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The world of film was waiting eagerlyWanting very much for something to happen. . It is one of the biggest moments of the year: finding out who has been nominatedFormally chosen as a candidate for an award or job. for an Oscar. But when the lists were announced, some were very disappointed.

Barbie was one of the biggest films of last year. But its directorA person who is in charge of something, for example running a company or making a film. Greta Gerwig and its lead actress Margot Robbie were not nominated for awards.

In the film, Robbie plays a Barbie living in a Barbie World - which is run by women. But then she and Ken end up in the Real World, and Ken learns that it is men who have power. He brings this system back to Barbie World.

The actor who played Ken, Ryan Gosling, was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor. And overall, Barbie still gained eight nominations.

But some say the fact that the two main women involved in the film were not chosen shows that the nominators missed the point. Barbie was a huge hit, they say, because it told a story of everyday sexismA belief that one sex is superior to or more valuable than another sex. that many women understand. Meanwhile, in nearly 100 years of the Oscars, only three women have won the award for Best Director.

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But others say there was no snubTo rebuff, ignore or spurn. It comes from an Old Norse word, "snubba", meaning to "cut short" or "make stumpy".. The Oscars are not simply about awarding the film that took the most money or was the most loved online. Instead, the awards are about films that are great pieces of art or show new ideas.

Yes! Barbie was by far the biggest film of 2023. The fact that Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie missed out shows that sexism still exists.

No! Barbie was loved by many. But the Oscars are about art. Just because something is successful with fans, does not mean it deserves prizes for being a great film.