Eva Mendes shares poignant message after Barbie snub

Ryan Gosling‘s spouse Eva Mendes has posted a considerate message on her Instagram web page hours after her husband addressed the Oscar’s Barbie snubs.

The actress, 49, who confirmed in 2022 that she had secretly married Ryan, posted a clip of American singer Lola Falana discussing how the thoughts has the facility to ‘negotiate’, whereas the soul doesn’t.

Eva stated she ‘loves’ how Lola phrases it, asking her followers: ‘Who will get this as deeply as I do? Dios mío [my god], does my thoughts like to barter. It’s exhausting!’

In the clip, Lola says: ‘You can not lie as a result of the one factor that may contact a mass of individuals is the soul, trigger the soul cannot lie. Now once you begin to cope with the thoughts, the thoughts will negotiate. It’s like yeah, that is why they are saying your first intuition is appropriate. 

‘Your first time one thing your soul says do not try this, then after some time the thoughts will get lazy or will get busy or no matter and it begins to barter and it says now look you do not have to pay that no thoughts.

‘Why do not you attempt so and so subsequent factor you realize you are in hassle, so my first intuition is what I really feel and that is about it. It’s all the time second to second, that is why I prefer it a lot, it is excellent there, you possibly can style and contact it.’

Eva and Ryan met on the set of The Place Beyond the Pines in 2011 and share two daughters, Esmeralda Amada, 9, and Amada Lee, eight.

The submit got here after Ryan launched a press release expressing his disappointment after his co-star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig have been snubbed by the Oscars.

Ryan, 43, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Ken within the movie, shared that the film wouldn’t exist with out Margot, 33, and Greta, 40.

‘There isn’t any Ken with out Barbie, and there’s no Barbie film with out Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the 2 folks most chargeable for this history-making, globally-celebrated movie.

‘No recognition could be attainable for anybody on the movie with out their expertise, grit and genius. To say that I’m disillusioned that they don’t seem to be nominated of their respective classes could be an understatement.

‘Their work needs to be acknowledged together with the opposite very deserving nominees,’ he declared.

A supply advised DailyMail.com Ryan ‘believes that his position was so nicely acquired due to the work that [Margot and Greta] did, making his efficiency Oscar-worthy within the first place.’ 

‘He is ecstatic that he was honored however it’s bittersweet that his enjoyment cannot be shared with Greta and Margot within the subsequent few months as a result of they have been snubbed.’ 

The supply added the father-of-two will carry out I’m Just Ken throughout the ceremony and ‘could incorporate his emotions on Margot and Greta not getting nominated’.

Ryan started his assertion by expressing gratitude for his nomination. ‘I’m extraordinarily honored to be nominated by my colleagues alongside such outstanding artists in a 12 months of so many nice movies.’

‘And I by no means thought I’d being saying this, however I’m additionally extremely honored and proud that it is for portraying a plastic doll named Ken,’ he shared. 

The actor then went on to share his disappointment at Margot and Greta not being nominated, earlier than praising them for his or her work on the movie.

‘Against all odds with nothing however a few soulless, scantily clad, and fortunately crotchless dolls, they made us giggle, they broke our hearts, they pushed the tradition they usually made historical past.’

Lastly, he congratulated his different co-star America Ferrera, who acquired the Best Supporting Actress nod. ‘Having stated that, I’m so completely happy for America Ferrera and the opposite unimaginable artists who contributed their abilities to creating this such a groundbreaking movie.’

However, some followers have been left unimpressed with Ryan’s assertion, with one fan even calling for him to withdraw his nomination in protest, writing: ‘It could be a robust assertion if he withdrew his identify from consideration.’

Others in Hollywood, together with Bette Midler, expressed their ire with the Academy’s snub of the actress, in social media posts Tuesday.

‘This one goes out to Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie who crafted a movie that was each a crucial success and a cultural phenomenon, delving into feminist themes by way of the lens of Barbie and difficult patriarchal norms,’ Midler stated. 

She continued: ‘This film not solely resonated deeply but additionally grossed a billion {dollars}. Yet, in a twist of irony, it was Ken who acquired the Oscar nomination.’

Bette, a two-time Oscar nominee herself, recommended ‘everybody go re-watch Barbie tonight’.

Academy Award-nominated actress Sharon Stone reposted a submit noting how life imitated artwork within the feminine filmmaker and actress being snubbed whereas the male star was acknowledged.

The unique tweet learn: ‘No Oscar nomination for Greta Gerwig. No Oscar nomination for Margot Robbie. Ryan Gosling will get an Oscar nomination. This is definitely the entire plot of Barbie.’

Famed writer Stephen King questioned why Gerwig was not nominated, whereas This Is Us actress Mandy Moore agreed with Shannon Watts’ evaluation, asking ‘What does a girl need to do?’ 

Actress-model Brooklyn Decker expressed her frustration with the state of affairs, calling Gerwig ‘the Director who SAVED the cinema’ regardless of the dearth of a nomination from the Academy.

Decker reposted a remark about gender inequality which learn: ‘It is actually unattainable to be a girl. You are so lovely, and so good, and it kills me that you just don’t assume you’re adequate. 

‘Like we all the time need to all the time be extraordinary however someway we’re all the time doing it unsuitable.’

She added her personal commentary in textual content on high of the submit about the way it pertains to the leisure business.

‘The drawback within the business is that if it’s not critical it’s not taken significantly,’ Decker stated. ‘It’s beautiful when you think about that the majority people simply need to have the ability to take pleasure in magnificence, life, and perhaps giggle alongside the best way.’

She added of Gerwig’s snub: ‘The director who SAVED the cinema and no nod. Just ugh.’

Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause reposted one consumer’s summation of the snubs, calling the omissions ’embarrassing’ and stated she would skip watching the present altogether. 

Stause additionally took to Instagram Stories to query the logic of their alternatives and omissions whereas it pertains to the Barbie movie. 

‘Oscar voters HOW does the film get nominated for finest image however not finest director?!’ she stated in a caption to a response clip. ‘I additionally know lead actress is a troublesome class however it simply appears unsuitable that Ken bought one however not Barbie (It’s not Ryan’s fault – he was wonderful!) however it’s ALOT altogether.’

MSNBC host Jennifer Palmieri chimed in together with her irritation with the logic of Oscars voters, who she felt did not perceive the message the film sought to ship.

Palmieri stated: ‘Both Gerwig and Robbie ignored … it’s nonetheless really easy for Hollywood to miss and low cost inventive contributions of girls – EVEN WHEN ITS THE POINT OF THE YEAR’S BIGGEST MOVIE! My God. It was nominated for finest image. Didn’t direct itself, associates!”

Sports media character Joey Wright stated he sadly predicted precisely what would occur after they watched the movie final summer season.

‘The joke I made to my spouse strolling out of BARBIE: “Watch Gosling get nominated and Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie get shut out’ … just happened,”‘ Wright stated. ‘The Academy wants a REAL man within the mirror second as a result of the entire concept and premise of Barbie fully flew over their heads.’

The Academy Award nominations have been introduced to fanfare in Hollywood on Tuesday morning. 

The field workplace smash hit acquired a complete of eight Oscar nominations, although Greta didn’t safe a nomination for finest director this 12 months, and Margot, who performed the title character, was additionally handed over for finest lead actress.

Barbie was launched in July and raked in a record-breaking $1.45billion on the international field workplace, and $636million domestically. 

The omissions attracted further consideration on account of the truth that Gosling, did get nominated for finest supporting actor.

Some social media commentators leapt to level the finger at sexism – regardless of the very fact Ferrera was additionally nominated.

Ryan’s large musical quantity within the movie, I’m Just Ken, can be up for an award. with the nomination honoring songwriters Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt.

Further, Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell landed a nod for What Was I Made For?, one other music written for Barbie.

‘Ryan Gosling, whereas deserving, bought an Oscar nomination for Barbie whereas Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie didn’t?’ wrote one outraged fan on X.

‘Completely proving the purpose of the film in 20 f***ing 24 you can’t make this up,’ the social media consumer added, referring to the film’s feminist themes.

‘Wait Ryan Gosling bought nominated for his position as Ken, however Margot Robbie did not get nominated for Barbie?! And Greta bought snubbed for Best Director?!?! Way to justify the literal plot of the film,’ wrote one other X consumer, echoing the theme. 

A 3rd groused: ‘If Ryan deserved a nom, then Margot actually did, the very fact she would not have gained is not the purpose. It nearly feels just like the Academy intentionally performed into the theme of the film to get folks speaking. #Oscars have not been about who really deserves it for a very long time.’

Although Margot is just not within the operating for finest lead actress, the film itself is up for finest image, which means she has in actual fact been nominated as a producer.

Greta and her husband Noah Baumbach are additionally nominated collectively this 12 months for having written the tailored screenplay of Barbie.

Margot has beforehand been nominated for 2 Oscars – finest lead actress for her 2017 movie I, Tonya, a biopic of Tonya Harding, and finest supporting actress for the 2020 movie Bombshell, which dramatized the story of the Fox News intercourse scandals.

Meanwhile Greta was beforehand nominated for one of the best director Oscar for her 2017 movie Lady Bird, which marked her first time solo on the helm of a characteristic movie.

She was additionally nominated for that movie’s screenplay, in addition to the script of her follow-up characteristic, the 2019 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s traditional novel Little Women.