Margot Robbie has publicly acknowledged her lack of a nomination for best actress at this year’s Oscars for the first time, praising the film for its significant cultural impact.

Robbie, 33, received a nod from the Academy for her producer role in the blockbuster hit Barbie, nominated for best picture in January. However, the actress did not make the list in the best actress category, which left many of her fans and co-stars dumbfounded.

Ryan Gosling, whose role as Ken landed him a best supporting actor nod, expressed his disappointment following the nominations. “There is no Ken without Barbie,” he said in a statement.

He also expressed dismay at the exclusion of Barbie’s director, Greta Gerwig, who missed out on the best director category, though she did receive a nod for best adapted screenplay.“To say that I’m disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement,” he said.

This sentiment was shared by his co-star America Ferrera and stars beyond the Barbie universe, including Oppenheimer’s Robert Downey Jr.

“Margot Robbie is not getting enough credit, in my opinion,” the actor, nominated for best supporting actor alongside Gosling, said in a recent SAG-AFTRA Foundation roundtable. “America [Ferrera] has this amazing speech. And, by the way, she nails it … But it’s the cuts away to Robbie so actively listening that I realise Greta is really on to something here.”

However, Robbie handled the apparent snub with grace while speaking at a panel this week.

“There’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed,” she said at a special SAG screening. “Obviously, I think Greta should be nominated as a director because 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.”