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OPINION - Greta Gerwig directed a billion dollar work of art. That she was snubbed for an Oscar while Ryan Gosling wasn't proves Barbie's entire point

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What is a film for, in the end? What is a work of art created for the big screen supposed to do? Don’t worry if you’re a bit stumped. You’re in good company. Apparently the ultimate experts, the voting body of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, don’t even know.

Yesterday the nominations. Inevitably, the big "men talking" movie of the year, Oppenheimer, dominated, with 13 nominations, followed closely by the latest "", Poor Things, with 11.

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