The lady who the Barbie doll is called after is shocked Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig weren’t nominated for Academy Awards … and she or he does not perceive the snubs.
Barbara Handler, whose mom Ruth created the well-known toy and named it after her, tells TMZ … she noticed the “Barbie” film twice and beloved it much more the second time, and she or he feels there’s one thing improper about Margot and Greta not getting Oscar nominations.
Whereas “Barbie” is up for Greatest Image, Margot isn’t among the many Lead Actress nominees and Greta did not make the lower as one of many 5 Greatest Director nominees … and people are pissed.
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Barbara tells us she’s sorry Margot and Greta do not get the popularity they deserve … she feels they each ought to be rewarded for his or her work on the flick — as a result of it was genuinely unbelievable. Frankly, there are numerous who agree … objectively, ‘Barbie’ was nicely finished.
Now, whereas Margot and Greta received the chilly shoulder — there are two appearing nominees who emerged from “Barbie” … Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera are up for Greatest Supporting Actor and Actress … and as we talked about, the film is nominated for Greatest Image.
Barbara says “Barbie” ought to win ‘trigger it was tremendous standard and made a ton of $$$ on the field workplace. That is not at all times how the Academy sees it, in fact, however that is how BH feels.
Keep in mind … Barbara’s late mom is the girl who created the Barbie and Ken dolls … naming the Barbie doll after her and the Ken doll after Barbara’s late brother.
Barbara says her mother would have been thrilled the film is nominated for finest image … and she or he’s unhappy Ruth is not round to see the ‘Barbie’ film phenomenon.
On the difficulty of snubs, although … Barbara sounds about as upset as everybody else.
