They made a touching Barbie moment while on the red carpet at the 96th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood on Sunday evening.
America Ferrera, who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Barbie, posed next to Billie Eilish, who is nominated for Best Original Song for What Was I Made For? for the same film.
Billie and America had very different red carpet looks: while the singer modeled a schoolgirl style complete with a plaid skirt and Mary jane shoes, the actress looked every inch a movie star in a skintight Barbie pink gown.
Not seen was Ryan Gosling, who was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor. His song I’m Just Ken was also nominated.
The main lead of Barbie, Margot Robbie, and director Greta Gerwig were not nominated for Oscars, which fans were displeased about.
They made a touching Barbie moment while on the red carpet at the 96th annual Academy Awards on Sunday. America Ferrera , who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Barbie, posed next to Billie Eilish, who is nominated for Best Original Song for What Was I Made For? for the same film
America’s Oscar statement was outstanding. The pale pink sequined gown fit her to perfection showing off her small waistline, sculpted arms
Billie made a cool girl statement in her fun look.
She had on a black three-button blazer from Chanel over a white shirt with a black-and-white plaid woven skirt.
She added shin-high white socks that were falling down and black-toed Mary Jane heels, also from Chanel.
The crooner finished her look by holding onto a black-and-white herringbone purse with the gold Chanel logo in front.
Her hair was worn down and she had on subtle makeup.
The songbird was joined by her brother Finneas O’Connell, who often writes songs with his sister.
He had on a tuxedo with a bowtie.
Billie and America were also seen hugging on the carpet as if they were longtime chums.
Billie and America had very different red carpet looks: while the singer modeled a schoolgirl look complete with a plaid skirt and Mary Jane shoes, the actress looked every inch a movie star in a skintight Barbie pink gown
The ladies joined Billie’s brother Finneas O’Connell who wore a tuxedo and bowtie
Billie and America were also seen hugging on the carpet as if they were longtime chums
The ladies were seen talking to others on the carpet as well as they seemed to be in great spirits ahead of the show
America’s Oscar statement was outstanding.
The pale pink sequined gown fit her to perfection showing off her small waistline, sculpted arms and toned legs.
The dress had a V cut in front showing off her cleavage nicely as she added a thick gold and gemstone necklace that hugged her neck.
The bottom had a mermaid finish with a slight train.
The Hollywood staple was joined by her husband Ryan Piers Williams, an actor and director.
Not seen was Ryan Gosling, who was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor. His song I’m Just Ken was also nominated
The main lead of Barbie, Margot Robbie, and director Greta Gerwig were not nominated for Oscars, which fans were not happy about
The Hollywood staple was joined by her husband Ryan Piers Williams, an actor and director
What Was I Made For and I’m Just Ken from Barbie received their expected nominations for best original song; here Ryan is seen with Margot
The 96th Academy Awards honors the best films of 2023 – with the glittering ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
The most hotly anticipated movies of the past year – Barbie and Oppenheimer – lead the nominations.
Oppenheimer has bagged 13 nods, including best picture and best actor for Cillian Murphy – who is favorite to win the major category after scooping a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and SAG award for his role as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.
The impressive total – which also includes best supporting actor and actress for Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt, as well as best director for Christopher Nolan – is just one nomination short of the all-time record set by Titanic in 1998.
Last year’s other smash hit movie – Barbie – was nominated for eight awards, but also fell victim to notable snubs from the Academy.
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was nominated for best director and a host of other awards
Its star Margot Robbie was not nominated for best actress, while Greta Gerwig was not nominated for best director.
Another surprise saw America Ferrera nominated for best supporting actress over her role in Barbie, with pundits saying her character’s impassioned speech on feminism had sealed the deal.
Barbie’s other nominations include best picture, best supporting actor for Ryan Gosling and two nods for best song – including Gosling’s famed ‘I’m Just Ken.’
The second most-nominated movie was Poor Things, a graphic art house movie starring Emma Stone that has wowed critics but so-far failed to set the box office alight.
Stone plays a sex-crazed young woman, with her performance wowing critics. She previously won best actress in 2017 for her performance in La La Land.
For best actor in leading role Bradley Cooper and Cillian Murphy are set to duke it out for the award. Colman Domingo, Paul Giamatti and Jeffrey Wright received nominations as well.
Leonardo DiCaprio was not recognized for his acting on Killers Of The Flower Moon.
Lily Gladstone is the first Native American nominated for best actress, for her performance in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things took home 11 Oscar nominations and Killers of the Flower Moon landed 10.
Annette Bening, Lily Gladstone, Sandra Huller, Carey Mulligan and Emma Stone have been nominated for best actress in a leading role.
Gladstone is the first Native American nominated for best actress, for her performance in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon – and is the favorite in the category thanks to her wins at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards,
What Was I Made For by Billie Eilish and I’m Just Ken performed by Ryan Gosling from Barbie received their expected nominations for best original song.
Sterling K. Brown, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan Gosling and Mark Ruffalo received nominations for best actor in a supporting role.
Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, America Ferrera, Jodie Foster and Da’Vine Joy Randolph received nominations for best actress in a supporting role.
Joy already has Golden Globe, Bafta, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild awards and is favorite for an Oscar for her performance as a bereaved cook in The Holdovers.
Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer were nominated for best directing, snubbing Greta Gerwig’s Barbie.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph was nominated for best actress in a supporting role for her part in The Holdovers
Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo were both nominated for their roles in Poor Things
Bradley Cooper was nominated for best actor, but was snubbed of a directing nod for Maestro
Gerwig was nominated for best director in 2018 for her solo directorial debut, Lady Bird. Only three women have won Oscars for best director – Kathryn Bigelow, Chloe Zhao and Jane Campion.
Though Nolan is regarded as the big-budget auteur of his era, he’s never won an Academy Award, nor have any of his films won best picture.
Bradley Cooper was not nominated for directing Maestro but he was recognized for his acting in that bio movie.
American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest landed best picture nominations.
The 96th Academy Awards will be held on March 10 at 7 pm ET/4pm PT live on ABC, hosted for a fourth time by Jimmy Kimmel.
