Barbie director Greta Gerwig missing out on key Oscar nod a ‘huge snub’

Podcaster and comedian James Barr says the director of Barbie, Greta Gerwig, missing out on a nod in the Best Director category in the Oscars nominations is a “huge snub”. Barbie actress Margot Robbie won’t be clutching her first Oscar in March. The Academy Award nominations were unveiled on Tuesday and revealed the Aussie star of 2023’s highest-grossing film was snubbed in the Best Actress category. However, Barbie did manage to earn eight nods, including for Best Picture and for Ms Robbie’s co-stars America Ferrera and Ryan Gosling for Best Supporting Actress and Actor. “The worst thing about this is that it’s a huge snub for Greta, and it’s like the Oscars looked at Will Smith and went ‘who can we slap in the face this year?’,” Mr Barr told Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan.