received eight Oscar nominations including a coveted one for best picture.Pretty good, right?Of course not. In fact, it’s hugely offensive.
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Greta Gerwig’s Barbie as being the film that “saved” the movies and “all of our jobs”.The triple Oscar winner was appearing at the Palm Springs Film Awards, where Billie Eilish and Finneas accepted the Chairmen’s Award for their song ‘What Was I Made For?’, which is also shortlisted for the Best Original Song award at this year’s Oscars.“I just want to say to Billie and Finneas that you have delivered the Barbie love bomb,” Streep said from the stage.Going on to talk about the runaway success of the film, she added: “You’ve saved the movies last summer, and all of our jobs. You’ve delivered joy to countless generations and genders of people, and you should surf that wave, kids, until you’re old and deserve to be jaded like me.”Barbie was the highest grossing film worldwide in 2023, with $1.4billion (£1.1billion), and is currently the 14th highest grossing film of all time.In her acceptance speech at the same awards show, Billie Eilish talked about the “dark episode” that she went through before writing ‘What Was I Made For?’.She said: “I would really like to say that this award and any recognition that this song gets, I just want to dedicate to anyone who experiences hopelessness, the feeling of existential dread and feeling like, what’s the point, why am I here and why am I doing this?”Eilish went on to discuss how she “was in a dark episode and things didn’t make sense in life” when she was asked to write a song for Barbie.
“I just didn’t understand what the point was and why you would keep going. [I was] questioning everything in the world.”In a four-star review of Barbie, NME‘s Alex Flood wrote: “The script contains unexpected subtlety, particularly during the tender moments which pack an emotional punch.
received eight Oscar nominations including a coveted one for best picture.Pretty good, right?Of course not. In fact, it’s hugely offensive.
Eva Mendes is expressing her support for her partner Ryan Gosling after the actor scored an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Ken in the Greta Gerwig-directed Barbie film.
Barbie” star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig after the pair were snubbed during the 2024 Oscar nominations. “Greta & Margot,” Clinton, 76, wrote on Instagram on Wednesday. “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.
view on the alleged “Barbie” Oscar snubs. The EGOT winner slammed those who claimed “Barbie” had been snubbed by not earning for the 2024 Academy Awards during Wednesday’s episode of “The View.” “‘Barbie’ grossed over $1 billion. Hello, studios, maybe hire more female directors if you want to produce blockbusters,” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said during the show’s “Hot Topic” segment.
There are a million sayings that go something like this—don’t talk about shit that you know nothing about. The same can be said in terms of film critique.
walked back his comments slamming “Barbie” star Ryan Gosling “for doing that s – – t for money.”Stone, 77, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that he made those incendiary comments last year before seeing the box-office behemoth, which snared eight Oscar nominations Tuesday — including one for Gosling as Best Supporting Actor and America Ferrera as Best Supporting Actress and has grossed over $1.45 billion worldwide.“At the time, I was busy promoting my nuclear documentary in Europe [‘Nuclear Now’] and had little to no knowledge of the project beyond its title,” Stone wrote, regarding his nuking of Gosling and “Barbie.”He said he saw the film in July “and appreciated the film for its originality and its themes.”“I found the filmmaker’s approach certainly different than what I expected,” he said. “I apologize for speaking ignorantly.”He also praised “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig’s 2017 movie “Ladybird” as “one of my favorites of that year.”” ‘Barbie’s’ box office greatly boosted the morale of our business, which was welcome,” he said.
Barbie have been left fuming by the absence of Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig from the Oscar nominations.The film did receive a total of eight nods, announced earlier today (January 23), including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling and Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera.However, Gerwig missed out on the Director nominee list, with Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, Yorgos Lanthimos, Justine Triet and Jonathan Glazer all getting in ahead of her.Similarly, Robbie was left without an acting nomination, with the spaces being filled by Emma Stone, Lily Gladstone, Annette Bening, Sandra Huller and Carey Mulligan. Margot does, however, receive a nomination for Best Picture for her role as a producer on the film.
When the cast list was announced for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” one name was left out that seemed to shock people—Saoirse Ronan. No, not because Ronan’s career made her an obvious choice to star in the film.
Jodie Foster has opened up about watching Greta Gerwig’s Barbie last year, while reflecting on the history of female directors in Hollywood.In a new interview with Time, Foster was asked about an interview she did with the publication in 1991 where she spoke about the lack of opportunities for women in the industry. In the same interview, she said she hoped there would be an “old-girl network” in Hollywood one day, at a time when there were few opportunities for women in the industry – especially in terms of directing and lead roles.Looking back at the interview, Foster said: “Sometimes I read things I said in my [twenties] and I’m like, really? But that’s a pretty good one.
Dua Lipa has made an appearance at Chelsea’s Premier League match with Fulham this afternoon (January 13) as part of a promotion campaign for her new movie Argylle.Fans have been posting pictures of the singer, who stars in the forthcoming spy thriller alongside Henry Cavill and Bryce Dallas Howard, on social media.One fan wrote: “Dua Lipa at Stamford Bridge, we’ve won despite the result,” while another added: “dua lipa at stamford bridge this is my roman empire.”Dua Lipa at Stamford Bridge, we’ve won despite the result.
Golden Globes took place this past Sunday, resulting in many viral moments. One of them was the close bond between Meryl Streep and Martin Short, who attended the awards together. The nature of their relationship is one that’s been questioned over the past couple of months, with there being some rumors claiming that the two are romantically involved.
told TMZ that he and “The Devil Wears Prada” actress are “just friends.” The two sparked dating rumors after they looked extra cozy at the 2024 Golden Globes. Fans took to X to post enthusiastically about this possible Hollywood romance. “My first tweet of the year is dedicated to the rumor that Meryl Streep and Martin Short may be an item.
Fans saw Martin Short and Meryl Streep together at the 2024 Golden Globes, and rumors ran rampant.
the hours after her Oscars 2003 win, which weren’t pleasant.The 56-year-old actress won her first Academy Award for her role as Virginia Woolf in “The Hours” opposite Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore in 2003, but despite taking home the statuette for “Best Actress,” Kidman felt at her worst.At the time, Kidman had recently finalized her divorce from Hollywood’s titular leading man, Tom Cruise, after 11 years of marriage. During her acceptance speech, she appeared so distraught that she couldn’t hold back tears.“I was struggling with things in my personal life, yet my professional life was going so well,” she told author Dave Karger in his new book “50 Oscar Nights.” “That’s what happens, right?” she went on.“Russell Crowe said don’t cry when you get up there and now I’m crying,” she recalled of the moment that should have been a highlight of her career.
It was Jo Koy‘s first time hosting the Golden Globes on Sunday night, and he used the platform to go IN on Hollywood, the now-extinct Hollywood Foreign Press Association‘s longstanding diversity issues, and more!
Stand-up comic Jo Koy did his best to bring laughs back to the Golden Globes – or at least back to the opening monologue – with jokes about Meryl Streep, Succession, Oppenheimer, Ryan Gosling and even Hall & Oates.
Hollywood icon Meryl Streep has praised Greta Gerwig’s Barbie for "saving" the film industry and "all of our jobs".The Mamma Mia star attended the Palm Springs Film Awards, where Billie Eilish and her songwriter brother Finneas accepted the Chairmen’s Award for their song What Was I Made For? The popular song was featured in Barbie and was also shortlisted for the Best Original Song award at this year’s Oscars. Giving a speech from the stage, Meryl said: "I just want to say to Billie and Finneas that you have delivered the Barbie love bomb." She went on to speak about the success of the film, which was the highest-grossing movie of 2023 worldwide.
Meryl Streep is showing the Barbie movie, Billie Eilish, and Finneas some love!
Meryl Streep praised the team behind Barbie as she took to the podium at the Palm Springs Film Awards last night, where she presented Carey Mulligan with the International Star Award, Actress, for Maestro.
under the ownership of Dick Clark Productions. But, even with all the changes, the ceremony — hosted by Jo Koy — should still see A-listers boozing it up and duking it out for Hollywood’s second biggest prize.Here are The Post’s critics’ picks for which movies and TV shows will win on Sunday, Jan.