Helen Mirren Says ‘You Can’t Get Upset About’ Oscar Snubs Because Can You Even ‘Remember Who Won Best Film of the Year Before Last?’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Helen Mirren recently told Entertainment Tonight that you can’t get too upset about Oscar snubs, especially when your movie is a historic and record-breaking box office phenomenon.
Mirren, who won the Oscar for best actress thanks to her performance in “The Queen,” served as the narrator of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” which earned eight Oscar noms, including best picture, but failed to land Gerwig a best director nomination or Margot Robbie a best actress nomination.
These omissions were widely considered the most shocking Oscar snubs of the year, not that Mirren is in too much of an uproar. “You can’t get upset about things like that, honestly,” Mirren said. “What is fantastic is that ‘Barbie’ was the highest-grossing film that Warner Bros.
has ever had in their lives and do you remember who won best film of the year before last?” Mirren’s point is that “Barbie’s” relationship to the Oscars is not the reason it will stand the test of time.
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