Actress Margot Robbie is "not sad" about her lack of an Oscar nomination for Barbie. The 33-year-old actress starred as the iconic Mattel doll alongside Ryan Gosling as her boyfriend Ken in Greta Gerwig's summer blockbuster. Oscars 2024: Margot Robbie's Nomination Snub for Barbie Being 'Investigated' by Victoria Police -See Their Hilarious FB Post.

While her co-star received a nod for Best Supporting Actor and the movie is up for Best Picture at the upcoming Academy Awards, both she and the film's director missed out on a nomination, reports Female First UK.

Margot Robbie at the SAG Screening of Barbie:

But Margot admitted that she feels so "blessed" in the first place, although she believes that moviemaker Greta, 40, should have been nominated. Speaking as part of a panel at a SAG screening of Barbie, she said: "There’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed. Obviously, I think Greta should be nominated as a director because what she did is a once-in-a-career, once-in-a-lifetime thing, what she pulled off, it really is. But it’s been an incredible year for all the films.”

As per Female First UK, upon its release in July 2023, Barbie pulled in almost $1.5 billion at the box office, whilst its competitor Oppenheimer - which leads the way with a total of 13 nominations - made just over $950 million.

Margot speculated that the reaction to Barbie has simply become "bigger" than the industry itself. She said: "I just suspect it’s bigger than us. It’s bigger than this movie, it’s bigger than our industry.”

As well as Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor, Barbie is up for Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera, costume design, production design, and adapted screenplay whilst "I'm Just Ken" and Billie Eilish's track "What Was I Made For?" are up for Best Original Song. Oscars 2024 Nominations Out! Oppenheimer, Barbie, Poor Things Lead Nominees for 96th Academy Awards - See Full List.

Margot added: "Everyone getting the nods that they’ve had is just incredible, and the best picture nod. We set out to do something that would shift culture, affect culture, and just make some sort of impact. And it’s already done that and some, way more than we ever dreamed it would. And that is truly the biggest reward that could come out of all of this.”

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