Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Absolutely Conquers Golden Globes 2024 With a Whopping 9 Nods
Amidst the chaotic debate between Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer since their theatrical release, the Golden Globe Awards shut the case as Gerwig’s film received nine nominations while Nolan’s received 8 nominations for his film.
Barbie is the first live-action film based on the Barbie fashion dolls made by Mattel after numerous versions of animated films. The film stars Margot Robbie as ‘Barbie,’ who is also the producer of the film, along with co-star Ryan Gosling as ‘Ken.’
What Are Categories Under Which Greta’s Barbie is Nominated?
Barbie was released this year in July and collected $1.442 billion at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film of 2023. Now, Greta’s film has created another record by getting nine nominations at the Golden Globes 2024, bringing the film under the category of ‘most nominated film at Golden Globes 2024.’
Gerwig received the nomination as ‘Best Director’ and also got nominated for ‘Best Screenplay’ along with writer, Noah Baumbach. The film also got selected under the categories, ‘Best Motion Picture(Musical or Comedy),’ and, ‘Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.’
The film’s lead actor, Margot Robbie, received a Golden Globe nomination for ‘Best Actress in a Motion Picture.’ Along with her, Ryan Gosling is nominated as ‘Best Supporting Actor- Motion Picture.’
Mark Ronson and Andrew Watt are nominated for the song, I’m Just Ken, along with Dua Lipa for Dance the Night, as ‘Best Original Song.’ Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell also received nominated under the same category for What I Was Made For?
Which Are The Films Greta Gerwig Known For Besides Barbie?
Other than Barbie, Greta Gerwig has also been previously nominated for her films Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women (2019). Lady Bird is the second film after Barbie to highest to receive major nominations in Greta’s filmography.
Little Women was a coming-of-age period drama adapted from Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel by the same name. The film was written and directed by Gerwig. It got five Academy Award nominations and also won an award along with a BAFTA award for costume design. Little Women also received two Golden Globe nominations.
Lady Bird was Greta’s solo directorial debut which was a coming-of-age drama about a high school senior and her constrained relationship with her mother. The film received five Academy Awards and three BAFTA nominations. Additionally, the film bagged two Golden Globe Awards along with two nominations.
Which Films Are Nominated For Golden Globe Along With Greta Gerwig’s Barbie?
The other competitive films for Greta’s Barbie under ‘Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy’ for Golden Globes 2024 are Poor Things, American Fiction, The Holdovers, May December and Air.
Similarly, for ‘Best Director, Motion Picture,’ we have Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer, Martin Scorsese for Killers of the Flower Moon, Bradley Cooper with Maestro, Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things and Celine Song for Past Lives.
Nolan has been the tough competitor for Greta with his film Oppenheimer as both the films were released on the same day and the debate began among the audience regarding which film would collect what amount at the box office and which one is the best. Now after the nominations with a borderline difference between the two films, fans will need to wait till the award ceremony scheduled to air on 8th January 2024.
