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Fans feel outraged with the way the Academy Awards committee snubbed Margot Robbie of the Oscar for Best Actress category forBarbie. Although the movie received eight Oscar nominations as perBBC, the actress seemed deliberately ignored by the committee. But hold on, this isn’t the first time she got snubbed.
According to netizens, Margot Robbie has been suffering from ignorance in the entertainment industry for a long time. Taking to X, people started pointing out how the actress previously gave her best performance inBabylon(2022) but got ignored by the Oscar committee. Even back then, although Robbie deserved the Best Actress nomination, she was ignored.
Margot Robbie Broke Her Silence on Her Oscar Snub
Greta Gerwig andMargot Robbie‘sBarbieundoubtedly turned into a global phenomenon that bagged over a billion dollars at the box office following its release in 2023. Turning into a blockbuster while competing againstOppenheimer, Robbie’s movie was all people could talk about. Creating a buzz not just on social media, but also in real life,Barbieearned eight Oscar nominations as perBBC.
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But surprisingly, the Academy Awards seemingly turned a blind eye towards Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig, despite their mutual effort in the film. AlthoughBarbiewas hailed by fans and earned stunning reviews from critics, the lead actress and the director of the film were snubbed at the Oscars. Although Robbie deserved the Best Actress nomination, she was somehow denied the honor.
Following the global phenomenon created byBarbie, fans shared their unanimous support for Margot Robbie. Infuriated with the way the actress was ignored by the Academy Awards committee, fans slammed the Oscars for denying the honor to Robbie. Meanwhile, speaking in a SAG-AFTRA discussion viaBBC, with her co-stars, the actress broke her silence on her Oscar snub.
“There’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed…Obviously, I think Greta should be nominated as a director. What she did is a once-in-a-career, once-in-a-lifetime thing. What she pulled off, it really is. But it’s been an incredible year for all the films.”
Although fans were dismayed that Margot Robbie was overlooked for her title role inBarbie, the actress was not sad. Rather, she said the film’s mission was to “affect culture” and since it succeeded in doing so, it is the “biggest reward” that she can expect.
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Margot Robbie Suffered Oscar Snub forBabylon
While Margot Robbie might not be sad and look on the bright side, despite being deliberately ignored by the Academy Awards committee, her fans are not quite forgiving in this department. Holding onto their grudges for their favorite actress being denied the basic Oscar nomination, fans expressed their outrage on social media.
Taking toX, die-hard fans of Margot Robbie pointed out howBarbieisn’t the only time she was snubbed at the Oscars. Recalling her best performances in her previous films likeBabylon(2022) netizens claimed how she was ignored by the Academy Awards committee back then as well. Demanding justice for repeatedly denying Robbie a basic nomination, fans wage war on X.
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Margot Robbie’s performance inBabylonwas undoubtedly one of her best onscreen deliverances. The way she just kept going all the way through and turned maniac, loud, and expressive in the film, was just flawless. Fans and critics believed that Robbie was perhaps the best at matching the tone and energy of that picture. Robbie simply bentBabylonto her will.
So much outrage for Margot Robbie missing in Best Actress for Barbie when really her major Oscar snub was in Best Actress last year for Babylon!pic.twitter.com/glOkCNcaGr
— Brian Rowe (@mrbrianrowe)June 04, 2025
She was incredible in Babylon, definitely Oscar worthy.
— Wylie Co. VFX (@wyliecovfx)August 02, 2025
She might be the most underrated actor in the world IMO. Which is crazy for someone who has been nominated and is a massive star. But she is.
— Scott Yager (@SHOTOFYAGER)August 16, 2025
I loved her nomination for I, Tonya and well deserved! I would have loved for her to have been nominated for Babylon instead of Bomshell.
— Connie_earthling (@Connie16939432)August 15, 2025
She should have got an Oscar nom for Best Actress for Barbie & Babylonhttps://t.co/wn2itqm5SVpic.twitter.com/gIV5vcoQXo
— GoldenBellucci (@GoldenBellucci)June 08, 2025
Thus, claiming that Hollywood is deliberately pushing down Margot Robbie’s potential by turning her into an underrated star, despite her riveting performances, fans began calling out the ones accountable. Few netizens even noted how the actress deserved an Oscar nod forBabyloninstead of the 2019 movieBombshell. But overall, Robbie’s fans and believers are outraged with the way the actress is repeatedly being ignored by the Oscars.
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