Amid the outrage, Greta Gerwig says she felt wonderful to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay after she was sidelined in the director's category.
In a chat with Time Magazine, the filmmaker said, “Of course I wanted it for Margot. But I’m just happy we all get to be there together. A friend’s mom said to me, ‘I can’t believe you didn’t get nominated.’ I said, ‘But I did. I got an Oscar nomination.’ She was like, ‘Oh, that’s wonderful for you!’ I was like, ‘I know!’”
Similarly, Margot Robbie, who was also snubbed by the Oscars, told SAG-AFTRA, “There’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed.
She continued, “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.”