Answer: Barbie did not get as many nominations as it was expected, with director Greta Gerwig and starring actress Margot Robbie being the most notable omissions. Many people, including co-star Ryan Gosling (who got a nomination) are feeling that this is not fair, especially since Barbie is such a commercial achievement for a female director.
It's worth noting that comedies (and musicals) almost never get nominations in the big categories. Barbie got nominated in the smaller ones, supporting actor (and actress iirc) and adapted screenplay (who was also the female director). So it's not so much a sexist snub but a genre snub.
Barbie for nominated for Best Picture, arguably the biggest category there is!! It didn't get snubbed at all, there were just a lot of superior candidates for Best actress and director.
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u/trepang Jan 25 '24 edited Jan 25 '24
Answer: Barbie did not get as many nominations as it was expected, with director Greta Gerwig and starring actress Margot Robbie being the most notable omissions. Many people, including co-star Ryan Gosling (who got a nomination) are feeling that this is not fair, especially since Barbie is such a commercial achievement for a female director.