29th Critics Choice Nominations: ‘Barbie’ Breaks Record with 18
Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar Barbie outsold all the competition for the Critics Choice Awards nominations with a record-breaking 18, the most of any film in the organization’s 29 years, passing the hauls of Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Shape of Water which both landed 14 during their respective years. Among Barbie’s mentions were for best picture, director, actress (Margot Robbie), supporting actor (Ryan Gosling (supporting actor), supporting actress (America Ferrera) and three for original song: “Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made For?”
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things also came in with double digits, earning 13 nominations each including best picture, tying for the second most nominations for films. Rounding out the best picture category are Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction, Blitz Bazawule’s The Color Purple, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, Celine Song’s Past Lives and Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn.
“We are so excited to celebrate this year’s remarkable projects, performances, and the people who made it all possible at the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards,” said CCA CEO Joey Berlin. “This year saw an incredible number of blockbuster hits and beautiful stories brought to life in these exceptional films.”
Nomination totals by studio: Warner Bros – 25, Netflix – 17, Searchlight, Universal – 14, Apple Original Films – 12, Amazon – 11, Focus Features – 9, A24 – 5, NEON, Sony Pictures, Walt Disney – 4, Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures – 2.
The winners will be broadcast live on The CW on Sunday, January 14, with Chelsea Handler returning as host and be held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.
Best Picture
- American Fiction (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Barbie (Warner Bros)
- The Color Purple (Warner Bros)
- The Holdovers (Focus Features)
- Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
- Maestro (Netflix)
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
- Past Lives (A24)
- Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
- Saltburn (Amazon MGM Studios)
Best Actor
- Bradley Cooper — Maestro (Netflix)
- Leonardo DiCaprio — Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
- Colman Domingo — Rustin (Netflix)
- Paul Giamatti — The Holdovers (Focus Features)
- Cillian Murphy — Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
- Jeffrey Wright — American Fiction (Amazon MGM Studios)
Best Actress
- Lily Gladstone — Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
- Sandra Hüller — Anatomy of a Fall (NEON)
- Greta Lee — Past Lives (A24)
- Carey Mulligan — Maestro (Netflix)
- Margot Robbie — Barbie (Warner Bros)
- Emma Stone — Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Supporting Actor
- Sterling K. Brown — American Fiction (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Robert De Niro — Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
- Robert Downey Jr. — Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
- Ryan Gosling — Barbie (Warner Bros)
- Charles Melton — May December (Netflix)
- Mark Ruffalo — Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Supporting Actress
- Emily Blunt — Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
- Danielle Brooks — The Color Purple (Warner Bros)
- America Ferrera — Barbie (Warner Bros)
- Jodie Foster — Nyad (Netflix)
- Julianne Moore — May December (Netflix)
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph — The Holdovers (Focus Features)
Best Young Actor/Actress
- Abby Ryder Forston — Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (Lionsgate)
- Ariana Greenblatt — Barbie (Warner Bros)
- Calah Lane — Wonka (Warner Bros)
- Milo Machado Graner — Anatomy of a Fall (NEON)
- Dominic Sessa — The Holdovers (Focus Features)
- Madeleine Yuna Voyles — The Creator (20th Century Studios)
Best Acting Ensemble
- Air (Amazon Studios)
- Barbie (Warner Bros)
- The Color Purple (Warner Bros)
- The Holdovers (Focus Features)
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
Best Director
- Bradley Cooper — Maestro (Netflix)
- Greta Gerwig — Barbie (Warner Bros)
- Yorgos Lanthimos — Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
- Christopher Nolan — Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
- Alexander Payne — The Holdovers (Focus Features)
- Martin Scorsese — Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
Best Original Screenplay
- Air — Alex Convery (Amazon Studios)
- Barbie — Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach (Warner Bros)
- The Holdovers – David Hemingson (Focus Features)
- Maestro — Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer (Netflix)
- May December — Samy Burch (Netflix)
- Past Lives — Celine Song (A24)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. — Kelly Fremon Craig (Lionsgate)
- All of Us Strangers — Andrew Haigh (Searchlight Pictures)
- American Fiction — Cord Jefferson (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Killers of the Flower Moon — Martin Scorsese, Eric Roth (Apple Original Films)
- Oppenheimer — Christopher Nolan (Universal Pictures)
- Poor Things — Tony McNamara (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Cinematography
- Matthew Libatique – Maestro (Netflix)
- Rodrigo Prieto – Barbie (Warner Bros)
- Rodrigo Prieto – Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
- Robbie Ryan – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
- Linus Sandgren – Saltburn (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Hoyte van Hoytema – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
Best Production Design
- Suzie Davies, Charlotte Dirickx – Saltburn (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
- Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
- Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer – Barbie (Warner Bros)
- James Price, Shona Heath, Szusza Mihalek – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
- Adam Stockhausen, Kris Moran – Asteroid City (Focus Features)
Best Editing
- William Goldenberg – Air (Amazon Studios)
- Nick Houy – Barbie (Warner Bros)
- Jennifer Lame – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
- Thelma Schoonmaker – Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
- Michelle Tesoro – Maestro (Netflix)
Best Costume Design
- Jacqueline Durran – Barbie (Warner Bros)
- Lindy Hemming – Wonka (Warner Bros)
- Francine Jamison-Tanchuck – The Color Purple (Warner Bros)
- Holly Waddington – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
- Jacqueline West – Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
- Janty Yates, David Crossman – Napoleon (Apple Original Films)
Best Hair and Makeup
- Barbie (Warner Bros)
- The Color Purple (Warner Bros)
- Maestro (Netflix)
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
- Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
- Priscilla (A24)
Best Visual Effects
- The Creator (20th Century Studios)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Walt Disney/Marvel)
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Paramount Pictures)
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
- Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)
Best Comedy
- American Fiction (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Barbie (Warner Bros)
- Bottoms (MGM)
- The Holdovers (Focus Features)
- No Hard Feelings (Sony Pictures)
- Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Animated Feature
- The Boy and the Heron (GKIDS)
- Elemental (Walt Disney/Pixar)
- Nimona (Netflix)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Paramount Pictures)
- Wish (Walt Disney)
Best Foreign Language Film
- Anatomy of a Fall (NEON)
- Godzilla Minus One (Toho)
- Perfect Days (NEON)
- Society of the Snow (Netflix)
- The Taste of Things (IFC Films)
- The Zone of Interest (A24)
Best Song
- “Dance the Night” – Barbie (Warner Bros)
- “I’m Just Ken” – Barbie (Warner Bros)
- “Peaches” – The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal Pictures)
- “Road to Freedom” – Rustin (Netflix)
- “This Wish” – Wish (Walt Disney)
- “What Was I Made For” – Barbie (Warner Bros)
Best Score
- Jerskin Fendrix – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
- Michael Giacchino – Society of the Snow (Netflix)
- Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
- Daniel Pemberton – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)
- Robbie Robertson – Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
- Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt – Barbie (Warner Bros)
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