Ryan Gosling, Oscar nominee for 'Barbie', speaks out after Academy rejects Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig

Actor Ryan Gosling on Tuesday expressed his gratitude Oscar nomination For Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Ken in the global phenomenon “Barbie,” he cast doubt on Academy voters for bypassing Margot Robbie, the heroine of “Barbie,” for Best Actress and Director of the film. Greta GerwigIn the Best Director category.

“To say I'm disappointed they weren't nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement,” Gosling said. From Sanabel In a statement provided to CBS News. “Against all odds, they are nothing but a few soulless, naked dolls, and thankfully, they made us laugh, broke our hearts, pushed culture and made history. Their work should be recognized alongside other sorely deserving nominees.”

The blockbuster film has grossed more than $1.4 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of the year. It was nominated for eight awards on Tuesday, including best picture. Along with Gosling, America Ferrera She also received a nod for Best Supporting Actress.

“I am extremely honored to be nominated by my peers alongside these outstanding artists in a year filled with so many amazing films,” Gosling's statement read. “And I never thought I'd say this, but I also feel incredibly proud and honored to have portrayed a plastic doll named Ken. But there's no Ken without Barbie, and there's no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people responsible for this history-making movie.” “He was celebrated globally.”

He added that he was “very happy” for Ferreira and the other “amazing artists” who helped make the film.

Ferrera said she was “stunned” and “touched” by her Oscar nomination. She reiterated Gosling's statement, Variety says She was “very disappointed” that Robbie and Gerwig did not receive Oscar nods.

“Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie have made history and raised the bar with Barbie,” Ferrera told CBS News in a separate statement. “The cultural and industrial impact they have made will be felt for many generations and I am very grateful to them for asking me to be a part of it.”

She was Barbie too He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, including Best Director. It won two awards – for Best Original Song for Billie Eilish“What were you created for?” – And for cinematic achievement and box office.

In 2018, Gerwig received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director for “Lady Bird.” Guillermo del Toro won that year for The Shape of Water.