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Updated Thursday, February 1, 2024-20:46

  • Oscar 2024 Ryan Gosling's monumental disappointment with the Oscar nominations: "There is no Ken without Barbie"

'Oppenheimer' actor

Robert Downey Jr.

, whose film is competing with 'Barbie' for top awards after they sparked the 'Barbieheimer' phenomenon, has spoken out after star

Margot Robbie

, 33, didn't She was nominated for the Best Actress award for her role as the iconic Mattel doll.

In a conversation with

Sterling K. Brown and Willem Dafoe

for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, he said: "It never fails to impress me and remind me how little you need to do to be effective. Just the simplest version of the expression, that's what the camera wants. The closer the camera gets, the more he wants it."

"Time and time again, it's been proven to be super effective." The 58-year-old actor had special praise for Margot, pointing to a specific scene in 'Barbie' to illustrate his point: "In my opinion, Margot Robbie doesn't get enough recognition. "I'm watching her and I'm thinking, 'Wow, that was really difficult. That's like a one-act play.

The whole movie depends on it

.'

Aside from the controversy surrounding the Oscar non-nomination, Margot is not "sad," even though her co-star

Ryan Gosling

is on the Best Supporting Actors list.

"There's no way to feel sad when you know you're so lucky. Obviously, I think Greta Gerwig should be nominated as a director,

because what she did is a once-in-a-lifetime thing

, it really is. But it's been an incredible year for everyone." films".