Home Entertainment Barbie Actress Margot Robbie REACTS to Oscars 2024 Snub, ‘I Just Suspect…’ Oscar 2024 Snub: Margot Robbie expressed her thoughts on not being nominated for an Oscar in the ‘Lead Actress’ category, along with director Greta Gerwig. Oscar 2024: Margot Robbie opened up about being snubbed for an Oscar for Barbie. Speaking on … Read more
Hollywood’s most explosive headlines from the past week included the unexpected Oscar snub for Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig, the two leading women of 2023’s biggest blockbuster ‘Barbie‘. Another shocker hitting headlines was the unsettling incident involving Taylor Swift and explicit deepfake images, sparking widespread outrage. From Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid going public … Read more
“Did this film direct itself?” When a female-directed film that received critical acclaim and box-office success was nominated in several Oscar categories — including best picture, but not best director — that was the question that had people buzzing. But this wasn’t Barbie, and the director wasn’t Greta Gerwig. This was 1992, when Barbra Streisand’s directorial snub for The Prince of Tides was seen as so controversial that Billy … Read more
Home Entertainment Why Was Barbie’s Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig Snubbed From Oscars And in Which Categories Can The Film Really Win? The Academy announced its list of final nominations for this year’s Oscars and while ‘Barbie’ was nominated in the Best Picture category, the film’s director Greta Gerwig and actor Margot Robbie didn’t bag … Read more
The star-studded Golden Globes audience may not have been laughing at host Jo Koy’s attempted zingers on Sunday, but Greta Gerwig isn’t too outraged. In a new interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today program, the Barbie director was asked about Koy’s joke comparing Oppenheimer to Barbie. Gerwig took it in stride and agreed with him, … Read more
The 2024 Golden Globes have returned to a new home and new management. After parting ways with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association following years of diversity and ethics scandals, the award show returned on Sunday with new voters and a new one-year deal with CBS. Known for its glitz, glam and flowing champagne, this year’s show was … Read more
Top film and television stars walked a windy red carpet on Sunday at the Golden Globe awards, Hollywood’s first big celebration since twin strikes shut down most of show business last year. The champagne-fuelled ceremony was set to honour the best of movies and TV shows selected by a new group of 300 entertainment journalists … Read more
Let’s get the honourable mentions out of the way, first. Rihanna performed at the SuperBowl — and announced a pregnancy while she was onstage. The Beatles released a new song using an old demo from the late John Lennon, featuring additions by Paul McCartney, the late George Harrison and Ringo Starr, as well as a little help … Read more
Sign up to receive our weekly cultural-recommendations newsletter. In the highest-grossing movie of 2023, Barbie, a literal doll, leaves the comforts of Barbieland and ventures into real-world Los Angeles, where she discovers the myriad difficulties of modern womanhood. This arc from cosseted naïveté to feminist awakening is a narrative through line that connects some of … Read more
Greta Gerwig will be president of the 77th Cannes Film Festival jury in 2024, making her the first female American director — and the youngest person since 1966 — to receive the honour. The role is widely considered to be a marker of career achievement and excellence within the international film industry. Gerwig most recently … Read more
