At the 96th Oscars nomination announcements, actor Zach Wade and Zossi Beets set a positive tone.

For anyone in the film industry, no matter where you're from, to be recognized by the academy is a dream come true.

To be nominated can be life changing.

But the Oscar nominations can be messy.

Almost every year off-screen drama pops up about something,

often about who did or didn't get nominated.

This year was no exception.

Hi Barbie!

Hi Ken!

Hi Barbie!

Hi Barbie!

Barbie! Barbie! Barbie was the biggest movie of 2023 and it wound up with a very respectable

eight Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

Two nominations it didn't get, best director for Greta Gerwig,

and best actress for Barbie herself, Margot Robbie. Outrage poured across social media and

adding insult to injury? But it's Barbie and Ken.

There is no just Ken.

Ryan Gosling proved can enough for the Academy

getting the nod for Best Supporting Actor.

Now Robbie did receive a nomination as a producer for Barbie and Gerwig was nominated for

best adapted screenplay, but fans were not appeased. Even Hillary Clinton chimed in on X

formerly known as Twitter but Oscar pundits say the Barbie snubs weren't totally

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