The patriarchy is riding high for the 2024 Oscars — but not Charles Melton or the boys of Saltburn.
The rest of the field is a typical mixed bag, with several frontrunners like Killers of the Flower Moon’s Lily Gladstone getting their much-predicted acknowledgments. There were several major shutouts, most notably for Greta Gerwig, who despite directing the year’s biggest film was passed over for a directing nod for Barbie — though Barbie itself received a whopping eight nominations in total. The irony isn’t lost on any woman paying attention.
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Thankfully, Justine Triet scored a Best Director nomination for Anatomy of a Fall. Still, Celine Song was oddly left out, despite Past Lives earning a Best Picture nomination. And Ava DuVernay, like several Black, female directors this year, didn’t have much of a chance, despite her last-minute grassroots campaigning for Origin. It’s clear Hollywood still has a hard time appreciating women in this space.
Despite how egregious these Barbie snubs look, it’s maybe not a shock that Gosling was the safest bet when it came to Barbie’s Oscar chances.
