The 96th Academy Awards will be held on March 10, including nominations of blockbuster movies “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” Generating over $1 billion at the box office, Barbie directed by Greta Gerwig took the world by storm, promoting messaging on what it means to be a woman in today’s society. Ultimately, the movie empowered women across the globe. Despite such popularity in the theaters, Barbie lead actress Margot Robbie and Gerwig failed to secure the Oscar nomination, while male co-star Ryan Gosling received the nomination. She’s Barbie, and he’s just Ken. Read more from teagann.mayr at the link in our bio. #pennstate #pennstateuniversity #statecollege #barbie #oscarnominations #oscarsnubs #margotrobbie #ryangosling #ken #gretagerwig #column #opinion