they weren’t nominated,” America instructed Selection on January 23. “Greta has achieved nearly all the things {that a} director might do to deserve it. Creating this world, and taking one thing that didn’t have inherent worth to most individuals and making it a world phenomenon. It feels disappointing to not see her on that listing.”

Likewise, Ryan expressed acute disappointment. “There is no such thing as a Ken with out Barbie, and there’s no Barbie film with out Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the 2 individuals most accountable for this history-making, globally celebrated movie,” he instructed Selection partially, in a proper assertion the identical day. Each America and Ryan additionally expressed gratitude for his or her nominations, as nicely.

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