Margot Robbie

The choice of Robbie, then in her thirties, to play Catherine Earnshaw in Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Wuthering Heights was challenged by readers because of the character's age, appearance in the novel and the cast's lack of Yorkshire authenticity.

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Robbie's omission from the Best Actress Oscar category, while Ryan Gosling was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Barbie received several nominations, triggered an international controversy over possible gender bias.

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Barbie, starring and co-produced by Robbie, was attacked by several conservative commentators who described it as 'woke', anti-men or propagandistic because of its feminist themes.

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The release of Amsterdam revived historical allegations against its director David O. Russell, including accounts of abusive on-set behaviour and an allegation of inappropriate touching made by his niece. Robbie, like other cast members, was criticised for agreeing to work with him.

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At Cannes, Quentin Tarantino was questioned about how few lines Margot Robbie had as Sharon Tate compared with the main male characters, prompting debate about women's roles in the film.

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I, Tonya, produced by LuckyChap and starring Robbie, revived debate about how to portray Tonya Harding, the attack on Nancy Kerrigan and the domestic violence Harding experienced. Some considered that the film made its protagonist too sympathetic or treated violence with uncomfortable humour.

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A Vanity Fair profile of Margot Robbie sparked considerable controversy over its sexualised descriptions of the actress and generalisations about Australia, which were described as sexist, condescending and sometimes misogynistic.

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