Whoopi Goldberg is a legendary figure at the Oscars. She has won an Academy Award for “Ghost,” hosted the ceremony four times, and served as an Academy board member. Therefore, moviegoers may want to pay attention to Goldberg’s perspective on the uproar over Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie missing out on nominations for best director and best actress, respectively, at the 2024 Oscars.
“Barbie” earned eight nominations, including best picture, and Gerwig is a nominee for screenwriting while Robbie is one of the film’s producers. However, the exclusion of Gerwig from best director and Robbie from best actress has sparked backlash against the Academy.
Sara Haines recently asked Goldberg on “The View” (via Entertainment Weekly), “When does it become a snub?” Goldberg replied, “Everybody doesn’t win,” and “You don’t get everything you want to get.”
She added, “There are no snubs,” and “Not everybody gets a prize, and it is subjective. Movies are subjective. The movies you love may not be loved by the people who are voting.”
Gerwig and Robbie were nominated for best director and best actress at the majority of Oscar pre-cursor awards, which resulted in snub outrage. Ryan Gosling, who earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor, spoke out against the Oscars for snubbing Gerwig and Robbie. Many pundits were confident their Oscar nominations would be a no-brainer, given the film’s $1.4 billion gross and the critical acclaim it received.
“No recognition would be possible for anyone on the film without their talent, grit, and genius,” Gosling wrote in a statement. “Their work should be recognized along with the other very deserving nominees.”
America Ferrera, who plays Gloria in “Barbie” and earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress, told Variety that it was “incredibly disappointing” to see Gerwig and Robbie’s names missing from the best director and best actress categories.
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