Hollywood icon Meryl Streep has praised Greta Gerwig’s Barbie for "saving" the film industry and "all of our jobs".The Mamma Mia star attended the Palm Springs Film Awards, where Billie Eilish and her songwriter brother Finneas accepted the Chairmen’s Award for their song What Was I Made For?
The popular song was featured in Barbie and was also shortlisted for the Best Original Song award at this year’s Oscars. Giving a speech from the stage, Meryl said: "I just want to say to Billie and Finneas that you have delivered the Barbie love bomb." She went on to speak about the success of the film, which was the highest-grossing movie of 2023 worldwide.
She said: "You’ve saved the movies last summer, and all of our jobs. You’ve delivered joy to countless generations and genders of people, and you should surf that wave, kids, until you’re old and deserve to be jaded like me." Barbie is currently the 14th highest-grossing film of all time, bringing in a whopping $1.4 billion (£1.1 billion).
During her acceptance speech, singer Billie Eilish opened up about the 'dark episode' that she experienced before writing What Was I Made For?
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