crypticthree,

The Oscars have ALWAYS been bullshit. The best films of a given year rarely get nominated let alone win. Barbie made a boatload of money and Gerwig will be able to make at least a few risky projects based on its success. I wish we would all collectively ignore the Oscars because the academy contributes so little to the art of film

Crashumbc,

Yup, very often the “winner” is determined because it’s their “turn” or they deserve it more so than what they did that actual year. Leonardo Di Capero (SP?) for a great example.

AlexisFR,
@AlexisFR@jlai.lu avatar

Not always, remember how they snobbed Chadwick Boseman?

Tamo240,

I also propose Jaime Lee Curtis last year, definitely felt more like a lifetime achievement oscar than that particular role

4grams,
@4grams@awful.systems avatar

I honestly am not pop culture literate enough to know if there is a genuine snub here or not, but I am socially aware enough that this is just so on the nose that it feels deliberate. Now, I’m not saying that it was, but come on academy, you had to be able to see this coming. In the end, these awards are subjective anyway, so a little self awareness might have been a good idea.

JDubbleu,

America Ferrera got an Oscar nomination for her performance in the movie…

Goldenboy,

A woman goes out to discover herself and the world, in a movie so colorful, I constantly smiled in my seat. A man on her side that struggles with his masculinity. A parental figure that is only there for the lead to discover how far she came. A family to be part of in the end.

Poor things makes Barbies pink pale. In every aspect. Emma Stone stands without competition this year.

SloppilyFloss,
@SloppilyFloss@lemmy.ml avatar

What about America Ferrera? She matters as much as Margot Robbie and got an Oscar nomination for her role in the film.

jivandabeast,

This, its not a snub. Barbie got a nomination for both actor and actress in the supporting categories.

roofuskit, (edited )
@roofuskit@lemmy.world avatar

Honestly, it doesn’t make sense for any of them to get a nom. The film was good, it was enjoyable, but it wasn’t an Oscar film. It wasn’t Gerwig’s best work and it wasn’t Robbie’s best performance. Despite Gosling being one of the best parts of the movie, the pickings for best supporting must have been slim for that to get him a nom for that role.

topinambour_rex,
@topinambour_rex@lemmy.world avatar

I was really dissapointed to see no Mojo Dojo Casa in shops this last Christmas. It would have been a killer.

ExLisper,

I mean I always knew that Oscars were mostly about hype and not actual artistic value but getting offended that the most hyped movie of the year didn’t get all the nominations is just weird. Mattel run multi-million, non traditional marketing campaign and got a lot of people exited about the movie. It doesn’t say anything about the acting or directing in it.

feedum_sneedson,

Maybe he’s a better actor.

FatTony,
Smoogs,

I’m surprised that Margot Robbie gag account on lemmy hasn’t rung in on this post. Or are they back to obsessing about android phones again? WAKE UP, BOT!

Klear,

Haven’t seen them anywhere in a long while.

Obi,
@Obi@sopuli.xyz avatar

Nah I saw them just the other day, they’re around.

Klear,

Good to hear.

rickyrigatoni,

What do you mean gag account that’s actually her.

Smoogs,

I crave pasta all of a sudden

fosho,

ummm…source?

rickyrigatoni,

it has her name right there

sukhmel,

Maybe they are just too sad to comment yet 😭

MargotRobbie,
@MargotRobbie@lemmy.world avatar

It’s just weird people here expected me to joke about this.

MargotRobbie,
@MargotRobbie@lemmy.world avatar

You do realize that the strike’s been over for a few months and I have work I need to get done now, right?

DacoTaco,
@DacoTaco@lemmy.world avatar

An esteemed Academy Award nominated character actress? Work? Impossble! They are special, they dont work! /s

AlecSadler,

Jesus fucking christ these comments.

Syntha, (edited )

Why is he claiming that Gerwig got no nomination? Is he stupid?

jordanlund,
@jordanlund@lemmy.world avatar

Best Picture goes to the person as a Producer, not a Director.

So, yeah, if it wins, she’ll be on stage for producing the film, but not directing it.

Syntha,

She’s also nominated for best screenplay and Barbie really doesn’t deserve an Oscar for the directing anyways

jordanlund,
@jordanlund@lemmy.world avatar

I dunno, the musical numbers and the giant beach battle look to have been pretty challenging from a directing perspective.

Syntha,

I’m not saying it’s badly directed but in comparison to Poor Things, Killers of the Flower Moon and Anatomy of a Fall it’s lacking. And I thought it was better than Oppenheimer, but not for the directing.

gmtom,

As someone that never saw the movie. All the clips, gifs and memes people make about it are the Ken scenes. Nobody talks about barbie presumably because her character and performance were good, but just kinda safe, middle of the road stuff.

PeriodicallyPedantic,

You’re not the boss of me, now

lorty,
@lorty@lemmy.ml avatar

Maybe you just hang out on male spaces and men generally find Ken jokes funnier?

kilgore_trout,

Yes.

S_H_K, (edited )

I saw a few memes from her but her acting wasn’t middle of the road by any means. She had to do the more dramatic parts and Ryan did almost all the comedy. And we all know comedy does give more material for memeing.

Also I noticed her memes were showing in my wife’s feed so I assume there’s some echo chamber effect going on.

gmtom,

Very good point I didn’t consider

TrickDacy,
@TrickDacy@lemmy.world avatar

No

ghen,

Maybe

MurphysPaw,

Can you repeat the question?

snake_case_guy,

I don’t know

asteriskeverything,

Men getting credit for women’s accomplishments is the plot of barbie? I thought it was about how expectations and rules for gender identity and roles hurts everyone. That then expands on how women specifically feel a unique pressure to be an impossible ideal of everything all at once.

reddig33,

Why not both?

electrogamerman,

No, the plot is barbie not getting an oscar nomination while Ken did

swiffswaffplop,
  1. Greta did get a nomination, just not for director.
  2. Margot didn’t, but America did.
  3. Ryan Gosling was the best part of Barbie, partly because of the writing which, again, WAS nominated.
  4. This is not “the patriarchy;” it was a really strong year for those two categories.
player2,

You have to put 2 spaces after each line to force the next sentence into a new line.

FatTony,

but America did

What does this mean?

Vacationlandgirl,

America Ferrera is an actress in the movie.

FatTony,

I guess I was a little too patriotic in mind there 😅.

dependencyinjection,

I ain’t even American and I was hella confused. I guess I can’t moan too much, it is a movies instance after all.

Kusimulkku,

MERICA NOMINATION YEEEHAWWW

Wanderer,

Movie is made. Women is good but meh. Man is excellent.

“Hey that guy was excellent”

Omg that’s so sexist! If you wasn’t sexist you would automatically say that the women is better than the man.

Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan,

I’m just echoing the other comment. The worms have eat your brain.

WaxedWookie,

In case you’re in any doubt, people are downvoting you for your atrocious framing, obvious victim complex, and general cuntiness. The fact that most of your posts are whining about whateverthefuck woke means is just confirmation that the worms have eaten your brain.

Wanderer,

Gosling maybe deserved a nomination. Robbie didn’t. In an equality world all is well.

Yet some people, the orignal post, have an issue with that weirdly. I see no reason why I should change my opinion.

I actually thought Barbie was fairly egalitarian and not about men doing something better and getting recognition for it. Also the oscars are separated by sex anyway so the post doesn’t make any sense. Robbie got bested by other women.

WaxedWookie,

Your point/analysis isn’t the problem - the issue is the utter nonsense and reactionary bullshit underpinning it that you’re telegraphing for all to see. Your arse is showing, and I’m not sure you even realise it.

I agree with your point, but agreeing with someone practically screaming such nonsense is a pretty good reason for me to second-guess myself.

Wanderer,

It’s called satire. Guess it is too complicated for people nowadays. The message is exactly the same as the original message.

Good job my arse is lovely! What a treat.

WaxedWookie,

Ah - it’s Schrodinger’s asshole - throw out dumb reactionary nonsense, self-victimisation and whining about the nebulous concept of “woke”, and if it’s not well recieved, it was satire.

I’ll be charitable, put it down to Poe’s law, and recommend you give some kind of tell that you’re engaging in satire, because there was nothing in your post or what I saw of your post history that would indicate your nonsense isn’t sincerely believed.

Wanderer,

I’m not sure you understand what satire is.

WaxedWookie,

Yep - that, and not the dogshit takes you’re telegraphing behind that satire, which are validated almost immediately by a glance at your post history are the problem, Schrodinger.

I’ll let you get back to sobbing about whatever the fuck woke is taking over and ruining everything for you.

Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan, (edited )

I’m not sure you understand what satire is. If you do you do it right. This reads as failed sarcasim followed by a “its just a joke, bro” lazy deflection.

Wanderer,

I’m not deflecting anything, not sure how it comes across like that. I made a satirical comment, explained it. I stand by it.

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