Diablo Cody in 2019; Margot Robbie in “Barbie” (2023).Photo:Daniel Zuchnik/Getty; Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Daniel Zuchnik/Getty; Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Diablo Codyis sharing her point of view on thoseBarbieOscar nominations.
“Here’s what I’m going to say. Obviously, of course I think Greta deserved a nomination and so did Margot,” Cody, 45, tells PEOPLE. “But they made a billion dollars on that movie, okay? I would trade my Oscar for a billion-dollar movie right now, if I could flip a switch! Sorry if that’s disrespectful to the Academy.”
Among this year’s nominees, Gerwig was recognized in the Best Adapted Screenplay category with husband Noah Baumbach for writingBarbie,which was the No. 1 film at the 2023 box office, grossing over $1.4 billion worldwide. Plus, Robbie is a nominee in the Best Picture field as one of the producers.
Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie at the Critics Choice Awards on Jan. 14, 2024.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
“They made a billion dollars and they got eight nominations across the board,” Cody says. “Margot got nominated as a producer, which I think, knowing what she has been trying to do in her career, I feel like that must’ve been incredibly satisfying for her. And Greta created a phenomenon.”
“I’m telling you, that was a tough project,” says Cody, whosenext film is the teen horror-romanceLisa Frankenstein. “Having worked on [aBarbieproject] made me respect it all the more, because that is a very challenging property to take and turn into something real. And they did it.”
“So you could call it a snub, but I think that what they achieved is probably bigger than those individual nominations,” she adds.
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Diablo Cody on Oct. 7, 2019.Andrew Morales/Getty
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In aninterview withGQlast year, Cody reflected on herBarbieproject that was originallyset to star Amy Schumer in the titular role. She admitted she “s— the bed” on the assignment because she felt that in 2014 “taking this skinny blonde White doll and making her into a heroine was a tall order.”
She recalled that the studio “wanted a girl-boss feminist twist on Barbie, and I couldn’t figure it out because that’s not what Barbie is.”
Cody tells PEOPLE winning her Oscar 16 years ago “definitely changed my life, and it’s still a cool fact to have on your Wikipedia page.”
“But I always say in this business, people are always onto the next,” she adds. “So you get to be the prom queen for the year, and then it’s like, ‘Alright, what else you got?’ You can’t coast on it forever, unfortunately.”
Lisa Frankensteinis in theaters Feb. 9.
source: people.com
