Ryan Gosling Chimes In On ‘Barbie’ Oscars Snubs With Strongly-Worded Statement

Ryan Gosling has weighed in on the “Barbie” Oscars controversy.

The actor was nominated for an Academy Award Tuesday for his supporting role as Ken in the billion-dollar summer box office hit. The movie was nominated for Best Picture, yet Margot Robbie was not nominated for Best Lead Actress, nor was Greta Gerwig selected as a nominee in the Best Director category, prompting shock and backlash online. (Gerwig was, however, nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay).

Gosling subsequently issued the following statement to several media outlets:

America Ferrera, who received her first Oscar nomination for her supporting role as Gloria in “Barbie,” also criticized the omission of her colleagues from the nominations list on Tuesday, telling Variety she was “incredibly disappointed” by the decision.

“Greta has done just about everything that a director could do to deserve it,” she said. “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.”

She also had high praise for Robbie.

“Margot is a magician as an actress in front of the screen, and it was one of the honors of my career to get to witness her pull off the amazing performance she did,” she said. “She brings so much heart and humor and depth and joy and fun to the character. In my book, she’s a master.”

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