Ayumi Hamasaki and Britney Spears at the Barbie Award 2001 & 2002 in Japan. The award, created by Mattel and Bandai in 2001, was given to a woman who “realizes her dream” like Barbie. Years later, notable winners of the Barbie (and Ken) Award were then Girls Generation member Jessica Jung and TVXQ! member Yunho in 2012 and J-Pop singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu in 2014.
The patriarchy really does win because how can Oscar voters nominate Ryan Gosling as Ken but not nominate Margot Robbie as Barbie and Greta Gerwig for directing?
Very happy that America Ferrera got a nomination though, she deserved it!
Margot Robbie dedicating the first ever Golden Globe award for cinematic and box office achievement—for Barbie (2023)—to everyone that dressed up to see the film in theaters.