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People’s Choice Awards 2024 Full List of Winners: ‘Barbie’ Wins Big

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The 2024 People’s Choice Awards were handed out Sunday night. Simu Liu hosted this year’s People’s Choice Awards. Greta Gerwig’s film Barbie emerged as a major winner of the night, securing wins in both the Movie of the Year and Comedy Movie of the Year categories. Additionally, the film’s lead actors, Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie, claimed the titles of Male and Female Movie Star of the Year, while America Ferrera was recognized for Movie Performance of the Year.

Take a look at the winners list:

MOVIES

THE MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Barbie (WINNER)
Fast X
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
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The Little Mermaid
The Super Mario Bros. Movie

THE ACTION MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Fast X
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (WINNER)
The Marvels
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

THE COMEDY MOVIE OF THE YEAR
80 for Brady
Anyone but You
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Asteroid City
Barbie (WINNER)
Cocaine Bear
No Hard Feelings
Wonka

THE DRAMA MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Creed III
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Killers of the Flower Moon
Leave the World Behind
M3GAN
Oppenheimer (WINNER)
Scream VI
The Color Purple

THE MALE MOVIE STAR OF THE YEAR
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Keanu Reeves, John Wick: Chapter 4
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Creed III
Ryan Gosling, Barbie (WINNER)
Timothée Chalamet, Wonka
Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in a still from Barbie.

THE FEMALE MOVIE STAR OF 2023
Florence Pugh, Oppenheimer
Halle Bailey, The Little Mermaid
Jenna Ortega, Scream VI
Jennifer Lawrence, No Hard Feelings
Julia Roberts, Leave the World Behind
Margot Robbie, Barbie (WINNER)
Rachel Zegler, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Viola Davis, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

THE ACTION MOVIE STAR OF THE YEAR
Brie Larson, The Marvels
Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Gal Gadot, Heart of Stone
Jason Momoa, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Keanu Reeves, John Wick: Chapter 4
Rachel Zegler, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (WINNER)
Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Viola Davis, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

Rachel Zegler in Hunger Games. 

THE COMEDY MOVIE STAR OF THE YEAR
Adam Sandler, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
Glen Powell, Anyone but You
Jennifer Lawrence, No Hard Feelings (WINNER)
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Scarlett Johansson, Asteroid City
Sydney Sweeney, Anyone but You
Timothée Chalamet, Wonka

THE DRAMA MOVIE STAR OF THE YEAR
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Julia Roberts, Leave the World Behind
Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
Florence Pugh, Oppenheimer
Jacob Elordi, Priscilla
Jenna Ortega, Scream VI (WINNER)
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Creed III

THE MOVIE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
America Ferrera, Barbie (WINNER)
Charles Melton, May December
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Jacob Elordi, Saltburn
Melissa McCarthy, The Little Mermaid
Natalie Portman, May December
Simu Liu, Barbie
Viola Davis, Air

TV

THE SHOW OF THE YEAR
Grey’s Anatomy (WINNER)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Only Murders in the Building
Saturday Night Live
Ted Lasso
The Bear
The Last of Us
Vanderpump Rules

THE COMEDY SHOW OF THE YEAR
Abbott Elementary
And Just Like That…
Never Have I Ever
Only Murders in the Building (WINNER)
Saturday Night Live
Ted Lasso
The Bear
Young Sheldon

THE DRAMA SHOW OF THE YEAR
Chicago Fire
Ginny & Georgia
Grey’s Anatomy
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Outer Banks
Succession
The Last of Us (WINNER)
The Morning Show

THE SCI-FI/FANTASY SHOW OF THE YEAR
Ahsoka
American Horror Story: Delicate
Black Mirror
Ghosts
Loki (WINNER)
Secret Invasion
The Mandalorian
The Witcher

THE REALITY SHOW OF THE YEAR
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?
Below Deck
Jersey Shore Family Vacation
Selling Sunset
The Kardashians (WINNER)
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Vanderpump Rules

THE COMPETITION SHOW OF THE YEAR
America’s Got Talent
American Idol
Big Brother
Dancing with the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Squid Game: The Challenge
The Voice (WINNER)

THE BINGEWORTHY SHOW OF THE YEAR
Beef
Citadel
Jury Duty
Love Is Blind
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
The Crown
The Night Agent
The Summer I Turned Pretty (WINNER)

THE MALE TV STAR OF THE YEAR
Chase Stokes, Outer Banks
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us (WINNER)
Samuel L. Jackson, Secret Invasion
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Tom Hiddleston, Loki

THE FEMALE TV STAR OF THE YEAR
Ali Wong, Beef
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
Rosario Dawson, Ahsoka
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building (WINNER)

THE COMEDY TV STAR OF THE YEAR
Ali Wong, Beef
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear (WINNER)
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building

THE DRAMA TV STAR OF THE YEAR
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Chase Stokes, Outer Banks
Ice-T, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show (WINNER)
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

Jennifer Anniston in The Morning Show. 

THE TV PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Adjoa Andoh, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Billie Eilish, Swarm (WINNER)
Jon Hamm, The Morning Show
Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
Steven Yuen, Beef
Storm Reid, The Last of Us

THE REALITY TV STAR OF THE YEAR
Ariana Madix, Vanderpump Rules
Chrishell Stause, Selling Sunset
Garcelle Beauvais, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Kandi Burruss, The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Khloé Kardashian, The Kardashians (WINNER)
Kim Kardashian, The Kardashians
Kyle Richards, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Jersey Shore Family Vacation

THE COMPETITION CONTESTANT OF THE YEAR
Anetra, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Ariana Madix, Dancing with the Stars (WINNER)
Charity Lawson, The Bachelorette
Theresa Nist, The Golden Bachelor
Iam Tongi, American Idol
Keke Palmer, That’s My Jam
Sasha Colby, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Xochitl Gomez, Dancing with the Stars

THE DAYTIME TALK SHOW OF THE YEAR
Good Morning America
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sherri
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show (WINNER)
The View
Today

THE NIGHTTIME TALK SHOW OF THE YEAR
Hart to Heart
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (WINNER)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

THE HOST OF THE YEAR
Gordon Ramsay, Hell’s Kitchen
Jimmy Fallon, That’s My Jam (WINNER)
Nick Cannon, The Masked Singer
Padma Lakshmi, Top Chef
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud
Terry Crews, America’s Got Talent

MUSIC

THE MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Bunny
Drake
Jack Harlow
Jung Kook (WINNER)
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
The Weeknd

THE FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Karol G
Lainey Wilson
Miley Cyrus
Nicki Minaj
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift (WINNER)

THE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Chris Stapleton
Cody Johnson
HARDY
Jelly Roll (WINNER)
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Zach Bryan

THE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Carrie Underwood
Gabby Barrett
Kelsea Ballerini
Lainey Wilson (WINNER)
Megan Moroney
Shania Twain

THE MALE LATIN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Bunny (WINNER)
Bizarrap
Feid
Manuel Turizo
Maluma
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Ozuna

THE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ángela Aguilar
Anitta
Becky G
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rosalía
Shakira (WINNER)
Young Miko

THE POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Jung Kook
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift (WINNER)

THE HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cardi B
Drake
Future
Jack Harlow
Latto
Nicki Minaj (WINNER)
Post Malone
Travis Scott

THE R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé (WINNER)
Brent Faiyaz
Janelle Monáe
SZA
Tems
The Weeknd
Usher
Victoria Monét

THE NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Coi Leray
Ice Spice (WINNER)
Jelly Roll
Jung Kook
Noah Kahan
Peso Pluma
PinkPantheress
Stephen Sanchez

THE GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
Dan + Shay
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Jonas Brothers
Old Dominion
Paramore
Stray Kids (WINNER)
TOMORROW X TOGETHER

THE SONG OF THE YEAR
“Dance The Night,” Dua Lipa
“Fast Car,” Luke Combs
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
“Fukumean,” Gunna
“greedy,” Tate McRae
“Last Night,” Morgan Wallen
“Paint The Town Red,” Doja Cat
“Vampire,” Olivia Rodrigo (WINNER)

Olivia Rodrigo in a still from her music video of the song Vampire. 

THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus
For All The Dogs, Drake
Gettin’ Old, Luke Combs
Guts, Olivia Rodrigo (WINNER)
Mañana Será Bonito, Karol G
Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana, Bad Bunny
One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen
Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj

THE COLLABORATION SONG OF THE YEAR
“All My Life,” Lil Durk Feat. J. Cole
“Barbie World,” Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice With Aqua (WINNER)
“Ella Baila Sola,” Eslabon Armado X Peso Pluma
“First Person Shooter,” Drake Feat. J. Cole
“I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan Feat. Kasey Musgraves
“Seven,” Jung Kook Feat. Latto
“TQG,” Karol G, Shakira
“Un x100to,” Grupo Frontera X Bad Bunny

THE CONCERT TOUR OF THE YEAR
+–=÷x Tour, Ed Sheeran
COLDPLAY MUSIC of the SPHERES WORLD TOUR
Love On Tour, Harry Styles
Luke Combs World Tour
Morgan Wallen One Night At A Time World Tour
P!nk Summer Carnival Tour
Renaissance World Tour, Beyoncé
TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR (WINNER)

Taylor Swift in a still from her film Eras Tour. 

POP CULTURE

THE SOCIAL CELEBRITY OF THE YEAR
Britney Spears
Dwayne Johnson
Kim Kardashian
Kylie Jenner
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift (WINNER)

THE COMEDY ACT OF THE YEAR
Baby J, John Mulaney
Emergency Contact, Amy Schumer
God Loves Me, Marlon Wayans
I’m An Entertainer, Wanda Sykes
Off The Record, Trevor Noah
Reality Check, Kevin Hart
Selective Outrage, Chris Rock (WINNER)
Someone You Love, Sarah Silverman

THE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Coco Gauff
Giannis Antetokounmpo
LeBron James
Lionel Messi
Sabrina Ionescu
Simone Biles
Stephen Curry
Travis Kelce (WINNER)

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Golden Globe Awards 2024 Winners List: ‘Oppenheimer’ & ‘The Bear’ Win Big

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The 81st Golden Globe Awards were announced on 8 January, honouring the best films and television shows from last year. Christopher Nolan won the award for ‘Best Director’ for his film Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy. Titles like The Bear, Succession, and The Anatomy of a Fall took home some of the night’s biggest awards.

Here’s the complete winners list of the Golden Globes 2024:

Best Motion Picture (Drama)

Oppenheimer – WINNER
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest
Anatomy of a Fall

Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)

Barbie
Poor Things – WINNER
American Fiction
The Holdovers
May December
Air

Best Director, Motion Picture

Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer – WINNER
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture 

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Tony McNamara, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER

Best Actor in a TV Series (Drama)

Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Kieran Culkin, Succession – WINNER
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Brian Cox, Succession
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Dominic West, The Crown

Best Actress in a TV Series (Drama) 

Helen Mirren,1923
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Sarah Snook, Succession – WINNER
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Emma Stone, The Curse

Best Actress in a TV Series (Musical or Comedy)

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear – WINNER
Elle Fanning, The Great
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face

Best Non-English Language Film

Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER
Fallen Leaves
Io Capitano
Past Lives
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on TV

Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais Armageddon – WINNER
Trevor Noah, Where Was I
Chris Rock, Selective Outrage
Amy Schumer, Emergency Contact
Sarah Silverman, Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
Wanda Sykes, I’m an Entertainer

Best Actor in a TV Series (Musical or 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 – WINNER

Best Screenplay, Motion Pictures

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Tony McNamara, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama)

Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer – WINNER
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Barry Keoghan, Saltburn

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) 

Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon – WINNER
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Annette Bening, Nyad
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla

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 – WINNER

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)

Nicolas Cage, Scenario
Timothée Chalamet, Wonka
Matt Damon, Air
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers – WINNER
Joaquin Phoenix, Beau Is Afraid
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 

Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer – WINNER
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Charles Melton, May December
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

Best Supporting Actress in a 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 – WINNER

Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession – WINNER
James Marsden, Jury Duty
Ebon Moss–Bachrach, The Bear
Alan Ruck, Succession
Alexander Skarsgård, Succession

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series

Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown – WINNER
Abby Elliott, The Bear
Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets
J Smith-Cameron, Succession
Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso

Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for TV

Beef – WINNER
Lessons in Chemistry
Daisy Jones & the Six
All the Light We Cannot See
Fellow Travelers
Fargo

Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or TV Movie

Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
Sam Claflin, Daisy Jones & the Six
Jon Hamm, Fargo
Woody Harrelson, White House Plumbers
David Oyelowo, Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Steven Yeun, Beef – WINNER

Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or TV Movie

Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & the Six
Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
Elizabeth Olsen, Love & Death
Juno Temple, Fargo
Rachel Weisz, Dead Ringers
Ali Wong, Beef – WINNER

Best Television Series (Drama) 

1923
The Crown
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
The Morning Show
Succession – WINNER

Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy)

The Bear – WINNER
Ted Lasso
Abbott Elementary
Jury Duty
Only Murders in the Building
Barry

Best Original Score in a Motion Picture

Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer – WINNER
Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
Mica Levi, The Zone of Interest
Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Joe Hisaishi, The Boy and the Heron

Best Original Song in a Motion Picture 

Barbie: ‘What Was I Made For?’ by Billie Eilish and Finneas – WINNER
Barbie: ‘Dance the Night’ by Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
She Came to Me: ‘Addicted to Romance’ by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa
The Super Mario Bros. Movie: ‘Peaches’ by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, and John Spiker
Barbie: ‘I’m Just Ken’ by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
Rustin: ‘Road to Freedom’ by Lenny Kravitz

Best Motion Picture (Animated)

The Boy and the Heron – WINNER
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Suzume
Wish

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

Barbie – WINNER
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros Movie
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

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BAFTA Awards: ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ lead longlists

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The results of the first round of voting across all 24 categories for the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards have been announced. In what comes as a pleasant surprise to cinephiles, Barbie, Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon are making it a three-way tie going into the final nominations by being named in 15 slots.

Last year, All Quiet on the Western Front, which won the best film award was the only title with 15 nominations.

In this year’s longlists, Poor Things was named in 14 categories, Maestro in 12 and Saltburn in 11. The Zone of Interest and All of Us Strangers were named in 10 categories including best film.

Here’s the full BAFTA Longlist:

BEST FILM

10 films will advance in the Best Film category. 234 eligible films were submitted for consideration. All film voting members of BAFTA vote to determine the longlist, nominations and overall winner.

All of Us Strangers

Anatomy of a Fall

Barbie

The Holdovers

Killers of The Flower Moon

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Past Lives

Poor Things

The Zone of Interest

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

15 films will advance in the Outstanding British Film category. All BAFTA film voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist (of which the top five are nominated). A jury selects the remaining five nominations. In the final round all film voting members vote to determine the winning film. 76 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

All of Us Strangers

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

The Deepest Breath

The Great Escaper

How to Have Sex

Napoleon

The Old Oak

One Life

Poor Things

Rye Lane

Saltburn

Scrapper

Tetris

Wonka

The Zone of Interest

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

10 films will advance in the Outstanding Debut category. A jury determines the longlist, nominations and overall winner in this category. 52 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

Blue Bag Life

Bobi Wine: The People’s President

Earth Mama

The End We Start From

How To Have Sex

If the Streets Were on Fire

Is There Anybody Out There?

Polite Society

Rye Lane

Scrapper

FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

10 films will advance in the Film Not in the English Language category. All BAFTA film voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist. This chapter will vote to nominate five films and will vote for the overall winning film. 59 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

20 Days In Mariupol

Anatomy of a Fall

The Boy And The Heron

The Eight Mountains

Fallen Leaves

Past Lives

Society of the Snow

The Taste of Things

The Teachers’ Lounge

The Zone of Interest

DOCUMENTARY

10 films will advance in the Documentary category. All BAFTA film voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist (of which the top two are nominated). A jury selects the remaining three nominations, In the final round the Documentary opt-in chapter votes to determine the winning film. 60 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

20 Days In Mariupol

American Symphony

Beyond Utopia

The Deepest Breath

High & Low – John Galliano

Little Richard: I Am Everything

Mad About The Boy: The Noël Coward Story

The Pigeon Tunnel

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Wham!

ANIMATED FILM

Eight films will advance in the Animated Film category. All BAFTA film voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist. This chapter will vote to nominate four films and will vote for the winning film. 17 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

The Boy And The Heron

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Elemental

Nimona

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Wish

DIRECTOR

16 films will advance in the Director category. Members of the Directing chapter vote for their top 16 to determine the longlist, of which the top female, male, and directors who identify as non-binary (within the voting results range of the top 10 female/male directors) will be longlisted to a max of 11, with female/male gender parity upheld, and of which the top two are nominated regardless of gender. A longlisting jury selects the final places from the next 8 placed female, male & non-binary directors (placed within this voting results range). A nominating jury selects four Directors from the longlist to make-up a nominee list of six Directors. In the final round all film voting members vote to determine the winning film. 206 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

Anatomy of a Fall

All of Us Strangers

American Fiction

Barbie

The Holdovers

How to Have Sex

Killers of The Flower Moon

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Past Lives

Poor Things

Priscilla

Rye Lane

Saltburn

Scrapper

The Zone of Interest

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

10 films will advance in the Original Screenplay category. Members of the Writers chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members will vote for the winning film. 100 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

Air

Anatomy of a Fall

Barbie

The Holdovers

How to Have Sex

Maestro

May December

Past Lives

Rye Lane

Saltburn

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

10 films will advance in the Adapted Screenplay category. Members of the Writers chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members will vote for the winning film. 61 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

All of Us Strangers

American Fiction

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Dumb Money

The Killer

Killers of The Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Wonka

The Zone of Interest

LEADING ACTRESS

10 performances will advance in the Leading Actress category. Members of the Acting chapter vote to determine the longlist (of which the top three are nominated). A longlisting jury selects a further three performances to create a longlist of 10. A nominating jury then selects three performances from the longlist to make-up a nominee list of six performances. In the final round all film voting members vote to determine the winning performance. 94 performances were submitted for consideration.

Annette Bening, NYAD

Carey Mulligan, Maestro

Emma Stone, Poor Things

Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple

Greta Lee, Past Lives

Lily Gladstone, Killers of The Flower Moon

Margot Robbie, Barbie

Mia McKenna-Bruce, How to Have Sex

Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

Vivian Oparah, Rye Lane

LEADING ACTOR

10 performances will advance in the Leading Actor category. Members of the Acting chapter vote to determine the longlist (of which the top three are nominated). A longlisting jury selects a further three performances to create a longlist of 10. A nominating jury then selects three performances from the longlist to make-up a nominee list of six performances. In the final round all film voting members vote to determine the winning performance. 108 performances were submitted for consideration.

Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers

Barry Keoghan, Saltburn

Bradley Cooper, Maestro

Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

Colman Domingo, Rustin

George MacKay, Femme

Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of The Flower Moon

Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

Teo Yoo, Past Lives

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

10 performances will advance in the Supporting Actress category. Members of the Acting chapter vote to determine the longlist (of which the top three are nominated). A longlisting jury selects a further three performances to create a longlist of 10. A nominating jury then selects three performances from the longlist to make-up a nominee list of six performances. In the final round all film voting members vote to determine the winning performance. 224 performances were submitted for consideration.

America Ferrera, Barbie

Cara Jade Myers, Killers of The Flower Moon

Claire Foy, All of Us Strangers

Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer

Jodie Foster, NYAD

Julianne Moore, May December

Rosamund Pike, Saltburn

Sandra Hüller, The Zone of Interest

SUPPORTING ACTOR

10 performances will advance in the Supporting Actor category. Members of the Acting chapter vote to determine the longlist (of which the top three are nominated). A longlisting jury selects a further three performances to create a longlist of 10. A nominating jury then selects three performances from the longlist to make-up a nominee list of six performances. In the final round all film voting members vote to determine the winning performance. 338 performances were submitted for consideration.

Anthony Hopkins, One Life

Ben Whishaw, Passages

Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers

Jacob Elordi, Saltburn

Jamie Bell, All of Us Strangers

Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

Paul Mescal, All of Us Strangers

Robert De Niro, Killers of The Flower Moon

Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer

Ryan Gosling, Barbie

CASTING

10 films will advance in the Casting category. Members of the Casting chapter vote to determine the longlist. A jury selects the five nominations and in the final round all film voting members select the winning film. 128 films were submitted for consideration.

All of Us Strangers

Anatomy of a Fall

Barbie

The Holdovers

How to Have Sex

Killers of The Flower Moon

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Saltburn

Scrapper

CINEMATOGRAPHY

10 films will advance in the Cinematography category. Members of the Cinematography chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members will vote for the overall winning film. 186 films were submitted for consideration.

Barbie

The Creator

Ferrari

Killers of The Flower Moon

Maestro

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Saltburn

The Zone of Interest

COSTUME DESIGN

10 films will advance in the Costume Design category. Members of the Costume and Makeup & Hair chapters vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members will vote for the overall winning film. 129 films were submitted for consideration.

Asteroid City

Barbie

Ferrari

Killers of The Flower Moon

Maestro

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Saltburn

Wonka

EDITING

10 films will advance in the Editing category. Members of the Editing chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members will vote for the overall winning film. 197 films were submitted for consideration.

All of Us Strangers

Anatomy of a Fall

Barbie

Killers of The Flower Moon

Maestro

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Saltburn

The Zone of Interest

MAKE UP & HAIR

10 films will advance in the Make Up & Hair category. Members of the Costume Design and the Make Up & Hair chapters vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members will vote for the overall winning film. 124 films were submitted for consideration.

Barbie

Ferrari

Golda

Killers of The Flower Moon

Maestro

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Priscilla

Wonka

ORIGINAL SCORE

10 films will advance in the Original Score category. Members of the Music chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members will vote for the overall winning film. 131 films were submitted for consideration. Music cue sheets are provided by the entrants and published on BAFTA View.

American Fiction

Barbie

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Killers of The Flower Moon

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Saltburn

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Wonka

PRODUCTION DESIGN

10 films will advance in the Production Design category. Members of the Production Design chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members will vote for the overall winning film. 151 films were submitted for consideration.

Asteroid City

Barbie

Ferrari

Killers of The Flower Moon

Maestro

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Wonka

The Zone of Interest

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

10 films will advance in the Special Visual Effect category. Members of the SVFX chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members will vote for the overall winning film. 73 films were submitted for consideration. A supporting Statement and a show-reel of the SVFX work (up to five minutes in duration) can be submitted and are published on BAFTA View.

Barbie

The Creator

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Wonka

SOUND

10 films will advance in the Sound category Members of the Sound chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members will vote for the overall winning film. 172 films were submitted for consideration.

Barbie

Ferrari

Killers of The Flower Moon

Maestro

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Wonka

The Zone of Interest

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION

Six films will advance in the British Short Animation category. A jury votes to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members are invited to join an opt-in chapter to vote for the overall winning short animation.

Crab Day

Sweet Like Lemons

The Smeds and The Smoos

Visible Mending

Wild Summon

World to Roam

BRITISH SHORT FILM

Ten films will advance in the British Short Film category. A jury votes to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members are invited to join an opt-in chapter to vote for the overall winning short film.

Essex Girls

Festival of Slaps

Finding Alaa

Gorka

Jellyfish and Lobster

Jill, Uncredited

Mighty Penguins

The One Note Man

Such A Lovely Day

Yellow

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Oscars 2024 Shortlist Revealed for 10 Categories: Barbie Leads With 5 Nods

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled shortlists in 10 categories for the upcoming Oscars 2024 ceremony. Among those, Greta Gerwig’s candy-coated romp Barbie leads with five mentions, largely dominating in the Best Original Song section with three entries alone. Dua Lipa’s party song ‘Dance the Night,’ Billie Eilish’s ‘What Was I Made For?,’ and the super-catchy and sentimental ‘I’m Just Ken’ from star Ryan Gosling and writer-composer Mark Ronson made it to the list. Surprisingly, the film failed to secure placements in the makeup and hairstyling department, with absurd choices like Beau Is Afraid, Ferrari, and Oppenheimer making the cut.

Oddly, the Christopher Nolan film, which emulated an atomic bomb explosion through practical means, didn’t earn a place amongst the Best Visual Effects consideration for the year. It has instead secured nods in the audio department for Best Original Score — composed by Ludwig Göransson — and for the best use of sound design, for which it competes against David Fincher’s The Killer, Michael Mann’s Ferrari, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, and more. The last of them has nabbed four spots in the Oscars 2024 shortlist, with ‘Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)’, performed by the Osage tribe, contesting to be named among the final nominees for Best Original Song, come March 10, 2024.

Unlike last year, no entries from India were considered for the Oscars 2024 shortlist — the Jude Anthany Joseph-directed Malayalam-language disaster feature, 2018: Everyone is a Hero, was India’s submission for consideration this year, but it failed to make the cut for Best International Feature Film. Movies from 88 countries and regions were eligible for the foreign language shortlist, after meeting a “minimum viewing requirement” to be eligible to vote. When the nominees are finalised, Academy members will be required to watch all 15 shortlisted films, before deciding what to send forward to the grand Oscars event. The nominations will be officially announced on January 23.

With that, here’s the full list of Oscars 2024 shortlists:

2024 Oscars Music (Original Score) Shortlist

  1. American Fiction
  2. American Symphony
  3. Barbie
  4. The Boy and the Heron
  5. The Color Purple
  6. Elemental
  7. The Holdovers
  8. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
  9. Killers of the Flower Moon
  10. Oppenheimer
  11. Poor Things
  12. Saltburn
  13. Society of the Snow
  14. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  15. The Zone of Interest

2024 Oscars Music (Original Song) Shortlist

  1. ‘It Never Went Away’ from American Symphony
  2. ‘Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven)’ from Asteroid City
  3. ‘Dance The Night’ from Barbie
  4. ‘I’m Just Ken’ from Barbie
  5. ‘What Was I Made For?’ from Barbie
  6. ‘Keep It Movin’ from The Color Purple
  7. ‘(Superpower) I’ from The Color Purple
  8. ‘The Fire Inside’ from Flamin’ Hot
  9. ‘High Life’ from Flora and Son
  10. ‘Meet In The Middle’ from Flora and Son
  11. ‘Can’t Catch Me Now’ from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
  12. ‘Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)’ from Killers of the Flower Moon
  13. ‘Quiet Eyes’ from Past Lives
  14. ‘Road To Freedom’ from Rustin
  15. ‘Am I Dreaming’ from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2024 Oscars Documentary Feature Film Shortlist

  1. American Symphony
  2. Apolonia, Apolonia
  3. Beyond Utopia
  4. Bobi Wine: The People’s President
  5. Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
  6. The Eternal Memory
  7. Four Daughters
  8. Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
  9. In the Rearview
  10. Stamped from the Beginning
  11. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
  12. A Still Small Voice
  13. 32 Sounds
  14. To Kill a Tiger
  15. 20 Days in Mariupol

2024 Oscars Documentary Short Film Shortlist

  1. The ABCs of Book Banning
  2. The Barber of Little Rock
  3. Bear
  4. Between Earth & Sky
  5. Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
  6. Camp Courage
  7. Deciding Vote
  8. How We Get Free
  9. If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis
  10. Island in Between
  11. The Last Repair Shop
  12. Last Song from Kabul
  13. Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
  14. Oasis
  15. Wings of Dust

2024 Oscars International Feature Film Shortlist

  1. Armenia, Amerikatsi
  2. Bhutan, The Monk and the Gun
  3. Denmark, The Promised Land
  4. Finland, Fallen Leaves
  5. France, The Taste of Things
  6. Germany, The Teachers’ Lounge
  7. Iceland, Godland
  8. Italy, Io Capitano
  9. Japan, Perfect Days
  10. Mexico, Totem
  11. Morocco, The Mother of All Lies
  12. Spain, Society of the Snow
  13. Tunisia, Four Daughters
  14. Ukraine, 20 Days in Mariupol
  15. UK, The Zone of Interest

2024 Oscars Makeup and Hairstyling Shortlist

  1. Beau Is Afraid
  2. Ferrari
  3. Golda
  4. Killers of the Flower Moon
  5. The Last Voyage of the Demeter
  6. Maestro
  7. Napoleon
  8. Oppenheimer
  9. Poor Things
  10. Society of the Snow

2024 Oscars Animated Short Film Shortlist

  1. Boom
  2. Eeva
  3. Humo (Smoke)
  4. I’m Hip
  5. A Kind of Testament
  6. Koerkorter (Dog Apartment)
  7. Letter to a Pig
  8. Ninety-Five Senses
  9. Once upon a Studio
  10. Our Uniform
  11. Pachyderme
  12. Pete
  13. 27
  14. War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
  15. Wild Summon

2024 Oscars Live Action Short Film Shortlist

  1. The After
  2. The Anne Frank Gift Shop
  3. An Avocado Pit
  4. Bienvenidos a Los Angeles
  5. Dead Cat
  6. Good Boy
  7. Invincible
  8. Invisible Border
  9. Knight of Fortune
  10. The One Note Man
  11. Red, White and Blue
  12. The Shepherd
  13. Strange Way of Life
  14. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
  15. Yellow

2024 Oscars Sound Shortlist

  1. Barbie
  2. The Creator
  3. Ferrari
  4. The Killer
  5. Killers of the Flower Moon
  6. Maestro
  7. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
  8. Napoleon
  9. Oppenheimer
  10. The Zone of Interest

2024 Oscars Visual Effects Shortlist

  1. The Creator
  2. Godzilla Minus One
  3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  4. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
  5. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
  6. Napoleon
  7. Poor Things
  8. Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire
  9. Society of the Snow
  10. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
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  • Release Date 21 July 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Comedy, Romance
  • Cast

    Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Will Ferrell, Issa Rae, Michael Cera, Hari Nef, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman, Ncuti Gatwa, Emerald Fennell, Sharon Rooney, Scott Evans, Ana Cruz Kayne, Connor Swindells, Ritu Arya, Jamie Demetriou

  • Director

    Greta Gerwig

  • Producer

    Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Robbie Brenner, David Heyman

American Fiction

  • Language English
  • Genre Comedy, Drama
  • Cast

    Jeffrey Wright, Skyler Wright, John Ales, Patrick Fischler, Carmen Cusack, John Ortiz, Joseph Marrella, Stephen Burrell, Issa Rae, Nicole Kempskie

  • Director

    Cord Jefferson

  • Producer

    Nikos Karamigios, Ben LeClair

The Boy and the Heron

  • Language Japanese
  • Genre Adventure, Animation, Drama
  • Cast

    Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Shōhei Hino, Ko Shibasaki, Takuya Kimura

  • Director

    Hayao Miyazaki

  • Producer

    Toshio Suzuki

The Color Purple

  • Release Date 25 December 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Drama, Musical
  • Cast

    Fantasia, Phylicia Mpasi, Colman Domingo, Taraji P. Henson, Corey Hawkins, Danielle Brooks, H.E.R, Ciara, Halle Bailey, Louis Gossett Jr, David Alan Grier, Aunjanue Ellis, Tamela J. Mann, Deon Cole, Stephen Hill, Elizabeth Marvel, Jon Batiste

  • Director

    Blitz Bazawule

  • Producer

    Quincy Jones, Scott Sanders, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey

The Holdovers

  • Release Date 9 February 2024
  • Language English
  • Cast

    Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Tate Donovan, Carrie Preston, Gillian Vigman, Michael Provost, Brady Hepner

  • Director

    Alexander Payne

  • Producer

    David Hemingson, Mark Johnson, Bill Block

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

  • Release Date 29 June 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Action, Adventure
  • Cast

    Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Kretschmann, Boyd Holbrook, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Toby Jones, Antonio Banderas, Olivier Richters

  • Director

    James Mangold

  • Producer

    Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Simon Emanuel

Killers of the Flower Moon

  • Release Date 27 October 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Crime, Drama, Western
  • Cast

    Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Lily Gladstone, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion, William Belleau, Louis Cancelmi, Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Tatanka Means, Michael Abbott Jr., Pat Healy, Scott Shepherd, Gary Basaraba, Steve Eastin, Barry Corbin, Brendan Fraser, John Lithgow

  • Director

    Martin Scorsese

  • Producer

    Martin Scorsese, Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Leonardo DiCaprio

Oppenheimer

  • Release Date 21 July 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Biography, Drama
  • Cast

    Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, Olli Haaskivi, Alden Ehrenreich, David Krumholtz, Michael Angarano, Kenneth Branagh

  • Director

    Christopher Nolan

  • Producer

    Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Charles Roven

Poor Things

  • Language English
  • Genre Romance, Sci-Fi
  • Cast

    Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Margaret Qualley, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bemba, Wayne Brett

  • Director

    Yorgos Lanthimos

  • Producer

    Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe

Saltburn

  • Language English
  • Genre Comedy, Drama, Thriller
  • Cast

    Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Carey Mulligan, Paul Rhys, Lolly Adefope, Ewan Mitchell, Reece Shearsmith

  • Director

    Emerald Fennell

  • Producer

    Emerald Fennell, Josey McNamara, Tom Ackerley, Margot Robbie

Society of the Snow

  • Release Date 4 January 2024
  • Language Spanish
  • Genre Adventure, Biography, Drama
  • Cast

    Enzo Vogrincic Roldán, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt, Tomas Wolf, Diego Ariel Vegezzi, Esteban Kukuriczka, Francisco Romero, Rafael Federman, Felipe González Otaño, Agustín Della Corte, Valentino Alonso, Simón Hempe, Fernando Contigiani García, Benjamín Segura, Luciano Chatton, Agustín Berruti, Juan Caruso, Rocco Posca, Andy Pruss, Esteban Bigliardi, Paula Baldini, Blas Polidori, Felipe Ramusio, Santiago Vaca Narvaja, Emanuel Parga

  • Director

    J. A. Bayona

  • Producer

    Belén Atienza, Sandra Hermida

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  • Release Date 1 June 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi, Superhero
  • Cast

    Oscar Isaac, Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Daniel Kaluuya, Issa Rae, Luna Lauren Vélez, Brian Tyree Henry

  • Director

    Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson

  • Producer

    Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Christina Steinberg

Asteroid City

  • Release Date 25 August 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Comedy, Romance
  • Cast

    Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Steve Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon

  • Director

    Wes Anderson

  • Producer

    Wes Anderson, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson

Flamin' Hot

  • Release Date 10 June 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Biography, Comedy
  • Cast

    Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, Tony Shalhoub, Emilio Rivera, Matt Walsh, Pepe Serna, Bobby Soto, Jimmy Gonzales, Brice Gonzalez

  • Director

    Eva Longoria

  • Producer

    DeVon Franklin

Flora and Son

  • Release Date 29 September 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Drama, Musical
  • Cast

    Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Orén Kinlan, Jack Reynor, Sophie Vavasseur, Kelly Thornton

  • Director

    John Carney

  • Producer

    David Carney, Anthony Bregman, Peter Cron, Rebecca O’Flanagan, Rob Walpole

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

  • Release Date 17 November 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Action, Sci-Fi
  • Cast

    Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman, Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, Laurel Marsden, Dakota Shapiro, Vaughan Reilly, George Somner

  • Director

    Francis Lawrence

  • Producer

    Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Joe Drake

Rustin

  • Release Date 17 November 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Biography, Documentary
  • Cast

    Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Audra McDonald, Aml Ameen, CCH Pounder, Michael Potts, Bill Irwin, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Thomas W Wolf, Gus Halper, Johnny Ramey, Carra Patterson, Adrienne Warren, Jeffrey Wright, Grantham Coleman, Lilli Kay, Jordan-Amanda Hall, Jakeem Dante Powell, Ayana Workman

  • Director

    George C. Wolfe

  • Producer

    Bruce Cohen, George Scarles, Priya Swaminathan, Tonia Davis

Still: A Michael J Fox Movie

  • Language English
  • Genre Biography, Documentary
  • Cast

    Michael J. Fox, Tracy Pollan, Andrew Barber, Susan Bressman, David Diamond, Annabelle Fox, Aquinnah Fox, Sam Fox, Schuyler Fox

  • Director

    Davis Guggenheim

  • Producer

    Will Cohen, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan King, Annetta Marion

32 Sounds

  • Language English
  • Genre Documentary, Musical
  • Cast

    Reid Thomas Bard, Sam Green, Annea Lockwood

  • Director

    Sam Green

  • Producer

    Thomas O. Kriegsmann, Josh Penn

Beau Is Afraid

  • Release Date 26 May 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Comedy, Drama, Mystery
  • Cast

    Joaquin Phoenix, Armen Nahapetian, Patti LuPone, Zoe Lister-Jones, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Kylie Rogers, Parker Posey, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Denis Ménochet, Hayley Squires, Michael Gandolfini, Richard Kind

  • Director

    Ari Aster

  • Producer

    Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen

Golda

  • Release Date 1 September 2023
  • Language English, Hebrew, Arabic
  • Genre Biography, Drama, History
  • Cast

    Helen Mirren, Zed Josef, Claudette Williams, Henry Goodman, Olivia Brody, Emma Davies, Rotem Keinan, Camille Cottin, Jonathan Tafler, Ellie Piercy, Rami Heuberger, Dvir Benedek, Lior Ashkenazi, Ed Stoppard

  • Director

    Guy Nattiv

  • Producer

    Jane Hooks, Michael Kuhn, Nicholas Martin

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

  • Language English
  • Genre Horror
  • Cast

    Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian, Javier Botet, Jon Jon Briones, Stefan Kapičić, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Woody Norman, Martin Furulund, Chris Walley, Nicolo Pasetti

  • Director

    André Øvredal

  • Producer

    Bradley J. Fischer, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messner

Maestro

  • Release Date 20 December 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Biography, Drama, Musical
  • Cast

    Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Jeremy Strong, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman

  • Director

    Bradley Cooper

  • Producer

    Fred Berner, Bradley Cooper, Amy Durning, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg

Napoleon

  • Release Date 22 November 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Action, Biography, Drama, History
  • Cast

    Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Ben Miles, Ludivine Sagnier, Matthew Needham, Youssef Kerkour, Phil Cornwell, Edouard Philipponnat, Ian McNeice, Paul Rhys, John Hollingworth, Gavin Spokes, Mark Bonnar

  • Director

    Ridley Scott

  • Producer

    Ridley Scott, Mark Huffam, Kevin J. Walsh

Strange Way of Life

  • Language English
  • Genre Drama
  • Cast

    Ethan Hawke, Pedro Pascal, José Condessa, Jason Fernándezes, Sara Sálamo, Erenice Lohan, Pedro Casablanc, George Steane, Manu Ríos, Ohiana Cueto, Daniela Medina

  • Director

    Pedro Almodóvar

  • Producer

    Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

  • Release Date 27 September 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
  • Cast

    Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Rupert Friend, Richard Ayoade

  • Director

    Wes Anderson

  • Producer

    Wes Anderson

The Creator

  • Release Date 29 September 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  • Cast

    John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Allison Janney, Ralph Ineson, Marc Menchaca

  • Director

    Gareth Edwards

  • Producer

    Gareth Edwards, Kiri Hart, Jim Spencer, Arnon Milchan

The Killer

  • Release Date 10 November 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Action, Adventure, Crime
  • Cast

    Michael Fassbender, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Sophie Charlotte, Tilda Swinton

  • Director

    David Fincher

  • Producer

    Ceán Chaffin, Dede Gardner, Brad Pitt

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

  • Release Date 12 July 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller
  • Cast

    Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Henry Czerny, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Angela Bassett, Frederick Schmidt, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Shea Whigham, Esai Morales

  • Director

    Christopher McQuarrie

  • Producer

    Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, David Ellison, Jake Myers

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • Release Date 5 May 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
  • Cast

    Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Elizabeth Debicki, Will Poulter

  • Director

    James Gunn

  • Producer

    Kevin Feige

Rebel Moon

  • Release Date 22 December 2023
  • Language English
  • Genre Action, Adventure, Drama
  • Cast

    Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Bae Doona, Ray Fisher, Staz Nair, Charlie Hunnam, Anthony Hopkins, Jena Malone, Stuart Martin, Corey Stoll, Cary Elwes, Alfonso Herrera, Cleopatra Coleman, Fra Fee, Rhian Rees

  • Director

    Zack Snyder

  • Producer

    Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller, Zack Snyder, Eric Newman

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Barbie, Succession Lead Golden Globes 2024 Nominations: See the Full List

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The Golden Globes 2024 nominations were revealed last night, with Greta Gerwig’s feminist candy-coated romp Barbie, which dominated the box office charts this year, leading the pack. It’s got a whopping 10 nominations, including one for Best Musical or Comedy, alongside acting nods for stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling (supporting). The awards show has also added two new categories to recognise the best in entertainment, starting with a ‘Cinematic and Box Office Achievement’ category, which honours the biggest movies of the year, having grossed $150 million (about Rs. 1,250 crore) minimum, of which $100 million must be from within the US. Eight nominees compete for that award, including Barbie, Oppenheimer, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Meanwhile, the Best Stand-Up Comedian recognises the best comics in the industry, airing across cable, streaming, or even live performances. It is worth mentioning that unlike the Oscars or the Emmys, the Golden Globe Awards considers both movies and TV series for its honours, and segregates them further based on genre while steering clear of technical merits like editing, cinematography, and set design. As such, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is listed among the best drama films of the year, sharing the space with Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, acclaimed law thriller Anatomy of a Fall, and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest. Cillian Murphy has received a Best Actor nod for playing the always-exhausted titular theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, while filmmaker Nolan competes for the Best Director and Best Screenplay awards.

Sandra Hüller has been stacking up strong critics’ praise in 2023 for her nuanced performances as a widower suspected of murder in Anatomy of a Fall and the clueless wife of a Nazi officer in The Zone of Interest. She competes to be crowned the best lead female actor in a drama for the former, against strong contenders such as Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon), Carey Mulligan (Maestro), Greta Lee (Past Lives), and more. Emma Stone has received yet another award nomination for a Yorgos Lanthimos collaboration with Poor Things — listed under musical or comedy — alongside her co-stars Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe.

Coming to television, the fourth and final season of Succession emerged as the favourite with nine nominations, including Best Drama Series. Adding to HBO’s tally is The Last of Us series, a screen adaptation of a beloved zombie-killing game, which served as a crowd-pleaser earlier this year, striking the right balance between appealing to gamers and mainstream audiences. Its co-leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are also in awards consideration for best performance. Other notable entries in the drama category include Netflix’s The Crown season 6 and 1923. Conversely, The Bear season 2, Barry season 4, and more duke it out in the best comedy field.

With that, here’s the entire list of nominees for this year’s Golden Globe Awards:

2024 Golden Globe Nominations — the full list

Best Picture – Drama

Anatomy of a Fall
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest

Best Picture – Musical or Comedy

Air
American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
May December
Poor Things

Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Annette Bening, Nyad
Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Alma Pöysti, Fallen Leaves
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
Jennifer Lawrence, No Hard Feelings
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Natalie Portman, May December

Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Joaquin Phoenix, Beau Is Afraid
Matt Damon, Air
Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Timothée Chalamet, Wonka

Best Director – Motion Picture

Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Celine Song, Past Lives
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Celine Song, Past Lives
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall
Tony McNamara, Poor Things

Best Supporting Female Actor – Motion Picture

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Julianne Moore, May December
Rosamund Pike, Saltburn

Best Supporting Male Actor – Motion Picture

Charles Melton, May December
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Willem Dafoe, Poor Things

Best Picture – Non-English Language

Anatomy of a Fall, France
Fallen Leaves, Finland
Io Capitano, Italy
Past Lives, US
Society of the Snow, Spain
The Zone of Interest, US

Best Picture – Animated

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

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
Joe Hisaishi, The Boy and the Heron
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Mica Levi, The Zone of Interest
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

“Addicted to Romance,” Bruce Springsteen (She Came to Me)
“Dance the Night,” Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin (Barbie)
“I’m Just Ken,” Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt (Barbie) “Peaches,” Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, John Spiker (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
“Road to Freedom,” Lenny Kravitz (Rustin)
“What Was I Made For?” Billie Eilish, Finneas (Barbie)

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

Barbie
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Best Drama Series

1923
The Crown
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
The Morning Show
Succession

Best Musical/ Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear
Jury Duty
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso

Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or TV Motion Picture

All the Light We Cannot See
Beef
Daisy Jones & The Six
Fargo
Fellow Travelers
Lessons in Chemistry

Best Television Female Actor – Drama Series

Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Emma Stone, The Curse
Helen Mirren, 1923
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Sarah Snook, Succession

Best Television Male Actor – Drama Series

Brian Cox, Succession
Dominic West, The Crown
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us

Best Television Female Actor – Musical or Comedy Series

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Elle Fanning, The Great
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building

Best Television Male Actor – Musical or Comedy Series

Bill Hader, Barry
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building

Best Female Actor – Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Motion Picture

Ali Wong, Beef
Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
Elizabeth Olsen, Love & Death
Juno Temple, Fargo
Rachel Weisz, Dead Ringers
Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & the Six

Best Male Actor – Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Motion Picture

David Oyelowo, Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Jon Hamm, Fargo
Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
Sam Claflin, Daisy Jones & the Six
Steven Yeun, Beef
Woody Harrelson, White House Plumbers

Best Supporting Female Actor – Television

Abby Elliott, The Bear
Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
J. Smith-Cameron, Succession
Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building

Best Supporting Male Actor – Television

Alan Ruck, Succession
Alexander Skarsgard, Succession
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
James Marsden, Jury Duty
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession

Best Stand-Up Comedian on Television

Amy Schumer, Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact
Chris Rock, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Sarah Silverman, Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
Trevor Noah, Trevor Noah: Where Was I
Wanda Sykes, Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer

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Barbie & ‘Pink Solidarity’: A Cultural Phenomenon or Just Marketing Done Right?

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Georgina Cabral, a 28-year-old fashion designer, said she chose to wear her “pinkest dress” to watch Barbie at a theatre in Kerala.

Amil Bhatnagar, a journalist from Lucknow, too, wore a bright pink t-shirt to watch the film. “I don’t really see pink as a colour that affirms a particular gender. I have a lot of pink in my wardrobe,” he told The Quint.

What has, perhaps, been as fascinating as Greta Gerwig‘s new film is the sea of people dressed in pink – women, men, and children – floating about in theatres across cities.

In fact, this ‘pink phenomenon’ has now extended to Barbie-themed events and parties, where the dress code is unabashedly pink.

“It is after a long time that pop culture, sort of, got into a more tangible space where people want to participate. Whether it’s wearing black for Oppenheimer or wearing pink for Barbie, there was a certain celebration of cinema,” Bhatnagar added. 

Clearly, the Barbie promotion hit all the right notes. Dressing up in pink meant a show of unconditional support for the movie and what it represents. Do we dare say it also unleashed a phenomenon that allows people to be comfortable owning the ‘controversial’ colour pink – widely associated with ‘fragile femininity’?

So, the question now is: has Barbie singlehandedly altered the gendered ideas surrounding pink – or is the ongoing ‘pink solidarity’ just a complex and clever marketing campaign?

To understand the ‘pink phenomenon’ better, we must go back to the history books…

The Rebellious History of Pink

In an interview with CNN, Valeri Steele, editor of Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color, said that “pink has always been a colour in transition, and so have the social attitudes towards it.”

In the West, pink was closely associated with the aristocracy in the 1700s. European aristocrats, both men and women, wore soft and powdery variants of pink as a symbol of opulence and refinement, according to Steele. 

However, during the mid-19th century, a shift occurred as men in the Western world increasingly adopted dark and sombre colours, whereas women were left with brighter options.

Steele suggests that this marked the beginning of pink’s association with ‘fragile femininity’ and its gradual emergence as a symbol of delicacy and charm. Needless to say, pink was also not considered a ‘serious’ colour for years to come. 

Interestingly, even Mattel did not use pink packaging for Barbie until the 1970s, though the first doll was released in 1959, the company told Fortune.

For instance, women from across the United States wore bright pink ‘pussyhats’ during the Women’s March in 2017, but it received widespread criticism from feminists who believed that the “cute pink hats” trivialised the very real issues that women were facing.

Protesters at the Women’s March wearing pussyhats.

In contrast, the colour pink has been part of women’s movements in India – like the Gulabi Gang, popularly perceived as a “female vigilante group” in Uttar Pradesh, which started in 2006 as a response to crimes against women.

Wielding sticks, this group of women takes on men who commit crimes against women, whether it’s domestic violence, sexual harassment, or oppression.

“Most of the gendered ideas of pink that we [Indians] have today, we have borrowed from the West. I believe things like colours have not really mattered to people in India though misogyny runs deep here. Even our gods and mythological characters are portrayed in bright colours,” Ankita Mahabir, a marketing expert and founder of Socially India, told The Quint.

In Rajasthan, for instance, the colour pink is part of both men and women’s attire. We have had actors like Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, and Shah Rukh Khan embrace pink, too.

Shah Rukh Khan.

In 2022, actor Ranveer Singh, too, attended an event in Mumbai wearing bubblegum pink.

Ranvir Singh wearing a Maison Valentino ensemble.

But by then, the colour’s connotations had changed. It was considered “bold and unconventional” for Ranveer to appear in bright pink – because it’s not really a “man’s colour.”

What Spurred the Latest ‘Pink Phenomenon’?

Speaking to The Quint, brand and business strategy specialist Harish Bijoor said that Barbie‘s marketing was clever also because it “pushed back” on stereotypes.

“Marketing is always clever. It knows the pulse of society, it reads society, and it offers solutions. Here, the problem seems to be about gender and colour. And the film has pushed back with clever marketing,” he said.

What helped was, of course, Mattel and Greta Gerwig’s “$150 million budget and a stellar marketing team,” Mahabir told The Quint.

Margot Robbie in Barbie.

There’s also the nostalgia factor for some, Mahabir added.

“The colour pink was fed into people’s perceptions. Everyone wanted a piece of the Barbie aesthetic. Barbie’s pink Malibu Dreamhouse is back on Airbnb, there was a 3D ad of Barbie in front of Burj Khalifa, and if you google Barbie, you’re greeted with pink confetti.”

The Malibu Dreamhouse by Airbnb.

So, Has ‘Barbie’ Changed Perceptions Towards Pink?

Bijoor believes that Barbie has “discovered a new era where colour does not define gender. Typically, over the decades, the colour pink has been forcefully representing femininity. I say ‘forcefully’ because society forces stereotypes. Society genderises colour. Barbie tried to correct this – and I think it’s been very successful.”

Mahabir, however, said it’s impossible to gauge the success of the ‘pink phenomenon’, “because at the end of the day, the phenomenon was all about a brilliant marketing campaign.”

While it was interesting to see women owning and reclaiming the colour and men wearing it without shame, Mahabir said that “we are in an echo chamber. Men who are wearing pink probably don’t have a problem wearing pink. Their masculinity is probably not threatened.”

She also referred to how Barbie received considerable backlash in India even before its release, as many on Twitter categorised it as “a movie for women,” while crowning Oppenheimer as “a movie for men.” You can read more about that here.

Mahabir also pointed out that having an actor like Ryan Gosling play Ken – after having played several other masculine characters over the years – is a decision that has worked in the production’s favour.

“The pink phenomenon might contribute to changing gender perceptions, but I don’t think it is important enough to actually bring about change,” she added.

Somya Lakhani, a journalist who watched the film on the first day of its release, concurred, saying: “Barbie was pop feminism at its best. It is marketing at its best. But let’s not pretend that it’s more than what it is.”

“I don’t remember the last time I watched a movie where people actually dressed up for the movie. But Barbie, at the end of the day, is a heavily funded production – it’s not a crowd-sourced film. And we can purely owe this pink phenomenon it to the movie’s marketing, and nothing else,” she added.



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Inside Mattel, Inc.’s dreamhouse

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How does Mattel solve a problem of its own design? The problem: a doll, fashioned seven decades ago, with a ridiculously tiny waist, perfectly-arched feet, living in a Pantone 219C pink house, the embodiment of the Perfect Woman™. The California-based toy conglomerate, since the turn of the century, kept drawing cards that augured trouble for its 400+ toy portfolio: misguided acquisitions, dwindling sales, debt crises, stiff competition, a public relations nightmare. More damningly, Barbie dolls, Mattel’s origin story, were proving to be its Achilles Heel. Criticism mounted over its relevance in a world eager to redefine beauty standards and undo gender norms.

Mattel’s solution? Reinventing the $3 toy into a multi-billion-dollar “pop culture company”, as Richard Dickson, COO and president of Mattel, said in a recent interview. Mattel was ready to have a “dialogue” with consumers, morphing into a “canvas” for conversations and experiences, he says. The canvas currently is painted hot pink: Barbie x Gap clothing, Barbie x Impala rollerskates, Barbie luggage, a Barbie Xbox, a Malibu Dreamhouse. The canvas can be a brand, franchise, an idea. The rumoured $100 million marketing strategy will be a playbook next applied to Hot Wheels, UNO and other playthings in Mattel’s toybox. Welcome to the Mattel Cinematic Universe. Here, life is Mattel’s creation.

Mattel started with a trio in a garage, circa 1945, Los Angeles. Ruth Handler, her husband Elliot and Matt Manson (Mattell is a portmanteau of the latter two; Ruth’s name couldn’t fit into the title, Eliot revealed later). Mattel sold picture frames, then doll furniture and toys. Matt withdrew his participation due to poor health, transferring the remaining stakes to Ruth. Ruth proposed a heretical product (by toy industry standards): a doll with breasts. Her own daughter Barbara played dress-up with baby dolls or one-dimensional paper dolls; it dawned on Ruth that young girls were conditioned to dream of becoming mothers or caregivers — nothing more, nothing less. This inspiration concretised on seeing Bild Lilli, a doll modelled after a cartoon character in a Swiss local newspaper. The first Barbie doll ambled through the breach wearing a black-and-white striped swimsuit, hooped earrings, sunglasses, priced at $3 then.

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Ms. Handler wrote in her 1994 biography: “My whole philosophy of Barbie was that through the doll, the little girl could be anything she wanted to be. Barbie always represented the fact that a woman has choices.” A world, with countless versions, was brought to life: soon came the Ken doll, the Barbie Dreamhouse, Barbie’s best friend Midge, sister Skipper, Ken’s best friend, Barbies of varying skin colours, partaking in sundry professions.

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Photo dozens of Barbie dolls are displayed at the Mattel showroom at Toy Fair in New York.
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Mattel had acquired 10 other companies by the 1970s, but the Handlers soon resigned when a 1974 investigation found them guilty of falsifying financial statements and mail fraud. Ms. Handler’s next project involved creating prosthetic breasts for cancer survivors (she herself had two mastectomies). This history is documented in the movie, when Ruth’s character in a dream-like setting muses about her illness and financial hiccups. “Ideas live forever, humans not so much,” she says.

Undeterred, Mattle persisted on its way to success. It’s the world’s largest toy maker today in terms of revenue; Barbie and Hot Wheels continue to be its most valued brands. Ms. Handler wrote: “People in the retail business use an expression for a popular product – they say it ‘walks’ off the counter. Barbie didn’t walk. She ran.” Barbie accounted for more than half of Mattel’s sales within initial years of launch..

The old guard gone, Mattel, then helmed by Arthur S. Spear, initiated a strategy of hit and try: acquiring game consoles (almost pushed the company to file for bankruptcy), publishing house (sold four years later), launching action figures (later dropped, causing a $115 million loss), charting paths into multimedia with a $3.6 billion investment in Learning Company (an expert likened to “falling off a cliff’). The company was in financial trouble, recovering briefly in the early 2000s, by refocusing on what they are good at: basic toys. “The strength of Barbie and other important brands — combined with two years of cost-cutting — have lifted the stock of the company, the nation’s largest toymaker,” a 2003 article in The New York Times noted.

The respite was short-lived — the aughts presented challenges new and old: children moved on from analogue toys to digital, competition emerged from new franchises, Barbie’s feminity was still regressive. Russia banned Barbie dolls in 2002 for stimulating “early sexual interest”; Saudi Arabia banned it for carrying a “symbol of decadence to the perverted West”. India saw Barbie enter the market post the 1991 economic reforms, “cultural norms embodied in both written legislation and in the ―unwritten laws of the Indian public precluded Mattel from successfully selling Barbie‘s gendered and ethnocentric values to Indian female children”, a 2009 paper argued. Scandal struck in 2007 due to quality control, when Mattel recalled 1.5 million Chinese-made toys tainted with lead paint. Profitability between 2000 and 2014 was unsteady: Barbie sales dropped by 16% (its lowest sales volume in 25 years), Fisher-Price (which manufactures baby toys) were down by 13%.

Analysts agreed Barbie, and Mattle, were in their decline phase, struggling to stay relevant. Mr. Dickson who re-joined the company in 2014, when speaking of Mattel’s new vision, implied it was time to revisit its roots: “What made us great to begin with? And how do we start to personify our purpose through meaningful touch points and execution?” 

Mattel’s Barbie problem also became its solution. The doll received updates to respond to a shifting culture around 2016: Barbie dolls could be astronauts, Presidents, doctors, even Frida Kahlo. There were three additional body shapes, seven skin tones, 24 hairstyles, 22 eye colours. There was a hijabi Barbie, a Barbie in a wheelchair. (New versions were criticised for being tokenistic gestures, doing little to be truly subversive). The doll’s sales grew by 16% eventually, per reports.

Mattel was reinventing, and that meant revisiting the notion of enlivening the toys on celluloid (the process of making Barbie started in 2014). The new CEO Ynon Kreiz in 2018 shuffled things around: reducing manufacturing load, forming a film department, revamping social media presence, meeting with agents, networks and studios. They had an enviable intellectual property with a built-in fan base; an IP ripe for mining at a time when viewers were fatigued by superhero franchises and the ‘Marvelification’ of cinema. “It’s not about making movies so that we can go and sell more toys,” Mr. Kreiz said in an interview. The movie doeshelp though: the marketing had built awareness about the film as well as Mattel among women under 35 years of age, the higher ever seen by the company, according to The Quorum. Mattel has since announced 14 more movies, streaming shows and video games based on its toys. A theme park is being built in Arizona.

What lies at the heart of Mattel’s inner sanctum? A desire to build a bottomless dream house, a meta realm that incarnates a brand into culture. Mr. Dickson in a media interaction mused: “Barbie’s not just a toy. She’s a source of inspiration.”

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This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Margot Robbie in a scene from Barbie.
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For now, Phase 1 for Mattel’s Cinematic Universe begins with betting on feminism, seemingly embracing the critique and subversion designed into Barbie’s plot (“We’re doing the thing and subverting the thing,” director Greta Gerwig said). The doll was an inescapable symbol of what is expected of women, succumbing to capitalist ambitions and a sexualised male gaze. The chant “I am not a Barbie doll” pealed through women’s equality marches in the Seventies. With Barbie, Mattel swooped in with reinvention, complicating the idea of what is expected of women, showing a polarising doll on a soul mission. “We’re in on the joke,” says Margot Robbie, the star of Barbie and ‘Barbenheimmer memes’. In the movie, Ruth tells Barbie that her original creator had to be a woman, she says, even if men in suits dominate the Mattle boardroom, pontificating about women’s rights, trying to construct a woman’s world from scratch.

It all comes back to Ruth Handler, and her divisive doll. Mattel’s story is inevitably tied to the two: each desired relevance, reinventing oneself while searching for a purpose. Mattel still has a job to do, however: to make money. In the elaborate, self-aware joke drenched in fuschia pink, one wonders if subversion is the main bit. Can Mattel perform the ultimate balancing act, chasing both money and meaning?

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Making Sense of Life – On the Philosophy of ‘Barbie’ & ‘Oppenheimer’ | FirstShowing.net

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Making Sense of Life – On the Philosophy of ‘Barbie’ & ‘Oppenheimer’

by Alex Billington
July 24, 2023

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes.” –Proust. Two of the best movies of 2023 are now playing in theaters worldwide: Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Yep – they’re both outstanding movies deserving of all the praise, both ambitious and unique and creative, both made by exceptionally talented filmmakers who understand the terrific power of visual storytelling. They may differ in many ways, especially in tone, but they’re actually quite similar in many other ways. I am in awe and delighted that we have two of the most philosophical movies I’ve seen in years, both big budget studio projects, both intellectually stimulating, showing on big screens and drawing big crowds. This is an invigorating moment for cinema that we should relish. What I appreciate the most is how much each film relies on intellectual storytelling, with no desire to pander to audiences or be accessible to everyone. There is so much to discuss about each, and I want to dig into the philosophy present in both films. To borrow a quote on Twitter: “It’s not Barbie and Oppenheimer. It’s Barbie, and it’s Oppenheimer.”

I’m elated these films are damn good and especially so smart. I’ve watched both Barbie and Oppenheimer twice already; the second viewing is so much more fascinating, as I can observe in closer detail everything these filmmakers are doing and how this works wonderfully in the movie. Intellectual filmmaking is rather uncommon these days and yet we have two big movies pushing boundaries again. Nolan’s Oppenheimer isn’t just a story about the man who led the team that created the atomic bomb, it’s about the moral implications and existential struggles that come with that. It’s about how hard it is to handle the guilt and sadness that comes with knowing your creation killed so many people, then lead into a world perpetually fearful of death. Gerwig’s Barbie, on the other hand, also deals with existential worries. What happens when you go out into the “real world” and learn that who you are, and the world you come from, are not actually representative of the real world. It was just a utopian fantasy, and the real world is much more sexist and greedy and careless. Both films ask similar profound philosophical questions: what does it mean to be you, how do you make sense of your life, specifically in relation to how your life has impacted the world – in both good & bad ways.

Watching Oppenheimer is like watching a horror movie (though critics are arguing about whether it’s horror or something else) – at some point we realize this well-respected, optimistic scientist is going to encounter some of the darkest darkness ever when confronted with the horror of what he built – even with the context of stopping the other great darkness threatening the world at the time. There are scenes in the second half that play like a psychological thriller, with visions of the dead appearing, the room shaking violently, bright light taking over. Nolan has artfully visualized this remarkably hard-to-describe feeling of dread and guilt and death. Oppenheimer is a biopic, it’s not about what the bomb did, because he wants to tell the story of this man and put us in his shoes. There are questions posed about whether he’s really a bad guy, because all he wanted to do was save the world. There’s also questions about – once you’ve created this deadly gadget, what next. How do you respond, how do you handle it, how do you move on, how do you even live? Everyone knows Oppenheimer’s famous quotes borrowed from the Bhagavad Gita, and the film shows us that he dealt with frighteningly existential dilemmas: is he death? Is he now the destroyer of worlds? What has he done?

One of the best analysis I’ve read is an examination of ending of Oppenheimer written by my colleague Bilge Ebiri for Vulture. In his analysis, he connects the opening shots and ending shots of the film and goes on to explain how it is a clever visual metaphor for Oppie’s obsession with a scientific understanding of the world. Ebiri points out how the ripples that he sees in the pond mirror the circles being drawn on maps at the end of the film, measuring the size of nuclear explosions atop cities in Russia (and elsewhere). The film’s editor, Jennifer Lame, explains: “Science to him is beauty and art and poetry. It just makes the movie so much more devastating at the end.” After going on this three hours journey with Oppie, he realizes his fascination with science and knowledge about the universe we all exist in has crossed over into the “real world” with devastating consequences. Perhaps he doesn’t realize it yet, at that point, but humanity is forever changed. He is responsible, in theory, but we can’t blame him (alone) nor can we blame his fascination with science. There are, of course, other conversations on the inevitability of atomic weapons – if it wasn’t Oppenheimer, someone else would’ve figured out how to use fission for a bomb. His article ends with a potent realization:

“Nolan’s closing images do serve as a warning and a portent of doom, and they are enormously moving as such. But they’re also one final glimpse into this character, revealing that in his mind at least, he has destroyed the world: He has destroyed his world, his very conception of reality. Where once he saw the astonishing connections that lay at the heart of all matter and even human relations, now he sees only horror and fire, of the destructive power that lies beneath the shape of all things.” Via Vulture

It’s an intricately complex film that asks – is one man truly, solely responsible for what he makes if others misuse our creations in nefarious ways, especially when it is simply unlocking the scientific secrets of our universe? Oppenheimer hits hard with this profound, overwhelming realization. It’s a grand examination of a life – that’s also an examination of humanity, of our real world, of men and war and the power they crave.

Barbie & Oppenheimer

Barbie actually digs much deeper into the philosophy of meaning and existence than Oppenheimer (strange, but true). It borrows from the Pinocchio story of a perfect, plastic woman who enters the real world and discovers what it means to be a “real” woman. Not just a perfect Barbie. One of the most beautiful scenes is when she first has a moment to herself in the real world: she’s sitting on the bench and suddenly breathes and takes in the world around her. She looks at the trees and sky, and notices both happiness and sadness, and the anger and depression and joy all around her. She sees kids playing, a couple arguing, happy and sad people and realizes this is the grand, magical complexity of life. It is everything all at once. It’s a visceral and visually stunning moment of existential clarity. Later on she literally meets her creator, and must confront the very idea of what it means to be Barbie and if she is free to be herself and live in this “real world” in the way she wants to live. She doesn’t even know what that is exactly, she’s on the road to figuring that out. All of this is played against the eye-opening, Plato’s cave experience of stepping out of Barbie Land for the first time and realizing the world isn’t this idealistic, glossy, pink reality. This is as close as movie can get to The Matrix narrative of “free your mind” and, as she does, escape into the real world for a “voyage of discovery”.

They even mention Proust Barbie at one point. (And there’s talk of philosophy books on Oppie’s shelves in one scene as well.) Barbie’s ultimate thesis is this question of who she is, how does she navigate and exist in the world, how her experiences and her understanding of the world changes who she is as a person. Ruth Handler, the original Mattel creator of the Barbie Doll, explains to her that the idea of Barbie is also more important that the actual perfect definition of or image of Barbie, that is what truly matters. It’s almost a direct reference to V for Vendetta, and V’s empowering speech that “beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof” – ideas can go beyond a person, ideas live beyond an individual person, or an individual Barbie. This is something profound she must contend with as well… Has the “idea” of Barbie she embodies become toxic, more harmful to the world than helpful? How can she free herself from that, confront the patriarchy, and re-establish an idea that truly represents how empowering she feels. It’s weird that an expensive Barbie movie made by Mattel dares to dip into this kind of philosophical discussion, but that’s part of the genius of this movie. It’s what makes these two Hollywood movies invigorating, so exciting, because they both dare to be intellectually provocative when so few contemporary Hollywood movies are…

It’s no coincidence that both films feature their main characters having mental breakdowns, trying to figure out who they are and what their place is in a world. The parallels are fascinating, in that they’re so different yet so similar in their exploration of existence and meaning and how one person (or even one idea) can have have a great impact on humanity and on our “real world”. Did Barbie change the world for the worse? Is she actually a harmful representation of toxic feminism? Did Oppenheimer change for the world for the worse? Is he actually a harmful representation of dangerous science? Thankfully both filmmakers are talented and intelligent enough to not provide one clear, definitive answer to these kind of questions – both movies are an exploration of ideas; conversation-starters, thought-provoking works of art. Barbie, even though it is pink and glossy and bright and fun, is also examining the same darker sides of the world as Oppenheimer. “Is one woman truly, solely responsible for what she [causes] if others misuse our creations in nefarious ways…?” Funny enough, referencing what I wrote earlier about Oppenheimer, Barbie is also “a grand examination of a life – that’s also an examination of humanity, of our real world, of men and war and the power they crave.”

As a lover of philosophy, of big ideas and big thinking, and of cinema that can make wonder about all these big ideas, I am delighted that these two movies are so profound and stirring and successful. The cliche idea of what “going to the movies” means has been getting louder & louder in these past few years: “shut off your brain and just enjoy it,” they love to say. However, real cinema, real intelligent storytelling, is about turning on your brain. It has the power to make you think, even make you re-examine your life, your choices, your identity. And maybe, just maybe, it may make you question who you are. Once again, there’s a perfect Proust quote for this: “If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less, but to dream more, to dream all the time.” A rejuvenating reminder that movies can do this. One of my favorite lines in Barbie is near the end when she’s talking with Ruth. She explains, maybe the things that you think make you you, are not actually the things that make you you. We all need to stop & think about this, process this conundrum, to truly understand ourselves and understand what makes us us, what defines humanity. We need to decide whether we truly want to make the world a better place, or if we all just want more power and/or perfection.

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Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ records biggest opening weekend ever for a female director

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‘Barbenheimer’ didn’t just work – it spun box office gold. The social media-fueled fusion of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer brought moviegoers back to the theaters in record numbers this weekend, vastly outperforming projections and giving a glimmer of hope to the lagging exhibition business, amid the sobering backdrop of strikes.

Warner Bros.’ Barbie claimed the top spot with a massive $155 million in ticket sales from North American theaters from 4,243 locations, surpassing The Super Mario Bros. Movie (as well as every Marvel movie this year) as the biggest opening of the year and breaking the first weekend record for a film directed by a woman (outshining Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman).

Universal’s Oppenheimer also soared past expectations, taking in $80.5 million from 3,610 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, marking Nolan’s biggest non-Batman debut and one of the best-ever starts for an R-rated biographical drama.

It’s also the first time that one movie opened to more than $100 million and another movie opened to more than $80 million in the same weekend. When all is settled, it will likely turn out to be the fourth biggest box office weekend of all time with over $300 million industry-wide. And all this in a marketplace that increasingly curved towards intellectual property-driven winner takes all.

The ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon may have started out as good-natured competition between two aesthetic opposites, but, as many hoped, both movies benefitted in the end. Internationally, Barbie earned $182 million from 69 territories, fueling a $337 million global weekend. Oppenheimer did $93.7 million from 78 territories, ranking above Barbie in India, for a $174.2 million global total.

The only real casualty was Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part I, which despite strong reviews and a healthy opening weekend fell 64% in weekend two. Overshadowed by the ‘Barbenheimer’ glow as well as the blow of losing its IMAX screens to Oppenheimer, the Tom Cruise vehicle added $19.5 million, bringing its domestic total to $118.8 million.

Barbenheimer is not merely counterprogramming either. But while a certain section of enthusiastic moviegoers overlapped, in aggregate the audiences were distinct.

Women drove the historic Barbie opening, making up 65% of the audience, according to PostTrak, and 40% of ticket buyers were under the age of 25 for the PG-13 rated movie.

“It’s just a joyous time in the world. This is history in so many ways,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.’ president of domestic distribution. “I think this marketing campaign is one for the ages that people will be talking about forever.”

Oppenheimer audiences meanwhile were 62% male and 63% over the age of 25, with a somewhat surprising 32% that were between the ages of 18 and 24.

Both Barbie and Oppenheimer scored well with critics with 90% and 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, respectively, and audiences who gave both films an A CinemaScore. And social media has been awash with reactions and “takes” all weekend – good, bad, problematic and everywhere in between – the kind of organic, event cinema, watercooler debate that no marketing budget can buy.

“The ‘Barbenheimer’ thing was a real boost for both movies,” Goldstein said. “It is a crowning achievement for all of us.”

Oppenheimer had the vast majority (80%) of premium large format screens at its disposal. Some 25 theaters in North America boasted IMAX 70mm screenings ( Nolan’s preferred format ), most of which were completely sold out all weekend — accounting for 2% of the total gross. Theaters even scrambled to add more to accommodate the demand including 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. screenings, which also sold out.

“Nolan’s films are truly cinematic events,” said Jim Orr, Universal’s president of domestic distribution.

IMAX showings alone made up 26% of the domestic gross (or $21.1 million) from only 411 screens and 20% of the global gross, and “Oppenheimer” will have at least a three-week run on those high-demand screens.

“This is a phenomenon beyond compare,” said Rich Gelfond, the CEO of IMAX, in a statement. “Around the world, we’ve seen sellouts at 4:00 a.m. shows and people travelling hours across borders to see ‘Oppenheimer’ in IMAX 70mm.”

This is the comeback weekend Hollywood has been dreaming of since the pandemic. There have been big openings and successes – Spider-Man: No Way Home, Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way of Water among them, but the fact that two movies are succeeding at the same time is notable.

“It was a truly historic weekend and continues the positive box office momentum of 2023,” said Michael O’Leary, President & CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners. “People recognized that something special was happening and they wanted to be a part of it.”

And yet in the background looms disaster as Hollywood studios continue to squabble with striking actors and writers over a fair contract.

Barbie and Oppenheimer were the last films on the 2023 calendar to get a massive, global press tour. Both went right up to the 11th hour, squeezing in every last moment with their movie stars. Oppenheimer even pushed up its London premiere by an hour, knowing that Emily Blunt, Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy would have to leave to symbolically join the picket lines by the time the movie began.

Without movie stars to promote their films, studios have started pushing some falls releases, including the high-profile Zendaya tennis drama Challengers.

But for now, it’s simply a positive story that could even continue for weeks to come.

“There could be a sequel next weekend,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “The FOMO factor will rachet up because of this monumental box office event centered around the movie theater experience.”

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. Barbie, $155 million.

2. Oppenheimer, $80.5 million.

3. Sound of Freedom, $20.1 million.

4. Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part I, $19.5 million.

5. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, $6.7 million.

6. Insidious: The Red Door, $6.5 million.

7. Elemental, $5.8 million.

8. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, $2.8 million.

9. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 1.1 million.

10. No Hard Feelings, $1.1 million.

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SAG-AFTRA Strike: Here’s Why Hollywood Actors Have Walked Off the Sets

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For the first time in 60 years, Hollywood is facing an industry-wide shutdown.

After four weeks of failed negotiations with the studios, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), which represents more than 1,50,000 film and television actors, announced on 13 July, that it would go on strike, joining the screenwriters on the picket lines who walked out in May.

But why are Hollywood’s actors and writers striking? What was the union’s deal with the studios about? And how will it impact your favourite shows and films? We explain:

SAG-AFTRA Strike: Here’s Why Hollywood Actors Have Walked Off the Sets

  1. 1. Why are Hollywood’s Actors and Writers Striking?

    Several writers and actors are picketing outside the studios.

    (Photo Courtesy: SAG-AFTRA/Twitter)

    The industry-wide strike of the actors and writers follows a row about pay and the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) with major film productions and streaming services like Netflix, Warner Bros, NBC Universal, Paramount, Amazon, and Disney, etc., that all fall under the umbrella of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).

    • The two unions failed to reach an agreement with the studios on a fairer share of profits and increased protection from AI rights.

    • The unions raised their concerns about contracts not keeping up with inflation, residual payments (a form of royalty payments) in the OTT space, and the issue of ‘mini rooms’.

    • It also demanded putting up stringent barriers against AI mimicking their work in films and television programmes.

    Earlier in June, several A-list actors signed a letter to guild leadership stating that they were ready to strike, calling this moment “an unprecedented inflection point in the industry.”

    Would top stars participate in this strike?

    Entertainment industry lawyer Jonathan Handel told Al Jazeera, “There will be visibility from the big stars. But this strike is not about bringing more money to people who already have millions.”

    The strike will not benefit top actors financially since the individual contracts that their agents negotiate with the studios significantly surpass the union minimums at stake.

    • On Thursday, 13 July, the cast of Universal Studios’ most anticipated film of the year, Oppenheimer, walked out during the film’s London premiere in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

    • Lead actors of the film like Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, and Florence Pugh left the premiere after posing for the media.

    The cast of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.

    (Photo Courtesy: Twitter)

    Speaking about the strike, Damon told Variety, “It’s really about working actors. A lot of people are on the margins, and residual payments are getting them across that threshold. This isn’t an academic exercise. This is real life-and-death stuff. Hopefully, we get to a resolution quickly. No one wants a work stoppage, but we’ve got to get a fair deal.”

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  2. 2. What Do the Hollywood Studios Say?

    The AMPTP represents over 350 American television and film production companies in collective bargaining negotiations with entertainment industry trade unions like the WGA, SAG-AFTRA, and the Directors Guild of America, among others.

    • The trade association asserted that it has offered “historic pay and residual increases” along with higher caps on pension and health contributions in its proposal.

    • AMPTP also claimed that their offer addresses the union’s concerns with regard to audition protections and a “groundbreaking” approach to artificial intelligence, among other advantages.

    “A strike is certainly not the outcome we hoped for, as studios cannot operate without the performers that bring our TV shows and films to life. The Union has regrettably chosen a path that will lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry,” the AMPTP shared in a press statement.

    • The studios stressed that the industry upheaval has not been pleasant for them either.

    • It claimed that many studios’ share values have plummeted and profit margins have shrunk as moviegoers have been hesitant to return to theatres and home viewers have shifted away from cable and network television to OTT.

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  3. 3. How Will It Impact Your Favourite Shows and Films?

    Hollywood productions have drastically slowed down since the Writer’s Guild of America (GWA) strike began in early May this year. According to reports, some businesses have resorted to layoffs or even project cancellations.

    A still from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

    (Photo Courtesy: YouTube)

    Several big and small businesses are attached to the entertainment industry, which makes the financial impact of the Hollywood strike substantially huge and tough to estimate.

    • Although its impact is not as immediate on film releases as they were already written and shot years ago and have a lengthy distance between the post-production process and their theatrical screenings, which can also be rescheduled.

    • In terms of soap operas and streaming shows, only a few US-based productions containing a specific contract and game and reality shows would continue without the actors.

    • According to FilmLA, no scripted television permits were issued in the first two weeks of July in Los Angeles.

    However, SAG-AFTRA has suggested that it could propose waivers to exempt small-scale and truly “independent films”.

    • Popular shows like The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power have finished scripts and were able to continue filming during the strike period but without any writers on set.

    • Disney has delayed a number of Marvel superhero films, stretching out their release dates.

    • Earlier this week, Fox unveiled the fall schedule of several unscripted television series like The Masked Singer, Celebrity Name That Tune, and Kitchen Nightmares.

    HBO’s Succession led the Emmy nominations 2023 by 27 nods.

    (Photo Courtesy: Twitter)

    • ABC has also announced its fall schedule, full of nightly lineups like Dancing With the Stars, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, and repeated telecasts of Abbott Elementary.

    • The 75th Emmy Awards nominations, which were recently announced, have also been significantly affected by the strike.

    • As per reports, organisers are in discussions about postponing the 18 September ceremony by several months.

    Entertainment lawyer Handel told Al Jazeera, “Fifteen years ago, when the writers were on strike – it was a 100-day strike – and the estimate was a little over $2 billion (Rs 200 crores). So that translates to $20 million (Rs 16.48 crore) a day. Adjusted for inflation, that’s close to $30 million (Rs 3 crore) a day lost in California alone.”

    Would the strike impact overseas productions?

    SAG-AFTRA is an American labour union based in Los Angeles. However, the strike’s impact wouldn’t be confined to the United States.

    Handel told Al Jazeera, “When SAG-AFTRA actors are working on the movie being shot in Europe, or Australia, or Asia, or wherever, they will have to stop work.”

    • Important premieres, San Diego’s Comic-Con, and fall film festivals like the Toronto and Venice film festivals will also be affected by the strike.

    • The strike also prevents the union’s members from promoting films and television shows.

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  4. 4. When Is the Strike Likely to End?

    There is no definite answer to this question, as historically, some Hollywood strikes have lasted for several months and some barely over a few hours.

    • The last actors’ strike, which staged a major walkout in 1980, lasted for three months, whereas the 2007 writers’ strike lasted for 100 days.

    • Writers have already been picketing for more than 70 days now, as their union has yet to return to negotiating with the studious.

    SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, at a press conference on 13 July, shared:

    “That’s up to them. We are open to talking to them tonight. It’s up to them if they’re willing to talk in a normal way that honours what we do. This is going to drag on and is not easily resolved because both sides view this as existential.”

    Adding that the strike may last until fall, Drescher asserted that “there’s a lot of bitterness between the writers and the studios and the actors and the studios” at the moment.

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Why are Hollywood’s Actors and Writers Striking?

Several writers and actors are picketing outside the studios.

(Photo Courtesy: SAG-AFTRA/Twitter)

The industry-wide strike of the actors and writers follows a row about pay and the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) with major film productions and streaming services like Netflix, Warner Bros, NBC Universal, Paramount, Amazon, and Disney, etc., that all fall under the umbrella of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).

  • The two unions failed to reach an agreement with the studios on a fairer share of profits and increased protection from AI rights.

  • The unions raised their concerns about contracts not keeping up with inflation, residual payments (a form of royalty payments) in the OTT space, and the issue of ‘mini rooms’.

  • It also demanded putting up stringent barriers against AI mimicking their work in films and television programmes.

Earlier in June, several A-list actors signed a letter to guild leadership stating that they were ready to strike, calling this moment “an unprecedented inflection point in the industry.”

Would top stars participate in this strike?

Entertainment industry lawyer Jonathan Handel told Al Jazeera, “There will be visibility from the big stars. But this strike is not about bringing more money to people who already have millions.”

The strike will not benefit top actors financially since the individual contracts that their agents negotiate with the studios significantly surpass the union minimums at stake.

  • On Thursday, 13 July, the cast of Universal Studios’ most anticipated film of the year, Oppenheimer, walked out during the film’s London premiere in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

  • Lead actors of the film like Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, and Florence Pugh left the premiere after posing for the media.

The cast of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.

(Photo Courtesy: Twitter)

Speaking about the strike, Damon told Variety, “It’s really about working actors. A lot of people are on the margins, and residual payments are getting them across that threshold. This isn’t an academic exercise. This is real life-and-death stuff. Hopefully, we get to a resolution quickly. No one wants a work stoppage, but we’ve got to get a fair deal.”

What Do the Hollywood Studios Say?

The AMPTP represents over 350 American television and film production companies in collective bargaining negotiations with entertainment industry trade unions like the WGA, SAG-AFTRA, and the Directors Guild of America, among others.

  • The trade association asserted that it has offered “historic pay and residual increases” along with higher caps on pension and health contributions in its proposal.

  • AMPTP also claimed that their offer addresses the union’s concerns with regard to audition protections and a “groundbreaking” approach to artificial intelligence, among other advantages.

“A strike is certainly not the outcome we hoped for, as studios cannot operate without the performers that bring our TV shows and films to life. The Union has regrettably chosen a path that will lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry,” the AMPTP shared in a press statement.

  • The studios stressed that the industry upheaval has not been pleasant for them either.

  • It claimed that many studios’ share values have plummeted and profit margins have shrunk as moviegoers have been hesitant to return to theatres and home viewers have shifted away from cable and network television to OTT.

How Will It Impact Your Favourite Shows and Films?

Hollywood productions have drastically slowed down since the Writer’s Guild of America (GWA) strike began in early May this year. According to reports, some businesses have resorted to layoffs or even project cancellations.

A still from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

(Photo Courtesy: YouTube)

Several big and small businesses are attached to the entertainment industry, which makes the financial impact of the Hollywood strike substantially huge and tough to estimate.

  • Although its impact is not as immediate on film releases as they were already written and shot years ago and have a lengthy distance between the post-production process and their theatrical screenings, which can also be rescheduled.

  • In terms of soap operas and streaming shows, only a few US-based productions containing a specific contract and game and reality shows would continue without the actors.

  • According to FilmLA, no scripted television permits were issued in the first two weeks of July in Los Angeles.

However, SAG-AFTRA has suggested that it could propose waivers to exempt small-scale and truly “independent films”.

  • Popular shows like The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power have finished scripts and were able to continue filming during the strike period but without any writers on set.

  • Disney has delayed a number of Marvel superhero films, stretching out their release dates.

  • Earlier this week, Fox unveiled the fall schedule of several unscripted television series like The Masked Singer, Celebrity Name That Tune, and Kitchen Nightmares.

HBO’s Succession led the Emmy nominations 2023 by 27 nods.

(Photo Courtesy: Twitter)

  • ABC has also announced its fall schedule, full of nightly lineups like Dancing With the Stars, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, and repeated telecasts of Abbott Elementary.

  • The 75th Emmy Awards nominations, which were recently announced, have also been significantly affected by the strike.

  • As per reports, organisers are in discussions about postponing the 18 September ceremony by several months.

Entertainment lawyer Handel told Al Jazeera, “Fifteen years ago, when the writers were on strike – it was a 100-day strike – and the estimate was a little over $2 billion (Rs 200 crores). So that translates to $20 million (Rs 16.48 crore) a day. Adjusted for inflation, that’s close to $30 million (Rs 3 crore) a day lost in California alone.”

Would the strike impact overseas productions?

SAG-AFTRA is an American labour union based in Los Angeles. However, the strike’s impact wouldn’t be confined to the United States.

Handel told Al Jazeera, “When SAG-AFTRA actors are working on the movie being shot in Europe, or Australia, or Asia, or wherever, they will have to stop work.”

  • Important premieres, San Diego’s Comic-Con, and fall film festivals like the Toronto and Venice film festivals will also be affected by the strike.

  • The strike also prevents the union’s members from promoting films and television shows.

When Is the Strike Likely to End?

There is no definite answer to this question, as historically, some Hollywood strikes have lasted for several months and some barely over a few hours.

  • The last actors’ strike, which staged a major walkout in 1980, lasted for three months, whereas the 2007 writers’ strike lasted for 100 days.

  • Writers have already been picketing for more than 70 days now, as their union has yet to return to negotiating with the studious.

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, at a press conference on 13 July, shared:

“That’s up to them. We are open to talking to them tonight. It’s up to them if they’re willing to talk in a normal way that honours what we do. This is going to drag on and is not easily resolved because both sides view this as existential.”

Adding that the strike may last until fall, Drescher asserted that “there’s a lot of bitterness between the writers and the studios and the actors and the studios” at the moment.

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