Snubs are not exactly uncommon during awards season – not least because it’s the only time of year when anyone actually uses the word “snub” – but on Tuesday the Oscar nominations pulled off what can only be described as a turbosnub. By failing to recognise Greta Gerwig or Margot Robbie, the director and lead actress of Barbie, the Academy managed to create a historic firestorm. Social media is furious about the snubs, and everyone knows how hard it is to make social media angry.
Luckily for us all, a white knight has come to save us all. Ryan Gosling, who did receive a nomination for his performance as Ken, released a statement that bristled with righteous fury at the snubs. “There is no Ken without Barbie, and there is no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most responsible for this history-making, globally celebrated film,” he wrote. “No recognition would be possible for anyone on the film without their talent, grit and genius. To say that I’m disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement.”
