What if Jimmy Kimmel, the host of the 2024 Oscars evening, found himself propelled into Barbieland, the very pink and fantastical land of director Greta Gerwig? Less than a month before the 96th ceremony, which will be held on March 10 in Hollywood, the Academy of Oscars has published a parody trailer of the film with 1.5 billion dollars in revenue.
The sketch incorporates all of Barbie’s aesthetic codes. Jimmy Kimmel, dressed in his tuxedo, is guided by Bizarre Barbie (Kate McKinnon) into her fantasy world. Like the film’s Barbie (Margot Robbie), Bizarre Barbie helps Kimmel find her way in this papier-mâché world. Together, they discover Oscarland and its different regions, tinged with references to the most popular films of 2023, from Poor Creatures to Killers of the Flower Moon, including Oppenheimer and Maestro.
The two heroes finally arrive backstage at the Oscars, where Ryan Gosling (Ken), competing in the Best Supporting Actor category, and America Ferrera (Gloria), competing in the Best Actress category, are waiting for them. in a supporting role. She then delivers a parody of the long feminist monologue that she launched in Greta Gerwig’s film. “For sure, Greta will win the prize for best director,” replies Ryan Gosling… even though the filmmaker was not selected by the Oscars. Not sure that fans of the film and even the team would laugh out loud at this joke.
Christopher Nolan’s biopic Oppenheimer, which traces the journey of the father of the atomic bomb, dominates the Oscars with thirteen nominations. Poor Creatures, directed by Yórgos Lánthimos, comes in second place with eleven nominations, followed closely by Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese, selected in ten categories. The film Barbie by Greta Gerwig was selected for eight distinctions, in less prestigious categories.
