Called Ken, but not Barbie? Fans of the film and actor Ryan Gosling denounce the irony of the situation

For fans of the film, it’s an incomprehensible choice. Neither the director of Barbie Unlike Ryan Gosling as Ken, Margot Robbie, who plays the iconic doll, was also nominated for the Oscars on Tuesday, January 23rd.

The irony of the situation given the themes developed in the film was highlighted by many netizens: “The naming of Ken, but not Barbie, is literally the plot of the film.”novelist Brad Meltzer posted on X (formerly Twitter) about Ryan Gosling’s Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

automobile “Barbie”, a global blockbuster for summer 2023, is intended to be a scathing satire on the difficulties women face in getting their talents recognized. Both Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie have received numerous nominations and awards in Hollywood, and their presence on the Oscar list was expected. Anyway, if Barbie received eight nominations, including one in the Best Film category, the absence of Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie in the Best Director and Best Actress categories disappointed fans and actors.

Ryan Gosling was one of the first to express his incomprehension: “It is a great honor for me to be nominated (…), but there is no Ken without Barbie and no film without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie.”he explained and added: “To say I’m disappointed they weren’t nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement.”