Barbie has been snubbed from the Best Film category at the 2024 British Academy Film Awards, despite being the highest grossing movie of 2023.
The shortlist for the upcoming ceremony was announced on Thursday, and despite praise from critics and fans alike, the blockbuster received just five nominations.
This year has seen the nuclear epic Oppenheimer sweep the board with 13 nods, including nominations for the actors, in Best Film and for Christopher Nolan in Best Director.
However, alongside being shut out of Best Film, Greta Gerwig has also been snubbed from the Best Director category.
Margot Robbie was one of the film’s five nods, for Best Leading Actress, while Ryan Gosling is nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Barbie has been snubbed from the Best Film category at the 2024 British Academy Film Awards, despite being the highest grossing movie of 2023
Margot Robbie was one of the film’s five nods, for Best Leading Actress, while Ryan Gosling is nominated for Best Supporting Actor
Both stars face a tough race to scoop their respective awards, against hot favourites Emma Stone (Poor Things) and Robert Downey Jr (Oppenheimer).
Barbie was recognised at the Golden Globes earlier this month with an award for Cinematic And Box Office Acheivement, but Oppenheimer was the big winner with five gongs, including Best Picture: Drama.
A number of fans were less than pleased with absentees in the BAFTA nominations, as Twitter was awash with anger over snubs – led by fury over Killers Of The Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone, who played Molly Burkhart in the film.
Andrew Scott was also left out of the list for his role as Adam in All of Us Strangers opposite Paul Mescal, with fans raging over the alleged injustice.
Killers Of The Flower Moon director Martin Scorsese and Barbie director Greta surprisingly missed out on nods in their category, while Barbie’s failure to land in the Best Film category caused shockwaves.
Lily’s fans swarmed Twitter to comment on the list writing: ‘That Lily Gladstone snub is painful. What are you doing, BAFTA? #EEBAFTAs…
‘#lilygladstone snub at the #bafta? Get the f**k out of here… anyways i’m happy my two favourite movies of 2023 (oppenheimer & anatomy) got their bafta nominations. the lily gladstone snub is disappointing…
‘@BAFTA nominations announced- best picture snub for #maestro ,#LilyGladstone shut out of best actress category… Lily Gladstone’s snub hurts oh my Goodness I hate this so much @BAFTA you will be dealt with…
However, alongside being shut out of Best Film, Greta Gerwig has also been snubbed from the Best Director category
Barbie was recognised at the Golden Globes earlier this month with an award for Cinematic Acheivement
‘The Lily Gladstone BAFTA snub OMG… My #BAFTA nomination thoughts: – Mixed bag overall, but could’ve been worse – Gladstone snub is truly surprising; Gerwig perhaps less so but no less unfortunate – Nice to see Holdovers get a lot of love…
‘There’s just no stopping Oppenheimer, is there? If so, good… Shocked at the Lily Gladstone snub for Killers of the Flower Moon – a crying shame! #BAFTA’.
Andrew’s fans meanwhile raged: ‘Andrew Scott #AllOfUsStrangers missing from #BAFTA is the biggest snub. I’m utterly ashamed this has happened to be honest!…
‘What the actual f*ck BAFTA? You nominate All of Us Strangers for almost everything and then snub Andrew Scott in Best Actor? Make it make sense!…
‘What in the Olivia Colman is this?? BAFTA snubbing Andrew Scott yet showered All of Us Strangers with several nominations…what did he do to warrant this?!…
‘Hopefully he gets an Olivier nomination for Vanya in the coming months, if that’s to remedy the atrocious BAFTA snub…
‘Should you ignore some of the Saltburn nods and Andrew Scott snub, those BAFTA Nominations are an excellent reminder of how strong a year its been for film… ANDREW SCOTT BAFTA SNUB??!?!?!!…
Film fans weighed in: ‘Here’s your reminder that #BAFTA nominees in the acting categories are chosen as follows: Top 3 highest vote getters from the get go are automatic nominees…
‘The other three are chosen by the jury from the remaining names in the longlist That would explain some snubs/inclusions…
‘Bafta are so bizarre bc theyre weirdly good at nominating ppl who haven’t been recognised elsewhere like teo yoo but will snub front runners like???… Biggest #BAFTA snubs 1. Lily Gladstone- Best Actress 2. Greta Gerwig- Best Director 3. Martin Scorsese- Best Director 4. Barbie- Best Film…
‘I shouldn’t be. But I am surprised at some of these BAFTA noms. We knew they had good hometown movies to choose this year. But the snubs!!! Scorsese and Gladstone. Barbie and Gerwig. Wright and Brown…
‘Dafoe and Ruffalo. Bening and Foster. Yikes… So yeah, wow, lots of #BAFTA surprises, with the snubs for Marty, Gladstone, and Flower Moon’s screenplay topping the list. Lanthimos missing Director is a shock as well…
‘Oppenheimer did great… but somehow missed Casting & Visual Effects? Very odd.’
Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic about atomic bomb creator J Robert Oppenheimer dominated the main categories, with nominations for the actors, in Best Film and for Nolan in Best Director.
Cillian Murphy, 47, received his first ever BAFTA nomination for his portrayal of the titular character Oppenheimer and will go head-to-head with fellow Irishman Barry Keoghan, 31, for Saltburn in the Best Actor category.
They will battle it out with Bradley Cooper – Maestro, Colman Domingo – Rustin, Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers and Teo Yoo – Past Lives. Murphy’s co-stars Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr are also nominated for supporting prizes.
Oppenheimer, which was a box office juggernaut when it was released in cinemas last year on the same day as Barbie – sparking the Barbenheimer phenomenon – marks a crowning achievement for British filmmaker Nolan, who has never won the directing BAFTA.
He will face competition from All Of Us Strangers director Andrew Haigh, Anatomy Of A Fall’s Justine Triet, The Holdovers’ Alexander Payne, Maestro’s Cooper and Jonathan Glazer for The Zone Of Interest.
For the best film prize, Oppenheimer will compete against the gothic fairytale Poor Things, which scored 11 nods.
Also in the running is French courtroom drama Anatomy Of A Fall, Martin Scorsese’s western crime thriller Killers Of The Flower Moon and The Holdovers, about a cranky prep school teacher forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student.
On Thursday, a slew of hits were missing from the BAFTA 2024 nominations leaving fans raging over this year’s snubs including Killers Of The Flower Moon’s Lily Gladstone
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer led the shortlist with 13 nods, including a first time nomination for star Cillian Murphy
Notably absent from the category is Barbie, which was the highest-grossing film of 2023, with director Greta Gerwig also absent from the directing category.
Gerwig is, however, recognised in the original screenplay alongside her husband and co-writer Noah Baumbach.
The best actress prize sees Barbie star Margot Robbie compete against Poor Things star Emma Stone, Carey Mulligan for Maestro, Sandra Huller for Anatomy Of A Fall, Fantasia Barrino for The Colour Purple and Vivian Oparah for British romantic comedy Rye Lane.
German actress Huller is also nominated in a second category, picking up a supporting actress nod for The Zone Of Interest, alongside Oppenheimer’s Blunt, Rosamund Pike for Saltburn, Da’Vine Joy Randolph for The Holdovers, Danielle Brooks for The Colour Purple and Claire Foy for All Of Us Strangers.
Downey Jr, who has already won a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice award for his performance as Lewis Strauss, the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission in Oppenheimer, will compete against Robert De Niro for Killers Of The Flower Moon, Jacob Elordi for Saltburn, Ryan Gosling for Barbie, Paul Mescal for All Of Us Strangers and Dominic Sessa for The Holdovers for the supporting actor prize.
The contenders for outstanding British film are All Of Us Strangers, How To Have Sex, Napoleon, The Old Oak, Poor Things, Rye Lane, Saltburn, Scrapper, Wonka and The Zone Of Interest.
The EE Bafta film awards will be hosted by David Tennant at the Royal Festival Hall on February 18 and will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
BAFTA 2024 NOMINATIONS IN FULL
Best Film
Anatomy Of A Fall
The Holdovers
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best Director
Oppenheimer’s is set to sweep the board. One of its many nominations is Christopher Nolan as Best Director
Andrew Haigh, All of Us Stranger
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Supporting Actor
Robert De Niro, Killers Of The Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer
Jacob Elordi, Saltburn
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Paul Mescal, All Of Us Strangers
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers
Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Claire Foy, All Of Us Strangers
Sandra Hüller, The Zone Of Interest
Rosamund Pike, Saltburn
Da’vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Original Screenplay
Anatomy Of A Fall has received plenty of nominations including for Original Screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Maestro
Past Lives
Adapted Screenplay
All Of Us Strangers
American Fiction
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone Of Interest
Animated Film
Chicken Run’s sequel Dawn Of The Nugget is up for Animated Film
The Boy And The Heron
Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
British Short Film
Festival Of Slaps
Gorka
Jellyfish And Lobster
Such A Lovely Day
Yellow
Cinematography
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Sone Of Interest
Documentary
20 Days In Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Wham!
Make Up & Hair
Killers Of The Flower Moon earned plenty of nominations. Pictured: Lily Gladstone and Leonardo di Caprio
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Product Design
Barbie
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone Of Interest
Special Visual Effects
Poor Things, featuring Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo (both pictured), is up for Special Visual Effects
The Creator
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Poor Things
Leading Actor
Barry Keoghan is up for Leading Actor for his performance in Saltburn
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Teo Yoo, Past Lives
Leading Actress
Margot Robbie got nominated for Leading Actress
Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy Of A Fall
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Vivian Oparah, Rye Lane
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Outstanding British Film
All Of Us Strangers
How To Have Sex
Napoleon
The Old Oak
Poor Things
Rye Lane
Saltburn
Scrapper
Wonka
The Zone Of Interest
Film Not in the English Language
20 Days In Mariupol
Anatomy of a Fall
Past Lives
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest
Outstanding Debut
How To Have Sex got a nod for Outstanding Debut
Blue Bag Life
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
Earth Mama
How To Have Sex
Is There Anybody Out There?
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
Lisa Selby, Rebecca Lloyd-Evans, Alex Fry
Christopher Sharp
Savanah Leaf, Shirley O’connor, Medb Riordan
Molly Manning Walker
Ella Glendining
British Short Animation
Crab Day
Visible Mending
Wild Summon
Casting
The Holdovers had a good showing, including being up for Casting
All Of Us Strangers
Anatomy Of A Fall
The Holdovers
How To Have Sex
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Costume Design
Barbie
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Editing
Anatomy Of A Fall
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone Of Interest
Original Score
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Saltburn
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
Sound
The Zone Of Interest is up for Sound alongside Oppenheimer, Maestro and others
Ferrari
Maestro
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone Of Interest
EE Rising Star
Phoebe Dynevor
Ayo Edebiri
Jacob Elordi
Mia McKenna-Bruce
Sophie Wilde
