Golden Globes 2024 Complete List of Nominations: Barbenheimer Brings Early Celebrations with Domination

The Golden Globes 2024 nominations have now been announced and are completely dominated by Barbie and Oppenheimer – two films that set the Box Office on fire worldwide this year.

NEW YORK (AP) – First honors in Hollywood’s unfolding awards season went to films like Celine Song’s tender relationship drama “Past Lives,” Jonathan Glazer’s piercing Holocaust film “The Zone of Interest” and sprawling Osage murder epic “Killers” of the Flower Moon’ by Martin Scorsese.

But there was always a confrontation.

“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” which unite summer sensations in release date like little else, have become perhaps the year’s strongest Oscar contenders. When the Golden Globes announced the choices for the 81st awards on Monday, the scandal-plagued, comeback-seeking Globes threw their full weight behind the two phenomena of the cinematic year.

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ received nine nominations, tied for second in Globes history. (Only Bob Fosse’s “Cabaret” has equaled this, and Robert Altman’s “Nashville” surpassed it.) The lead over “Oppenheimer” was slim; Christopher Nolan’s massive biopic J. Robert Oppenheimer received eight nominations.

Although the Globes will separate the competition in some categories, leaving “Barbie” in comedy and “Oppenheimer” in drama, the two films will go head-to-head in many key races. Gerwig or Nolan for best director? Ryan Gosling or Robert Downey Jr. for Best Supporting Actor?

Everyone has their own fascinating stories. Nolan, considered by many to be the most talented film artist of his generation, has never won the Oscar for directing, and his films have never won Best Picture. Gerwig and ‘Barbie’ are on the cusp of a major change in a long male-dominated Hollywood. Each film managed to do something spectacularly original in a film industry where sequels and reboots reign supreme – while earning a total of $2.4 billion.

These debates will certainly continue until the Academy Awards on March 10. But the Globes made it clear Monday: Barbenheimer, phase two, has begun.

The central presence of these two films will certainly help the Globes, which is looking for stability after years of turmoil. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, known for some wacky nominations in recent years (remember “Salmon Fishing in Yemen”?), has disbanded.

A new voting body of about 300 people, more than three times the size of the HFPA, chose this year’s nominees. After The Los Angeles Times reported that the press association had no black members, Hollywood was boycotted, the 2022 awards were not broadcast and now the newly profitable Globes of Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge Industries have settled with CBS after decades at NBC. (The ceremony is on January 7.)

Many questions remain. No host has been named yet, just a litany of reported passes from A-listers. But given the low bar of Globes respectability, Monday’s nominations did nothing to further scorn. The reception was as always: a subdued celebration of the nominees and gentle mockery for an awards ceremony with a checkered history.

The Globes expanded their categories from five to six nominees, meaning there was far less criticism than might have been possible. Still, the morning’s most surprising omission was “The Color Purple,” Blitz Bazawule’s Oprah-produced show-stopping musical, which fell outside the best comedy or musical category. (Stars Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks were each nominated nonetheless.)

Films like ‘The Color Purple’, which have not yet been widely seen in cinemas, generally struggled. Michael Mann’s “Ferrari” and Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” were both left out.

Instead, the Globes followed the buzz closely. That included making room for Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, Taylor Swift, in the new Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Award. (To qualify, a film must have grossed $150 million, including $100 million in the U.S., or been a hit on streaming.) “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” exceeded that goal, giving the Globes a chance to to give the star a substantial boost. power of his broadcast with Swift, a pop star with growing film ambitions.

That new award follows similar efforts by the Academy Awards, which proposed a “popular film” award in 2018, prompting immediate backlash from academy members who torpedoed the film. Both broadcasts have seen viewing figures decline in recent years and the aim was to get box office successes into the show. Last year the Globes were watched by just 6.3 million people.

This year, however, the Globes and Oscars probably won’t have to make any adjustments to get blockbusters into the mix. Although a number of critically acclaimed films have joined the fray, including ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ (7 nominations), Yorgos Lanthimos’ twisted fantasy ‘Poor Things’ (7 nominations), ‘Past Lives’ (5 nominations), Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers” (3 nominations) – nothing has emerged as a clear favorite over “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer.”

Their path to Best Picture at the Oscars may not be as smooth as it currently seems. Since Ben Affleck’s “Argo” (2012), a Best Picture winner has grossed more than $100 million domestically. In recent years, would-be saviors of cinema like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” have fallen as contenders for Hollywood’s top prize, while smaller, independently produced films like “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “ CODA” has triumphed.

But Monday’s nominations suggested that this year “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are the films to beat. Now choose your color palette.

—Nothing has been edited/changed in this AP report except the headline