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Margot Robbie surprised Barbie fans by wearing an all-black Versace dress to the Oscars 2024.Fans speculated that her choice of attire might have been a silent protest against her snub for the Best Actress Oscar nomination.The 33-year-old Australian actress played the iconic Barbie doll in Greta Gerwig’s hit 2023 movie, and since the release, she has stepped on the red carpet with gorgeous doll-inspired looks on different occasions. For instance, Margot’s outfit at the Golden Globes this year was a replica of the 1977…

Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue at the 96th Academy Awards took its usual digs at many of Hollywood’s most famous faces, looked back at the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, and even celebrated the most famous dog in the US right now.For Kimmel’s fourth time at the Oscars’ helm, having run the show in 2017, 2018 and last year, he kicked off his twelve 12-minute-plus speech by paying homage to Greta Gerwig and Barbie – lambasting the clapping audience for not nominating Gerwig in the best director category in the…

At last, Greta Gerwig has spoken out over Barbie’s lack of nominations for Best Actress and Best Director categories at the 2024 Academy Awards. Many were surprised to see Greta’s film (Barbie), which went on to become the highest-grossing movie in the history of the film business, overlooked in significant categories. Following the official announcement, the major highlight was Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig’s lack of nominations, despite the film earning nods in eight other categories. Greta has…

Director Greta Gerwig finally broke her silence about her Oscar snub for Barbie. The actor failed to receive a best director nomination for Barbie, although she did receive one for best adapted screenplay. In a new interview with Time, Greta said that it is amazing that she is still nominated for an Oscar, and that she really wanted actor Margot Robbie in the leading actress category. (Also read: Fans slam Oscars 2024 nominations after Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie's Barbie snubs: ‘Patriarchy wins again’) Greta…

Andrew Scott delivered an "extraordinary" performance in All Of Us Strangers, his co-star Claire Foy said from the 2024 Baftas red carpet on Sunday (18 February).The Irish actor, 47, stars as screenwriter Adam, who develops a relationship with Harry, a neighbour played by Paul Mescal.Despite receiving praise for his performance, Scott missed out on a leading actor nomination."I think everybody knows how extraordinary is and what an incredible actor he is... I just plan on telling him that every day for the rest of his…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeRyan Gosling has reenacted his horrified reaction to Greta Gerwig’s Oscar snub for ABC’s 2024 Academy Awards promo video. A month ahead of the live ceremony on 10 March, the network released its first major advert featuring Barbie stars Gosling, Kate McKinnon, America Ferrera and Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel. In the video, Kimmel visits Weird Barbie (McKinnon) to ask for directions on how…

How has DC managed to drop the ball so much with an IP as rich and ripe with potential as Green Lantern? Following 2011’s Ryan Reynolds-starring flop, Warner Bros. never managed to get another version of the GL Corps on our screens, but not for lack of trying. Thankfully, after movies and TV shows helmed by everyone from Christopher McQuarrie to Seth Grahame-Smith came and went, James Gunn is finally giving us a Lanterns TV series, on its way to Max, as part of his shiny, new DCU. Not much is known about the show to…

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Margot Robbie has responded to outrage over a perceived Oscar snub, saying the film has already managed to “shift culture”.The star, who was nominated for her role as producer of the Mattel blockbuster Barbie, was left out of the best actress category when nominations were announced earlier this month, leading to anger across the internet. Writer-director Greta Gerwig, who received a nomination for best adapted screenplay, also missed out on a best director nod.Ryan Gosling, who picked up a best supporting actor…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeRobert Downey Jr has reacted to the Oscars snubbing Margot Robbie after she failed to secure a Best Actress nomination for Barbie.Director Greta Gerwig’s smash box office hit was nominated for eight Oscars this season, but neither Robbie nor Gerwig were nominated in their respective categories.Robbie’s co-stars Ryan Gosling, who played Ken, and America Ferrera, who delivered a rousing…