An expert believes that the exclusion of Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie from the recently announced Oscar nominations for 2024 will not be forgotten easily. Dave Karger, Turner Classic Movies host and author of 50 Oscar Nights, says that it is not a good look for the Academy to leave out Gerwig and Robbie, who both directed and starred in a movie centered on the marginalization of impressive women.

The movie in question is Barbie, which became the highest-grossing film of 2023 after its release in July. Despite receiving eight nominations, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling, and Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera, Robbie and Gerwig were notably left out of the Best Actress and Best Director categories respectively.

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