Ryan Gosling has expressed his support for his "Barbie" co-star Margot Robbie and the film's director Greta Gerwig after they were not nominated in the Best Actress and Best Director Oscar categories. In a statement obtained by The Post, Gosling, who received a Best Supporting Actor nomination, said, "I am extremely honored to be nominated alongside such remarkable artists in a year of great films.

And I never thought I’d be saying this, but I’m also incredibly honored and proud that it’s for portraying a plastic doll named Ken. But there is no Ken without Barbie, and there is no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most responsible for this history-making, globally celebrated film."

Gosling expressed his disappointment with the Academy, saying, "No recognition would be possible for anyone on the film without their talent, grit, and genius.

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