Greta Gerwig
Carey Mulligan Says Actors Who Claim Awards Don’t Matter Are “100 Percent Lying”
Carey Mulligan says actors who claim to stay above the race for awards are “100 percent lying.” Mulligan is up for a best actress at this year’s Academy Awards, nominated for her performance as Felicia Montealegre in Bradley Cooper’s Maestro. The nomination, she told The London Times, “is just the coolest thing. Because it’s from […]
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Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell Win Song of the Year Grammy, Thank ‘Barbie’ Director Greta Gerwig For Making “Best Movie of the Year”
Billie Eilish and her brother and principal collaborator Finneas O’Connell won the award for song of the year at the 2024 Grammys, for “What Was I Made For?” from the Barbie soundtrack. After Lionel Richie announced the winner, Eilish was visibly shocked. “Yikes… Damn, that’s stupid guys,” the singer said when taking the stage. Eilish […]
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Mark Ronson’s Eager to Make More Music With Ryan Gosling: “We Definitely Had a Lot of Fun”
Mark Ronson “would love to make more music” with Barbie star Ryan Gosling, the music producer told Billboard this week. “We definitely had a lot of fun,” Ronson said of his collaboration with Gosling. Ronson, alongside Andrew Wyatt, produced the now Oscar-nominated soundtrack for the film, which includes Gosling’s Oscar and Grammy-nominated song, “I’m Just […]
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Bill Maher Chimes in on ‘Barbie’ Oscars Controversy on ‘Real Time’: “Is This Really the Patriarchy?”
Bill Maher kicked off Real Time‘s second episode of the new year by taking the opportunity to share his thoughts on the Barbie Oscars nominations controversy. Following the audience’s applause as he took to the stage, the host said, “You can always sense the excitement at this time of year when you’re in L.A. because […]
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Barbie Biographer on What’s Really Behind the ‘Barbie’ Oscar Snubs (Guest Column)
A mere 17 days after its July 2023 release, Barbie earned a billion dollars — not to mention positive reviews and a broad fan base that kept coming back and bringing friends. Mattel’s advertising may have initially lured viewers to the theater, but the film itself made them return and proselytize. In a just world […]
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BarbieGate: Why All Oscars Snubs Are Not Created Equal
It’s been barely 48 hours, and already the Oscars snubs have gone through multiple news cycles featuring a variety of hot, cold and truly outré takes, with even a former U.S. presidential runner-up weighing in. At the center of it all are Barbie’s leading ladies Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, who were left out of […]
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Whoopi Goldberg Says Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig Weren’t Snubbed by Oscars for ‘Barbie’: “Not Everybody Gets a Prize”
Whoopi Goldberg is sharing her thoughts on Barbie’s Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig being snubbed by the Academy Awards because they weren’t nominated for best leading actress and best director, respectively. The EGOT winner said on Wednesday’s episode of The View, “Here’s the deal: Everybody doesn’t win,” before adding, “They’re not snubs. And that’s what I […]
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Eva Mendes Calls Out Those Who Tried to “Shame” Husband Ryan Gosling for Playing Ken
Eva Mendes is showing support for husband Ryan Gosling by addressing all the hate he initially received for his role as Ken in Barbie. Though Gosling turned Ken into a beloved character around the globe with his Oscar-nominated performance and the hit song “I’m Just Ken,” some criticized him at first for stepping into the […]
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Michelle Yeoh, Hillary Clinton React to Those Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig ‘Barbie’ Snubs
Hillary Clinton and Michelle Yeoh are reacting to those Barbie Oscars snubs. The former first lady, senator, secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate posted a reassuring message on Instagram for star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig, who on Tuesday learned they were shut out of the best actress and best director categories, […]
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Mark Ronson on “I’m Just Ken” Oscar Nom, Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig Snubs: “Their Spirit Is in Every Single Piece”
Mark Ronson scored his second Oscar nomination Tuesday for best original song for the track, “I’m Just Ken,” which he co-wrote with Andrew Wyatt for the film Barbie. The songwriter and producer received word of the nomination while on a morning flight and spoke with The Hollywood Reporter after landing to share his reaction. During […]
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Ryan Gosling Criticizes Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig Oscars Snubs
Ryan Gosling issued a statement about Barbie‘s Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie being snubbed in two key Oscar categories on Tuesday. The actor had some strong words following Gerwig missing out on a best director Oscar nomination, and Robbie not being nominated for best actress. Gosling was nominated for a best supporting Oscar (along with […]
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Oliver Stone Apologizes for Previously Suggesting ‘Barbie’ Is Part of the “Infantilization of Hollywood”
Filmmaker Oliver Stone has apologized for remarks he made last summer about Barbie before even seeing the movie. In late June, Stone suggested that Barbie was contributing to the “infantilization of Hollywood” during an interview with City A.M. several weeks before Barbie unfurled in theaters and became a cultural phenomenon. Directed by Greta Gerwig, the […]
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