The actress earned her first Academy Award nomination for her supporting role in 2023’s biggest blockbuster.
This Barbie is a first-time Academy Award nominee.
It’s a lot to process.
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It’s exciting to say the least.
I think words kind of fail."
Ferrera has captivated audiences as Gloria, the catalyst behind Stereotypical Barbie’s (Robbie) existential crisis.
In a climactic moment from the film, she delivers a standout monologue about the impossibilities of womanhood.
One unexpected fan of the movie and Ferrera’s performance?
“Tom Hanks came up to me at the Governors Awards,” Ferrera recalls.
“Growing up, all I ever wanted to be was Tom Hanks.
I loved everything he did and I was like, ‘I could be Tom Hanks!
I want to be Tom Hanks!’
He came up to me and said the loveliest things.
I was shaking on the inside and thought I was going to devolve into a puddle of tears.
I’ll never ever forget that moment.
That moment existed for my inner child.”
“It was a little odd,” she says of that period.
Still, that didn’t stop her from celebrating with Gerwig and partnerNoah Baumbach, who co-wrote the script.
