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@kfm Thu, 25 Jan 2024 04:02:48

Oscar nominations: Fans outraged by Barbie snubs

By AFP The announcement of Oscar nominations always generates a bit of buzz, with fans weighing in on which movies and which actors deserved recognition and didn’t get it. But few snubs have provoked as much online outrage as those delivered to summer blockbuster “Barbie”, a deft satire on the difficulties women face in being recognized for their talents, whose female director and female lead did not make the shortlist. Especially as the male actor playing Ken did. “Nominating Ken but not Barbie is literally the plot of the movie,” novelist Brad Meltzer wrote on social media. Greta Gerwig’s fizzing audience-pleaser, which took over $1 billion at the box office with its effortless melding of social commentary and bubblegum pop […]

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