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America Ferrera Talks ‘Barbie’ Oscar Nom & Disappointment In Academy’s Snub Of Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie: “They Set A New Bar”
Barbie’s America Ferrera says that this morning, she was “a little bit in shock,” in good and bad ways. The good was her first Oscar nomination, in the category of Supporting Actr…
But to create a film of such substance, that’s encouraged “countless young women, men, and non-binary people” to express themselves “fully, as [they] are,” and to turn it into “a record-breaking global cultural phenomenon” was, in Ferrera’s mind, the ultimate “magic trick.” Ferrera has been practicing the craft of directing going all the way back to middle school and got her first professional experience behind the camera on her NBC sitcom Superstore, as well as the show Gentefied, which she exec produced for Netflix. At this year’s Academy Awards, Ferrera’s fellow contenders for Best Supporting Actress will include Emily Blunt ( Oppenheimer), Danielle Brooks ( The Color Purple), Jodie Foster ( Nyad) and Da’Vine Joy Randolph ( The Holdovers).
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