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Margot Robbie, 33, reportedly spoke out publicly for the primary time about her Oscar snub at a SAG-AFTRA dialogue this week. The proficient actress, who performed the lead position within the profitable movie Barbie, surprisingly wasn’t nominated for an Academy Award within the Greatest Actress class this 12 months, however admitted she doesn’t really feel “unhappy” about it.

“There’s no method to really feel unhappy when you realize you’re this blessed,” she stated through the dialogue through Selection. She additionally added that Barbie director Greta Gerwig‘s lack of a nomination within the Greatest Director class was extra upsetting.

“Clearly, I believe Greta needs to be nominated as a director,” she stated. “What she did is a once-in-a-career, once-in-a-lifetime factor. What she pulled off, it truly is. Nevertheless it’s been an unimaginable 12 months for all of the movies.”

Regardless of Margot and Greta’s lack of particular person Oscar recognition, Barbie nonetheless scored eight nominations, which is one thing Margot is “past ecstatic” about. The nominations embrace finest image, tailored screenplay, supporting actor for Ryan Gosling, supporting actress for America Ferrera, costume design, manufacturing design and two nominations for authentic music.

“Everybody getting the nods that they’ve had is simply unimaginable, and the perfect image nod.” Margot continued earlier than later including, “We got down to do one thing that will shift tradition, have an effect on tradition, simply make some kind of impression. And it’s already accomplished that and a few, far more than we ever dreamed it will. And that’s really the largest reward that might come out of all of this.”

“Folks’s reactions to the film have been the largest reward of this complete expertise,” she additionally stated. “Whether or not it’s seeing what persons are writing on-line, and even simply seeing how a lot pink I can see on this room proper now…I’ve by no means been part of one thing like this. Not like this. I’ve accomplished comedian e-book stuff and that will get an enormous response, however this felt very totally different. It nonetheless feels very totally different. And I can’t consider a time when a film’s had this impact on tradition. And it’s wonderful to be within the eye of the storm.”