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Posted: 2023-12-11T13:51:56Z | Updated: 2023-12-11T14:44:03Z

Greta Gerwigs Barbie dominated the Golden Globe Awards nominations with nine nods for the blockbuster film, including best picture musical or comedy as well as acting nominations for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and three of its original songs.

It was closely followed by its release date and meme companion Oppenheimer, which scored eight nominations, including best picture drama and for actors Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt.

The revamped group , now a for-profit endeavor with a larger and more diverse voting body, announced nominations Monday for its January awards show, after scandal and several troubled years. Cedric the Entertainer and Wilmer Valderrama presided over the announcements from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the show will also take place Jan. 7 on a new network, CBS.

Films nominated for best motion picture drama included Oppenheimer, Martin Scorseses Killers of the Flower Moon, Bradley Coopers Maestro, Celine Songs Past Lives, Justine Triets Anatomy of a Fall and Jonathan Glazers The Zone of Interest.

In the best motion picture musical or comedy category, Barbie was joined by Air, American Fiction The Holdovers, May December and Poor Things.

Yorgos Lanthimos Poor Things and Scorseses Killers of the Flower Moon both received seven nominations each. Poor Things saw nominations for Lanthimos, its actors Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Tony McNamara for screenplay and Jerskin Fendrix for score. Killers of the Flower Moon got nods for Scorsese, for direction and co-writing the screenplay with Eric Roth, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro.

Barbie tied for second-most nominations in Globes history with Cabaret, from 1972. Robert Altmans Nashville remains the record-holder with 11 nominations. It went into the morning as a favorite, and got a big boost from its three original song nominations, including Im Just Ken, and one of the years new categories, recognizing cinematic and box office achievement.

Succession was the top-nominated television program, with nine nods including for series stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin.

The box office achievement category nominated eight films, including Taylor Swift : The Eras Tour, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Mission: Impossible -Dead Reckoning, John Wick: Chapter 4 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Several years ago the Oscars attempted to add a similar popular film category, but it proved to be an immensely unpopular decision and was scuttled amid backlash.

As always there were some big surprises, like Jennifer Lawrence getting nominated for her bawdy R-rated comedy No Hard Feelings for best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy. She was nominated alongside Robbie, Stone and Fantasia Barrino (The Color Purple), Natalie Portman (May December) and Alma Pysti (Fallen Leaves).

The Color Purple was widely expected to do better with the Golden Globes. The adaption of the stage musical got only two nominations total for Barrino and Danielle Brooks for her supporting performance.

Cord Jeffersons comedy American Fiction also came up with only two nods, best musical or comedy and for lead actor Jeffrey Wright.

Sofia Coppolas widely acclaimed Priscilla got only one nomination, for actor Cailee Spaenys portrayal of Priscilla Presley. Her category mates in best female performance in a drama include Gladstone, Annette Bening for Nyad, Sandra Hller for Anatomy of a Fall, Greta Lee for Past Lives and Carey Mulligan for Maestro.

The Globes wont have to worry about anyone criticizing its all male directors this year, however. Gerwig was nominated as was Celine Song, for her romantic debut Past Lives, alongside Nolan, Scorsese, Cooper and Lanthimos.

Netflix got the most nominations overall, with 13 total for a slate which included Maestro, May December and Rustin, followed by Warner Bros., which made Barbie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and The Color Purple with 12.

Ridley Scotts Napoleon was not nominated at all. Instead, its star Joaquin Phoenix was recognized for Beau is Afraid in the lead actor comedy/musical category, with Wright, Matt Damon (Air), Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario), Timothe Chalamet (Wonka) and Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers). Michael Manns Ferrari, with Adam Driver, also got zero nominations.

Here are a selection of other nominees:

Best drama movie: Anatomy of a Fall; Killers of the Flower Moon; Maestro; Oppenheimer; Past Lives; The Zone of Interest.

Best movie musical or comedy category, Air; American Fiction; Barbie; The Holdovers; May December; Poor Things.

Animated film: The Boy and the Heron; Elemental; Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse; The Super Mario Bros. Movie; Suzume; Wish.

Best actor in a television drama: Brian Cox, Succession; Kieran Culkin, Succession; Gary Oldman, Slow Horses; Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us; Jeremy Strong, Succession; Dominic West, The Crown.

Female actor in a television comedy: Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvel ous 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.

Male actor in a television 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.

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Cinematic and box office achievement: 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.

Screenplay: Anatomy of a Fall; Barbie; Poor Things; Killers of the Flower Moon; Oppenheimer; Past Lives.

Best stand-up comedy television special: Ricky Gervais, Armageddon; Trevor Noah, Where Was I; Chris Rock, Selective Outrage; Amy Schumer, Emergency Contact; Sarah Silverman, Someone You Love; Wanda Sykes, Im an Entertainer.

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