John Stamos and Wife Caitlin McHugh Recreate ‘Barbie’ Scene While Slamming Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig Oscar Snubs

Mar. 15, 2025

John Stamos; Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig.Photo:Michael Kovac/Getty; Gilbert Flores/Deadline via Getty

Michael Kovac/Getty; Gilbert Flores/Deadline via Getty

John Stamosis sharing his support for theBarbiemovie following directorGreta Gerwigand starMargot Robbie’sOscarsnubs.

“This one goes out to Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie who crafted a film that was both a critical success and a cultural phenomenon, delving into feminist themes through the lens of Barbie and challenging patriarchal norms,” theFull Housealum, 60, captioned anInstagram videoupload.

In the video, Stamos and his wife,Caitlin McHugh, recreated a scene from the 2023 blockbuster. McHugh, 37, portrayed Robbie’s Barbie, while Stamos took on the role ofRyan Gosling’s Ken.

The video pulls dialogue from the scene when Barbie asks Ken to make himself scarce during their journey to the real world. In Stamos and McHugh’s recreation,The Vampire Diariesactress tends to their garden as Stamos relaxes on the sidelines and tries to occupy himself in their backyard.

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Best Supporting Actor nominee Gosling also shared his disappointment that Gerwig, 40, and Robbie, 33, were not nominated for Best Director and Best Actress, respectively.

“There is no Ken without Barbie, and there is noBarbiemovie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most responsible for this history-making, globally-celebrated film. No recognition would be possible for anyone on the film without their talent, grit and genius,” the actor, 43,said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.

“Against all odds with nothing but a couple of soulless, scantily clad, and thankfully crotchless dolls, they made us laugh, they broke our hearts, they pushed the culture and they made history. Their work should be recognized along with the other very deserving nominees,” his statement continued.

America Ferrera, who received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her work in the movie, also expressedhow “incredibly disappointed” she isthat the two weren’t nominated. “Greta has done just about everything that a director could do to deserve it,” Ferrera, 39, toldVariety.

“Creating this world, and taking something that didn’t have inherent value to most people and making it a global phenomenon," Ferrera added. “It feels disappointing to not see her on that list.”

Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling on the set of “Barbie”.Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.

Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.

Overall,Barbiereceived eight nominations, the fourth-most this year. Gerwig and her husband,Noah Baumbach, were nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Robbie, her husbandTom Ackerley, Robbie Brenner and David Hyman were nominated for Best Picture as producers. Therecord-breaking filmalso received nods for Costume Design and Production Design, plus two for Best Original Song.

There were many nominations Tuesday that showcased a notably diverse class of nominees. Among the history-making inclusions this year areKillers of the Flower MoonBest Actress hopefulLily Gladstone, who is the thefirst Native American actress to be nominated for an Oscar. Many other stars are also marking their first-ever Oscar acting nods, including Ferrera,Emily Blunt,Jeffrey Wright,Sterling K. BrownandCillian Murphy.

Nine women are up for awards in the Best Picture category, with one —Anatomy of a Fall’sJustine Triet— in contention for Best Director.

Triet, 45, is the eighth woman to benominated in the category(only three have won:Jane Campionin 2021,Chloé Zhaoin 2020 andKathryn Bigelowin 2009). And one-third of nominees across all categories this year are women — higher than the last three years.

source: people.com