You’ve probably caught wind of the outcry that Margot Robbie was left out of the running for Best Actress at the Oscars. How could they neglect such a superb performance and real-life adaption of a toy doll? Rubbing more salt into the wound was how co-star Ryan Gosling was nominated for Best Actor for his role as Ken. Ah, toxic masculinity at its finest.
Fans were also disgruntled that Barbie director Greta Gerwig was not listed for Best Director too. Even Hilary Clinton weighed in, inspiring the hashtag #HillaryBarbie to trend on X.
“Greta & Margot, While it can sting to win the box office but not take home the gold, your millions of fans love you. You’re both so much more than Kenough,” the Former United States Secretary of State tweeted.
However, a more serious and egregious crime has come in the form of snubbing Greta Lee for her performance in Past Lives. Despite earning wins and nominations for a variety of high-tier awards, including the Golden Globes, the Independent Spirit Awards, and the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, Lee’s name was nowhere to be found in the Oscars nominations.
Past Lives itself has been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, as well as Original Screenplay but no credit has been tossed Lee’s way.
Qualifying for nomination in Lee’s category is by no means an easy feat. Sizing up Lee’s competition, it’s clear that this year’s Best Actress award will ultimately go to someone certainly deserving of it:
- Annette Bening, Nyad
- Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
- Carey Mulligan, Maestro
- Emma Stone, Poor Things
Each actress in the category gave compelling performances in their roles. But Lee’s performance as Nora was career-defining, to say the least.
If Hollywood is going to cry about Robbie’s portrayal of a doll being snubbed from the Oscars, there absolutely should be a full-on protest (environmental protest scale) against Lee’s snub. Robbie’s Barbie depiction was excellent but by no means as pivotal as Lee’s Past Lives performance.
