America Ferrera is ecstatic about her “Barbie” but admitted it’s “disappointing” that her co-star, Margot Robbie, and the hit film’s director, Greta Gerwig, by the Academy.
, 39, reacted to her best actress in a supporting role nomination in a statement to The Post on Tuesday, saying, “I’m stunned and so moved to be nominated among the brilliant artists who have done beautiful and important work this year.”
“And I’m so proud to get to bring Latiné representation to this year’s Academy Awards, along with my fellow Latiné nominees,” she continued. “May the diversity of voices acknowledged by the Academy continue to grow!”
She added, “I’m thrilled to celebrate my phenomenal Barbie family and all their achievements. and raised the bar with ‘Barbie.’ The cultural and industry impact they’ve achieved will be felt for generations and I’m so thankful to them for asking me to be a part of it.”
Greta Gerwig poses with the Director of the Year Award for “Barbie’ alongside Margot Robbie and America Ferrera at the 35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards on Jan. 4. REUTERSFerrera portrayed Gloria, a mother of a teenage girl and Mattel employee, in “Barbie.
” about the complexities of being a woman in the movie quickly became a fan-favorite scene.
While “Barbie” garnered eight Oscar nods — including Ryan Gosling’s portrayal of Ken for Best Actor — Robbie was shockingly skipped over in the Best Actress category. Robbie is, however, up for a Best Picture nomination for producing the film.
Gerwig is also honored with the Best Picture nom and makes history as only the third-ever female director to be up for the award. However, she was snubbed in the Best Director category.
Ferrera’s “Barbie” monologue quickly spread across social media, becoming a fan-favorite scene. Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection“I was incredibly disappointed that they weren’t nominated,” Ferrera told on Tuesday.
“Greta has done just about everything that a director could do to deserve it. This world, and taking something that didn’t have inherent value to most people and making it a global phenomenon. It feels disappointing to not see her on that list.”
And on Robbie, Ferrera continued, “What Margot achieved as an actress is truly unbelievable. One of the things about Margot as an actress is how easy she makes everything look.
And perhaps people got fooled into thinking that the work seems easy, but Margot is a magician as an actress in front of the screen, and it was one of the honors of my career to get to witness her pull off the amazing performance she did.”
Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, winners of the Best Comedy Award for “Barbie,” pose backstage during the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Jan. 14. Getty Images for Critics Choice Association
America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt and Margot Robbie in “Barbie.” Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection“She brings so much heart and humor and depth and joy and fun to the character. In my book, she’s a master,” Ferrera gushed.
The Post has contacted reps for Robbie, Gerwig and Gosling for comment.
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