The two films – which featured in a summer box office clash dubbed “Barbenheimer” – will compete in different categories at the Globes, a red-carpet ceremony that kicks off Hollywood’s awards season in January.
“Barbie,” director Greta Gerwig’s take on the iconic doll, will vie for best comedy or musical film alongside “American Fiction,” “The Holdovers,” and others.
“Oppenheimer” is in the running for best movie drama. It stars Cillian Murphy as the man behind the building of the atomic bomb. Competitors include Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the story of the murder of Native Americans in Oklahoma in the 1920s.
In television categories, family drama “Succession” led all series with nine nominations, followed by “The Bear” with five.
After criticism for a lack of diversity in past years, an expanded group of Globe voters nominated two female directors – Gerwig and “Past Lives” director Celine Song. Acting nominees included “Flower Moon” star Lily Gladstone, gay “Rustin” actor Colman Domingo and Black “American Fiction” star Jeffrey Wright.
Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks were nominated for their roles in “The Color Purple,” but the story of Black Americans living in the early 1900s was left out of the race for best movie musical or comedy.
“The Last of Us” star Pedro Pascal and “Past Lives” actor Greta Lee were among 27 first-time nominees.
Bradley Cooper was nominated for best actor and director for “Maestro,” the story of composer Leonard Berstein that also earned a best drama nomination.
Emma Stone, a nominee for gothic comedy “Poor Things,” said her character Bella Baxter was the favourite she had ever played. “The journey of making this film is one that will stay with me for the rest of my life,” she said.
‘Soul of our Film’
Other acting nominees included Murphy, “Barbie” star Margot Robbie, and Leonardo DiCaprio for “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
DiCaprio praised his co-star Gladstone, saying she was “the soul of our film and helped to bring this sinister and painful part of our nation’s history to life.”
Three prominent Aussies securing coveted nods for the upcoming awards ceremony. Margot Robbie, Sarah Snook, and Elizabeth Debicki each earned recognition for their outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.
The Globes are one of the key contests that can provide a boost to movies on the road to the Academy Awards in March.
This year, Globe nominations were chosen by a new organisation. The nonprofit Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of journalists that was criticised for ethical lapses and a lack of diversity, was disbanded in June.
New Globe owners Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions are operating the awards as a for-profit venture. The voting body now consists of 300 journalist members from 75 countries with 60% racial and ethnic diversity, organisers said.
The Globes added a category for blockbuster films, dubbed best cinematic and box office achievement. That opened a path for them to nominate concert film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.”
Netflix led film distributors with 13 nominations. Warner Bros Discovery’s HBO and Max topped TV distributors, landing 17 nods.
Winners will be announced on Jan. 7 at a ceremony broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
And the nominees for the Golden Globes 2024 are…
Film categories
Best picture (drama)
Anatomy of a Fall
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest
Best picture (musical or comedy)
Air
American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
May December
Poor Things
Best actress (drama)
Annette Bening, Nyad
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla
Best actress (musical or comedy)
Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
Jennifer Lawrence, No Hard Feelings
Natalie Portman, May December
Alma Pöysti, Fallen Leaves
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best actor (drama)
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Best actor (musical or comedy)
Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario
Timothée Chalamet, Wonka
Matt Damon, Air
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Joaquin Phoenix, Beau Is Afraid
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Best supporting actress
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Julianne Moore, May December
Rosamund Pike, Saltburn
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Best supporting actor
Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Charles Melton, May December
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Best director
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives
Best screenplay
Barbie, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
Poor Things, Tony McNamara
Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan
Killers of the Flower Moon, Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese
Past Lives, Celine Song
Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Best original score
Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Joe Hisaishi, The Boy and The Heron
Mica Levi, The Zone of Interest
Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best original song
Addicted to Romance by Bruce Springsteen – She Came to Me
Dance the Night by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa and Caroline Ailin – Barbie
I’m Just Ken by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt – Barbie
Peaches by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond and John Spiker – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Road to Freedom by Lenny Kravitz – Rustin
What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell – Barbie
Best animated film
The Boy and The Heron
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Suzume
Wish
Best picture (non-English language)
Anatomy of a Fall
Fallen Leaves
Io Capilano
Past Lives
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest
Cinematic and box office achievement in motion pictures
Barbie
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
TV awards
Best drama series
1923
The Crown
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
The Morning Show (called Morning Wars in Australia)
Succession
Best musical or comedy series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear
Jury Duty
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Best limited series, anthology series or TV movie
All the Light We Cannot See
Beef
Daisy Jones & The Six
Fargo
Fellow Travelers
Lessons in Chemistry
Best actress (drama)
Helen Mirren, 1923
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Sarah Snook, Succession
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Emma Stone, The Curse
Best actor (drama)
Brian Cox, Succession
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Dominic West, The Crown
Best actress (musical or comedy)
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Elle Fanning, The Great
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Best actor (musical or comedy)
Bill Hader, Barry
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best supporting actress (musical, comedy or drama)
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Abby Elliott, The Bear
Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets
J. Smith-Cameron, Succession
Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Best supporting actor (musical, comedy or drama)
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show (known as Morning Wars in Australia)
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
James Marsden, Jury Duty
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Alan Ruck, Succession
Alexander Skarsgard, Succession
Best actress (limited series, anthology series or TV movie)
Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & The Six
Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
Elizabeth Olsen, Love & Death
Juno Temple, Fargo
Rachel Weisz, Dead Ringers
Ali Wong, Beef
Best actor (limited series, anthology series or TV movie)
Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
Sam Claflin, Daisy Jones & The Six
Jon Hamm, Fargo
Woody Harrelson, White House Plumbers
David Oyelowo, Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Steven Yeun, Beef
Best stand-up comedian on television (limited series, anthology series or TV movie)
Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Trevor Noah, Trevor Noah: Where Was I
Chris Rock, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
Amy Schumer, Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact
Sarah Silverman, Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
Wanda Sykes, Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer
