Whoopi Goldberg doesn’t see the large deal about Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie being unnoticed of the new Oscars nominations.
“Here’s the deal: Everybody doesn’t win!” Goldberg, 68, mentioned at the Wednesday, January 24, episode of The View, which led cohost Sunny Hostin to indicate that the EGOT winner is aware of about being snubbed.
Goldberg then replied, “Well, but they’re not snubs. And that’s what I want to sort of point out.”
The actress then defined how the balloting procedure works for the Oscars, including that it’s no longer simply the “elites” opting for who does and doesn’t get identified.
“It’s the entire family of the Academy who vote for Best Picture nominations. We all vote for Best Picture, everybody,” she mentioned. “So there are seven to 10 nominations that happen, and you don’t get everything that you want to get.”
She persisted: “There are no snubs, and that’s what you have to keep in mind: Not everybody gets a prize. The movies you love may not be loved by the people who are voting.”
Barbie was once nominated for 8 Oscars on Tuesday, January 23, together with Very best Image. The united states Ferrera and Ryan Gosling additionally won nods for Very best Supporting Actress and Actor, respectively. Robbie, 33, was once noticeably unnoticed of the nominees for Very best Actress, and Gerwig, 40, was once lacking from the names for Very best Director.
Whilst cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin expressed her pleasure for Gosling’s nomination, she famous that the Academy would possibly have ignored the purpose of the blockbuster.
“Of course we celebrate just Ken and not the woman who is the lead in it and the icon in it?” mentioned Griffin, 34. “But actually, I think this could give Greta an idea for a sequel. Barbie goes to Hollywood and is snubbed by the elites who chose Ken over her. So just throwing that out there for an idea.”
Upon receiving his nomination, Gosling, 43, expressed his sadness over Gerwig and Robbie no longer getting the popularity they deserve.
“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,” Gosling shared in a remark on Tuesday. “To say that I’m disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement.”
He persisted: “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.”
Ferrera, 39, echoed identical sentiments after finding out that Robbie and Gerwig weren't nominated along her.
“Their work in both of those categories was phenomenal, and in my book, [they] deserve to be acknowledged for the history they made, for the ground they broke, for the beautiful artistry,” she mentioned to Leisure Weekly on Tuesday. “They’re my girls, and I want to see them celebrated for their amazingness, so that part of it is definitely bittersweet.”