Margot Robbie surprised Barbie fans by wearing an all-black Versace dress to the
Oscars 2024. Fans speculated that her choice of attire might have been a silent protest against her snub for the Best
Actress Oscar nomination. The 33-year-old
Australian actress played the iconic Barbie doll in Greta Gerwig’s hit 2023 movie, and since the release, she has stepped on the red carpet with gorgeous doll-inspired looks on different occasions. For instance, Margot’s outfit at the
Golden Globes this year was a replica of the 1977 Superstar Barbie.
Margot Robbie has worn different Barbie-inspired looks since the hit movie’s release Margot Robbie channels 1977 Superstar Barbie in custom Armani at the 2024 Golden Globes. pic.twitter.com/lrQCAICc34 — best of margot (@bestofmargot) January 8, 2024 Many fans anticipated Margot gracing the Oscars red carpet in an ensemble that would serve as the ultimate wink at Barbie. Alas, it was not to be. As the curtains rose on the 96th Annual
Academy Awards ceremony, Margot dazzled in a black sequined Versace gown—undeniably breathtaking, yet, to some, a pivot from the Barbie aesthetic. Fans online came up with a theory of her outfit being a “protest dress” in response to her being snubbed for a Best Actress nomination at the Oscars this year. Director Greta also did not find her name among the nominees in the Best Director category. Her black Versace gown was called a “protest dress” over her Oscar snub for the Best Actress nomination Share icon Image credits: Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images “Black because she was snubbed. Take a stand girlllll! Don’t give them what they want!” one person wrote on
Social Media. Another wrote, “I think this is dress is a protest againts the Academy … all black, no accesories, hair and make up very neutral.” “Barbie is in grief for her non-nomination,” another said. “She’s always beautiful. but is this a protest dress for not getting the best actress nomination?” read a fourth comment. Some fans said the Oscars night signaled the “end of an era” for Margot’s run as Barbie margot robbie saying “hi barbie!” for the last time… end of an era😭😭 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/P7MY9dNcsr — pop culture gal (@allurequinn) March 11, 2024 Barbie was nominated for eight awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Song (with both ‘I’m Just Ken’ and ‘What Was I Made For?’ receiving nominations). Co-stars Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera were nominated for Best Supporting
Actor and Actress, respectively, for their roles of Ken and Gloria in the Barbie movie. Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell received the Oscar for Best Original Song for their Barbie blockbuster ballad ‘What Was I Made For?’ The win made Billie and her brother the youngest people to pick up the prized golden statuettes in Academy Awards history. The nominees and winners of some of the 96th Academy Awards categories: Best picture: Winner: Oppenheimer
American Fiction Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower
moon Maestro Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of Interest Best actress: Winner: Emma Stone – Poor Things Annette Bening – Nyad Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon Sandra Huller – Anatomy of a Fall Carey Mulligan – Maestro Best actor: Winner: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Bradley Cooper – Maestro Colman Domingo – Rustin Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction Best supporting actress: Winner: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple America Ferrera – Barbie Jodie Foster – Nyad Best supporting actor: Winner: Robert Downey Jr – Oppenheimer Sterling K Brown – American Fiction Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon Ryan Gosling – Barbie Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things Best director: Winner: Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer Best original song: What Was I Made For? – Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell) The
fire Inside – Flamin’ Hot (Diane Warren) I’m Just Ken – Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt) It Never Went Away – American Symphony (Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson) Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) – Killers of the Flower Moon (Scott George) Publisher