Ryan Gosling is not going to bow to pressure and forfeit his Best Supporting Actor nomination at this year’s Oscars despite calls from fans across the globe, an insider has claimed.
The 43-year-old actor has been nominated at the 94th Academy Awards in the acclaimed category for his role as Ken in the box-office smash hit film Barbie – however, his costar Margot Robbie, 33, and director Greta Gerwig, 40, were both snubbed of recognition.
On Tuesday, Ryan expressed his fury that the Academy had overlooked his female colleagues in a statement, but fell short of giving up his nomination in protest.
And according to a source close to the Hollywood A-lister, he has no plans to do so.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, the insider said: ‘Ryan is sticking by his statement.
‘He understands people are upset because he is upset as well, but he is not going to be swayed by what anyone is saying online.’
They continued: ‘Ryan is honored that he has been nominated and the film has been nominated.
‘In the chance he does win or if he performs I’m Just Ken, he will honor Margot and Greta in one way or another.’
According to the source, Ryan is doing what is right for his heart, and he has the support of his cast and director.
‘He is not looking to make this into something more than it has become. He spoke about it and people should take what he said seriously because he meant every single word,’ the insider said.
Ryan issued a statement addressing Greta and Margot’s snubs shortly after the Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday.
He began his statement by expressing gratitude for his nomination, stating: ‘I am extremely honored to be nominated by my colleagues alongside such remarkable artists in a year of so many great films.’
‘And I never thought I’d being saying this, but I’m also incredibly honored and proud that it’s for portraying a plastic doll named Ken.’
The actor then went on to share his disappointment at Margot and Greta not being nominated, before praising them for their work on the film.
‘Against all odds with nothing but a couple of soulless, scantily clad, and thankfully crotchless dolls, they made us laugh, they broke our hearts, they pushed the culture and they made history,’ he added.
Lastly, he congratulated co-star America Ferrera, who received the Best Supporting Actress nod.
‘Having said that, I am so happy for America Ferrera and the other incredible artists who contributed their talents to making this such a groundbreaking film,’ Ryan said.
Barbie was released in July and raked in a record-breaking $1.45 billion at the global box office, and $636 million domestically.
The box-office smash hit received a total of eight Oscar nominations, though Greta failed to secure a nomination for best director this year, and Margot, who played the title character, was also passed over for best lead actress.
Although Margot is not in the running for best lead actress, the movie itself is up for best picture, meaning she has in fact been nominated as a producer.
Greta and her husband, Noah Baumbach, are also nominated jointly this year for having written the adapted screenplay of Barbie.
A separate source, an Academy voter, shed some light on why Barbie’s leading lady Margot and the film’s director Greta were snubbed, telling DailyMail.com: ‘How many films, actors, and directors have been snubbed over the years? It happens all the time and it will continue to happen. It is an endless cycle.
‘The reason for it all is it is a mixture of everything, some voters assumed that they were going to get nominated so they threw their votes elsewhere, some voters don’t want to see a movie like Barbie be nominated for anything when there are films like Oppenheimer in the race.
‘Other voters would never dream to think that when people look back at history, films like The Godfather, Schindler’s List and Gone With The Wind would share the same accolades and stage as Barbie.
‘Not exactly 2024 thinking but these are the voters that are voting for all the films.’
However the insider added that because the Oscars nominations had caused such an ‘uproar,’ this may work to Barbie’s advantage.
‘The likelihood of Greta winning for Best Adapted Screenplay should be considered an almost lock as Academy voters would now like to make a statement,’ they added.
‘If the uproar continues, voters will be swayed and the likelihood that Barbie will win what they are nominated for has much better chances.’
DailyMail.com has contacted Ryan’s representatives and the Academy for comment.
Margot has previously been nominated for two Oscars – best lead actress for her 2017 film I, Tonya, a biopic of Tonya Harding, and best supporting actress for the 2020 film Bombshell, which dramatized the story of the Fox News sex scandals.
Meanwhile Greta was previously nominated for the best director Oscar for her 2017 film Lady Bird, which marked her first time solo at the helm of a feature film.
She was also nominated for that film’s screenplay, as well as the script of her follow-up feature, the 2019 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.
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