Nom nom nom
Oscars 2024: Oppenheimer leads nominationsand accompanied by a photo of Emily Blunt; Cillian Murphy; and Robert Downey Jr, who've all been nominated in acting categories. I guess that wasn't
right-onenough for the feminists at Beeb Towers, who brought him sharply to heel. Now he bemoans perceived-by-some slights in a Barbie pity party (R). Once again, the Wayback Machine holds the BBC to account (captured on 23.01.2024 at 14:07).
Another BBC report on the Oscars' nominations brings to our attention, yet again, that Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were cruelly snubbed for their work on Barbie where it matters most, the big noms that recieve the goodie bag. And its entertainment reporter, Steven I'm really a feminist, please can I have a shag?
McIntosh, is all over the inequality. Or inequity. Or PaTriArchY aNd MisOGyNy
™. Or whatever the hell.
Gerwig missed out on being recognised in best director, but a nomination for Anatomy of a Fall's Justine Triet meant the line-up was not entirely male. This is also the first year women have directed three best picture nominees.
Steven McIntosh, entertainment reporter, BBC News
Phew! TFFT! Anyone would think that nominations and awards were based on merit. (rolleyes)
For an entertainment reporter, our Steve seems to be curiously ignorant of how the Academy works when it comes to selecting the runners 'n' riders for the main event [clue: comedies rarely get the big noms; also, PaTriArchY aNd MisOGyNy
™]. Besides, given many comments to the effect that, following cosmetic transformation, Robbie was Barbie, I'd suggest the bigger snub
was in the Makeup and Hairstyling category. Then again, for a man portraying a plastic doll named Ken
, Ryan Gosling looked decidedly non-plastic, so perhaps the snub took that into account. Hey ho! (shrug)
Blink and you'll miss it commentary
Given that this is a trivial story of trivial impact, it's open for comments. Except not, because they've already been closed. Much of the commentary related to the BBC's bias towards DEI matters, and in particular the imagined slights towards its feminists' wet dream, Barbie, over any meaningful insight on the nominations as a whole.
All of today's Oscars articles on the BBC have been fronted by an image of Margot Robbie and mentions of Barbie. Even when the nominations were announced, suddenly the narrative they push is Barbie has been "snubbed". Why not praise Oppenheimer, or other films worthy of mention? Why are the BBC trying to specifically push Barbie so much? There's no denying that's their agenda at this point.
Mandrake, commenting on Oscars 2024: Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie miss key nominations, BBC News
Snubbed? Or not as good as the competition? Discuss, without BBC bias.
Xanthias, commenting on Oscars 2024: Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie miss key nominations, BBC News
As ever, the more commercially popular films often aren't up to much artistically, so don't get nominated. Normally this is not an issue it all, but today the BBC's woke London staff are focusing on the feminist agenda again. Heaven forbid they just give us some objective reporting for a change.
TheSiv, commenting on Oscars 2024: Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie miss key nominations, BBC News
So the BBC's preferred candidate didn't win. May I offer the BBC my deepest sympathies at this difficult time.
Perseus, commenting on Oscars 2024: Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie miss key nominations, BBC News
It was camp frothy nonsense. Sure it was popular to a large demographic, unfortunately that’s the same demographic whose only challenge in life is to keep breathing in and out.
Rick Sure, commenting on Oscars 2024: Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie miss key nominations, BBC News
(LOL)
And my personal favourites, aimed at the quality of the urinalism on offer…
Awards shows have never been less relevant because as far as the media are concerned they are no longer about rewarding quality but about what woman has been nominated for this or snubbed for that etc. How can we turn this into a race or gender inequality debate and stir the culture wars pot a little. The BBC is just terrible for that these day and Steven McIntosh is quite simply an embarrassment.
arab87, commenting on Oscars 2024: Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie miss key nominations, BBC News
Just another example of the poor quality reporters working for the BBC. I deliberately avoided the word journalist because comparing this to a journalistic piece would be an insult!!
just-another-viewpoint, commenting on Oscars 2024: Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie miss key nominations, BBC News
MY MEN/PERSONS! (applause)
In a Machiavellian twist on Barbiegate, at least one commentator's proposed that the Academy's stirring a little controversy to drum up interest in this year's bauble bash. For shame!
Tin foil take....the Oscars purposefully put Barbie in those categories to get "engagement." They've been failing viewership year over year.
@zeorhymer6, commenting on Barbie Was Not Kenough for the Oscars. And They're BIG MAD., Clownfish TV
Admittedly, it's less exciting than fisticuffs, or even a girly bitch-slap. But it could turn out to be a high-risk strategy all the same; the Barbie stans are super salty over the brutal backstabbing meted out to their feminist icons.
I like the thinking though! (devil)