Robert Downey Jr. and Margot Robbie.Photo:Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.
Robert Downey Jr.is shouting outMargot Robbiefor her acting work inBarbie.
TheOppenheimerstar, 58, recently joined fellowScreen Actors Guild AwardnomineesWillem DafoeandSterling K. Brownfor aconversationsurrounding their nominations for best supporting actor at the upcoming 2024 SAG Awards.
The group’s conversation at one point turned toward how little actors need to do on screen to create an effective performance, leading Downey to specifically praise Robbie, 33, for her acting duringAmerica Ferrera’smajor monologueinBarbie.
“This is a weird non-sequitur, but Margot Robbie’s not getting enough credit — in my opinion — because America has this amazing speech, and she nails it,” Downey Jr. said. “But it’s the cut away to Robbie so actively listening. It’s when I realize, oh, okay, now I see Greta’s really on to something here, but it was Robbie who had to trust [her.]”
“And let’s not kid ourselves, it’s hard when someone else has the f——- two-page passage and they go ‘alright, now let’s jump in and get Bob!’ " Downey said of having to act when other performers are at the forefront of a scene. “And you’re just like, ‘I’ve been listening to this all day, now I have to listen to it and make it work?’ "
Margot Robbie on June 30, 2023.James Gourley/Getty Images
James Gourley/Getty Images
Herlack of a nominationfor Best Actress — as well as filmmakerGreta Gerwignot receiving a nomination for Best Director — has drawn considerable attention over the last week. Robbie herselfresponded to the Oscar nominationsfor the first time following a SAG screening ofBarbieat Los Angeles' Academy Museum on Tuesday, where she said, “There’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed,” perDeadline.
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Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’.Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.
Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.
“We set out to do something that would shift culture, affect culture, just make some sort of impact,” Robbie said at that event, per the outlet. She also noted that the film did receive eight Oscar nominations, with Gerwig, 40, nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Robbie herself “And it’s already done that,and some, way more than we ever dreamed it would. And that is truly the biggest reward that could come out of all of this.”
The 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will stream live on Netflix Saturday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m. ET, from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
source: people.com
