Greta Gerwig on June 25, 2023.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage
Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage
Greta Gerwigis sharing her reaction toBarbie’s Oscar nominations.
Barbiereceived eight nominations for the Oscars on Jan. 23, but Gerwig, 40, and the film’s starMargot Robbienotably missed the five-nominee cut for Best Director and Best Actress, respectively. While speaking withTimefor its Women of the Year issue, the filmmaker addressedthis year’s nominations, saying, “Of course I wanted it for Margot."
“But I’m just happy we all get to be there together," Gerwig shared of the upcoming ceremony.
The outlet noted that Gerwig pointed out that she herself is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay along with her husbandNoah Baumbach, whom she cowrote the movie with. Robbie, too, is nominated for Best Picture as a co-producer ofBarbiealongside her husbandTom Ackerleyand their co-producers David Heyman and Robbie Brenner.
“A friend’s mom said to me, ‘I can’t believe you didn’t get nominated,’” Gerwig toldTime. “I said, ‘But I did. I got an Oscar nomination.’ She was like, ‘Oh, that’s wonderful for you!’ I was like, ‘I know!’ ”
Greta Gerwig on Oct. 8, 2023.Joe Maher/Getty Images
Joe Maher/Getty Images
The nominees for Best Director at the upcoming 96th Oscars areJustine Triet(Anatomy of a Fall),Martin Scorsese(Killers of the Flower Moon),Christopher Nolan(Oppenheimer),Yorgos Lanthimos(Poor Things) andJonathan Glazer(The Zone of Interest).
In the Best Actress category areAnnette Bening(Nyad),Lily Gladstone(Killers of the Flower Moon),Sandra Hüller(Anatomy of a Fall),Carey Mulligan(Maestro) andEmma Stone(Poor Things).
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Robbie, 33, offered a response to the Oscar nominations at a special Screen Actors Guild screening ofBarbieon Jan. 31. “There’s no way to feel sadwhen you know you’re this blessed,” she said at the event, according toDeadline, adding that she feels “beyond ecstatic” the movie received eight nominations.
“Obviously I think Greta should be nominated as a director because 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,” she said, per the outlet.
Both women have received public displays of support from otherBarbienomineesRyan GoslingandAmerica Ferrerasince Oscar nominations were announced. “Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbiemade history and raised the bar withBarbie,” Ferrera, 39, told PEOPLE in a statement. “The cultural and industry impact they’ve achieved will be felt for generations and I’m so thankful to them for asking me to be a part of it.”
source: people.com
