Margot Robbie responds to Barbie Oscars controversy

Margot Robbie responds to Barbie Oscars controversy

The Australian failed to secure a nomination in the best actress category,as did the film’s director Greta Gerwig.

  • byNell Geraets

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Barbie’s Oscars snub shows why we can’t settle for pink-washing

Barbie’s Oscars snub shows why we can’t settle for pink-washing

The movie demonstrates how thoroughly feminist culture has punched through into pop culture,yet the women who led it are left out of the Academy’s big nominations.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Barbie may have been robbed,but was Margot deserving of best actress?

Barbie may have been robbed,but was Margot deserving of best actress?

It’s tempting to say that Margot Robbie’s turn as Barbie is worthy of every accolade out there.

  • bySandra Hall
‘No Ken without Barbie’:Gosling slams Oscars over Robbie snub

‘No Ken without Barbie’:Gosling slams Oscars over Robbie snub

Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig missed out on nominations in two of the biggest categories at the Oscars,despite projections they would earn ample recognition.

  • byNell Geraets
Barbie’s big snub and eight other takeaways from the Oscar nominations

Barbie’s big snub and eight other takeaways from the Oscar nominations

With Barbie,Greta Gerwig set a Hollywood record for the highest-grossing movie ever directed by a woman but even that major milestone wasn’t enough to earn her a spot in the Oscars’ best director lineup.

  • byKyle Buchanan
Oppenheimer leads Oscar nominations as Barbie misses two key categories

Oppenheimer leads Oscar nominations as Barbie misses two key categories

In a tough field,Australia’s Margot Robbie and Tony McNamara made the cut,but Leonardo DiCaprio,Greta Gerwig and Saltburn did not.

  • byMichael Idato
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How Sandra Hüller shocked Europe and became the toast of Hollywood

How Sandra Hüller shocked Europe and became the toast of Hollywood

Back-to-back roles as an accused killer and a Nazi hausfrau have pundits talking about a double Oscars nod.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
Adaptation Barbie:Why Margot Robbie’s film isn’t classed as ‘original’
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Adaptation Barbie:Why Margot Robbie’s film isn’t classed as ‘original’

Hollywood screenwriter Judd Apatow says it’s insulting to categorise Barbie as anything other than an original script. Here’s why the Oscars organisers disagree.

  • byLiam Burke
Golden Globes predictions:Who will win the battleground categories

Golden Globes predictions:Who will win the battleground categories

The Oscars’ naughty younger sibling is back with a makeover and a bunch of new categories. It’s our first chance to predict who will take an early lead in the 2024 awards season.

  • byMichael Idato
Priscilla,Cleopatra and their beaus:the best real-life couples in film

Priscilla,Cleopatra and their beaus:the best real-life couples in film

We’re all voyeurs at heart,so is that why so many people are fascinated by the love lives of these historical figures?

  • byKerrie O'Brien
Everything you need to know about the 2024 Golden Globes

Everything you need to know about the 2024 Golden Globes

The 81st Golden Globes will be held on Monday,marking the first ceremony since the dissolution of its original voting body.

  • byNell Geraets