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Bill Maher made fun of the usual group of suspects in Real time—politicians like Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro were in the line of fire—but a new, more glamorous name was also a big topic of debate. On Saturday, the host spoke candidly about BarbieThe snubs at the Oscars.
“That week!” Maher began in her opening monologue. “First, Margot Robbie is snubbed at the Oscars. Then Taylor Swift gets booed at the football game. If you meet a rich and explosive blonde, give her a hug.”
Later in the show, Maher went on to discuss this year’s Oscar nominations in greater detail. While Barbie earned a solid eight nominations, lead actress Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig were snubbed by the academy.
“The matter has been handed over to the International Criminal Court and is being investigated for a war,” Maher joked about the controversy.
Maher continued: “I don’t know why there’s such a gigantic controversy now,” he said. “I mean, best actress. That’s the category, you know, (Robbie) lost to other actresses. It’s not that they gave Vin Diesel his place. Is this really patriarchy?
Later in the episode, Maher still couldn’t let the Barbie commotion let’s go. The host asked guests Seth MacFarlane and representative Adam Schiff if they thought the lack of Barbie The nominations meant that Americans were living in a patriarchy.
“I don’t think you can judge that by Barbie not be nominated,” Schiff said.
Maher continued with his key takeaways from the film: “I remember seeing it in the theater and I liked it, it’s entertaining, but at some point, the Barbies have to like it, get the Kens back and they do it by acting helpless. And the woman she was with said, ‘I don’t know any woman today who would do that.'”
It’s not all bad news for Barbie. The film was nominated for Best Picture, meaning Robbie, who served as a producer on the film, has only one nomination. Gerwig also earned a nomination in the Best Adapted Screenplay category.