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Published 11:29 25 Jan 2024 GMT
Whoopi Goldberg has given her opinion on this year's major Oscars snubs but has shocked fans with her response.
As this year's Oscar nominations were revealed, fans were shocked to discover that two of the biggest names in Hollywood were omitted from major categories.
Margot Robbie, the star of the box office blockbuster Barbie, and the movie's director, Greta Gerwig, both did not receive a nod in the Best Actress and Best Director categories respectively, which led to a massive uproar online.
However, Ryan Gosling, who took on the role of Ken, and America Ferrera, who played Mattel employee Gloria, both received a nomination for their involvement in the movie as Best Supporting Actor and Actress respectively.
"So Ryan Gosling’s nominated for playing Ken but Margot Robbie isn’t nominated for playing Barbie... in Barbie #Oscars," wrote one user on X, formerly Twitter.
"As wonderful as America Ferrera is in Barbie, her now iconic monologue being recognized but not Margot Robbie’s subtle mannerism of experiencing what it is to be human is baffling. She IS the movie. #Oscars fumbled it real bad here," added another.
"If Margot Robbie didn't get an Oscar for I, Tonya for Babylon and Barbie then what will she get an Oscar for?" a third pointed out.
In the wake of all the drama, Whoopi Goldberg has expressed her opinion on the matter, stating that "there are no snubs" and "not everybody gets a prize."
In an episode of The View, Sara Haines asked the 68-year-old what she thought about it all, saying: "The message of all of that is not lost on me, but one question I have - and maybe Whoopi is the only one that can answer this - when does it become a snub?"
The Sister Act star responded with: "There are no snubs. That’s what you have to keep in mind: 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."
Watch the discussion below:Goldberg's response comes shortly after Gosling released a statement in which he expressed his "disappointment" upon hearing the news that neither Robbie nor Gerwig were nominated for their roles in Barbie.
"I am extremely honored to be nominated by my colleagues alongside such remarkable artists in a year of so many great films. 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," he started in his statement.
He then went on to say that while he was grateful, none of this would have been possible without the two women responsible for creating such a Box Office masterpiece, which became the highest-grossing movie of last year.
"...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 continued. "No recognition would be possible for anyone on the film without their talent, grit, and genius."
The 43-year-old actor then went on to say: "To say that I'm disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement. Against all odds with nothing but a couple of soulless, scantily clad, and thankfully crotchless dolls, they made us laugh, they broke our hearts, they pushed the culture and they made history. Their work should be recognized along with the other very deserving nominees."
He also added that despite Robbie and Gerwig not being nominated, he wants to celebrate other actors from the film, including Ferrera, who got a nod for Best Supporting Actress for the movie, as well as "the other incredible artists who contributed their talents to making this such a groundbreaking film."
Ferrera, who earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, also told Variety that it was "incredibly disappointing" to see Gerwig and Robbie’s names missing from the Best Director and Best Actress categories.
"Greta has done just about everything that a director could do to deserve it," Ferrera told the outlet. "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."
Barbie has received a total of eight nominations at the Oscars including Best Picture.
The Academy Awards are set to take place on March 10 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
