Jimmy Kimmelthe main host of the 96th Oscars ceremony made an uncomfortable comment to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Award jury related to the movie Barbie.
The award ceremony began with a sketch of the comedian who simulated a scene from “Barbie” alongside actress Margot Robbie which was very well received.
However, in the scenario of Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, CaliforniaKimmel attacked the Academy for snubbing the film Greta Gerwig that became un box office success and which has also been taken as a reference for the importance of women empowerment.
“Barbie was a monster in ticket office and is now an icon of feminismwhen before it was a plastic doll “that no one cared about,” said the driver.
Furthermore, the comedian took the opportunity to point out that the jury left Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie without any nomination, something that generated great controversy when the names were revealed.
“The same people who did not vote for them are applauding, do not pretend that they are not guilty“Kimmel said.
Immediately, the presenter tried to qualify the moment for the cast of Barbie and filled them with praise.
“You won something more important, the genetic lottery. Ryan Gosling “You’re so handsome…let’s leave it between us,” Jimmy added.
Barbie becomes the highest-grossing film and surpasses Harry Potter
Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s film inspired by the plastic doll of the same name, this Monday became the highest-grossing film in the history of Warner Brosby surpassing with 1,342 million dollars at the box office “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2”according to information on the Box Mojo Office page.
The movie starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken She has already broken other records before, such as the most lucrative film directed by a solo woman in history.
With information from EFE