Golden Globes Noms Led by ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’

The 2024 Golden Globes nominations have been announced. Does anybody care?

The upcoming ceremony is set to mark the beginning of a new era for the controversial awards show. Earlier this year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved and acquired by Penske. So, all of the usual Penske-owned media outlets will be covering the living sh*t out of this useless awards body.

“Barbie” led the nominations with nine total. “Oppenheimer” followed with eight nods. “Poor Things” then nabbed seven. You can find all of the nominees on IndieWire (owned by Penske).

Notable snubs include “The Color Purple,” which couldn’t even crack the Best Comedy or Musical. It’s not in that category or Best Director or Best Song or Musical Score. The movie did get a Best Actress nomination for Fantasia and Supporting Actress for Danielle Brooks, however.

Other snubbed awards players include George Clooney’s “The Boys in the Boat,” Ava DuVernary’s “Origin” and Michael Mann’s “Ferrari.”

The nominations come 24 hours after a report revealed that the Globes are desperately looking for a host to emcee the ceremony. The likes of Chris Rock, Ali Wong, and Will Arnett have declined offers to host.

“It’s not worth it,” a top publicist told CNN. “There are a lot of politics. It’s not easy and it’s not fun anymore,” they added. “It’s a thankless job” another publicist chided.

As usual, the Motion Picture categories were split into Comedy and Drama. Ditto the acting awards for which — between Lead and Supporting — there are six categories.

Best Motion Picture, Comedy

• AIR
• AMERICAN FICTION
• BARBIE
• THE HOLDOVERS
• MAY DECEMBER
• POOR THINGS

Best Motion Picture, Drama

• ANATOMY OF A FALL
• KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
• MAESTRO
• OPPENHEIMER
• PAST LIVES
• THE ZONE OF INTEREST

Best Director — Motion Picture

• 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 Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture 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 Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture 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 Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, 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 Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, 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 Supporting Actor, Motion Picture

• 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 Supporting Actress, Motion Picture

• 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 Motion Picture, Non-English Language

• ANATOMY OF A FALL | FRANCE
• FALLEN LEAVES | FINLAND
• IO CAPITANO | ITALY
• PAST LIVES | USA
• SOCIETY OF THE SNOW | SPAIN
• THE ZONE OF INTEREST | UNITED KINGDOM / USA

Best Motion Picture, Animated

• THE BOY AND THE HERON
• ELEMENTAL
• ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
• THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE
• SUZUME
• WISH

Best Original Score, Motion Picture

• 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 Screenplay, Motion Picture

• GRETA GERWIG & NOAH BAUMBACH | BARBIE
• TONY MCNAMARA | POOR THINGS
• CHRISTOPHER NOLAN | OPPENHEIMER
• ERIC ROTH & MARTIN SCORSESE | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
• CELINE SONG | PAST LIVES
• JUSTINE TRIET & ARTHUR HARARI | ANATOMY OF A FALL

Best 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

The Golden Globes will air on Sunday, January 7. CBS and Paramount+ are in charge of broadcast rights this year.