America Ferrera says 'Barbie' Oscar snubs were a 'disappointment' and Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were 'deserving'
America Ferrera talked about her reaction to being an Oscar nominee and "disappointment" in the Academy snubs of her "Barbie" costar and director on the phone with the "TODAY" show.
America Ferrera talked about her reaction to being an Oscar nominee and her "disappointment" in the motion picture academy's snubs of her "Barbie" co-star and director on the phone with the "TODAY" show Wednesday.
Ferrera had sent her kids off to school with her husband Tuesday morning when the Academy Award nominations were announced. She was home alone, lying in bed, when the hosts named her a nominee for best actress in a supporting role.
“When it happened, I gasped, and I was silent. And I had no one around me to confirm that what I was hearing was real," Ferrera told the "TODAY" show. "So there was a moment of like, what’s happening? Am I imaging this? And then my phone started blowing up, so then I knew it was real.”
Ferrera got her first congratulatory text message "literally half a second" after her name was announced. It was from actor and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose. The message was "so sweet and moving," Ferrera said.
Phone calls shouting with excitement at the news came next from her husband and her publicist.
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