Margot Robbie has finally spoken out about her Oscars best actress snub for “Barbie.”
“There’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed,” she said while addressing the audience at a special SAG-AFTRA screening of the record-breaking film Tuesday evening, per Deadline.
Fans were furious following last week’s Oscars 2024 nominations when Greta Gerwig was left out of the best director category and Robbie was nowhere to be found in the best actress race.
The 33-year-old Aussie star said she “obviously” thought Gerwig, 40, should have been nominated because “what she did is a once-in-a-career, once-in-a-lifetime thing.”
However, she made sure to celebrate all the Academy Award nominations the film did receive, saying she was “beyond ecstatic” over the movie’s collective eight nominations.
“Everyone getting the nods that they’ve had is just incredible, and the best picture nod,” she raved.
In addition to best picture, a nomination that includes Robbie because she was a producer, “Barbie” received nods for best adapted screenplay, best original song (for “I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made For?”), best costume design and best production design.
Ryan Gosling was nominated in the best supporting actor category, while America Ferrera snagged a best supporting actress nod.
Further explaining how proud she is of the film, Robbie added, “We set out to do something that would shift culture, affect culture, just make some sort of impact.”
“And it’s already done that … way more than we ever dreamed it would. And that is truly the biggest reward that could come out of all of this.”
“Barbie” is currently the highest-grossing film to be directed by one woman, earning $1.4 billion at the global box office last year.
It was also 2023’s biggest movie and Warner Bros. Pictures’ top domestic release in the company’s history.
“People’s reactions to the movie have been the biggest reward of this entire experience. I’ve never been a part of something like this. Not like this. … It still feels very different,” Robbie continued.
“And I can’t think of a time when a movie’s had this effect on culture. And it’s amazing to be in the eye of the storm.”
Meanwhile, her co-stars had previously shared their disappointment that she and Gerwig had not been nominated.
“Greta has done just about everything that a director could do to deserve it,” Ferrera told PvNew.
“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.”
Speaking on Robbie’s snub, the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” actress added, “One of the things about Margot as an actress is how easy she makes everything look. And perhaps people got fooled into thinking that the work seems easy.”
Gosling also reacted to his colleagues’ exclusion in a statement obtained by The Post.
“I am extremely honored to be nominated by my colleagues alongside such remarkable artists in a year of so many great films,” he began.
“And I never thought I’d be saying this, but I’m also incredibly honored and proud that it’s for portraying a plastic doll named Ken.”
The “La La Land” star continued, “But 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.”
“No recognition would be possible for anyone on the film without their talent, grit and genius,” he continued.
“To say that I’m disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement.”
