The funny reason Robert Irwin wants to hand over his citizenship
Robert irwin has joined in the global outrage of Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig being snubbed from the Oscar nominations.
The wildlife warrior joined the panel of The Project on Wednesday night as a co-host of the show, where the conversation turned to the Aussie actress being snubbed by the Academy Awards.
On Wednesday morning, it was revealed that Margot Robbie didn’t receive a Best Actress nomination for her role in Barbie, and nor did Greta Gerwig for Best Director, despite the movie breaking records when it was released in July.
Around the world, Barbie fans shared their disgust in the snub, with Robert Irwin echoing their statements.
“That's ridiculous. Come on,” he began.
“[Director] Greta [Gerwig] and Margot made that movie. That's the reason why we have the Barbie movie, it's ridiculous.”
Co-host Waleed Aly then asked if Robert would be renouncing his American citizenship over the injustice and was shocked by his response.
“I think it only makes sense,” Robert said.
News of the snub went viral on Wednesday, with fans flocking to social media to share their thoughts.
One particular tweet went viral, with over 109 thousand likes.
"Ken getting nominated and not Barbie is honestly so fitting for a film about a man discovering the power of patriarchy in the Real World," the tweet read.
Ryan Gosling, who received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Ken in the film, also shared a statement about the lack of recognition for the women he shared the screen with.
In a lengthy statement, he said, “I never thought I’d be saying this, but I’m also incredibly honoured and proud that [the award] is for portraying a plastic doll named Ken.”
“But there is no Ken without Barbie, and there is no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most responsible for this history-making, globally celebrated film. No recognition would be possible for anyone on the film without their talent, grit and genius.”
“To say that I’m disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement.”
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