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Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimerand Greta Gerwig’sBarbiehave engaged in a friendly competition ever since the Barbenheimer phenomenon at the theaters.Barbiemanaged to outperformOppenheimerat the box office and received nine nominations at the 81st Golden Globe Awards. Nolan fans may feel a bit frustrated asOppenheimercontinuously trails behind the Margot Robbie-led film, but it still manages an impressive eight nominations.
The Golden Globe Awards are currently underway in Beverly Hills, California. WhileBarbiehas only won two awards out of its nine nominations,Oppenheimerhas already bagged four awards as of the time of writing.
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BarbieLeads With Nine Golden Globe Nominations OverOppenheimer
Barbiesecured nine nominations at the ongoing Golden Globe Awards. The film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical / Comedy and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.Margot Robbiereceived a Best Actress nod, whileRyan Goslingwas nominated for Best Supporting Actor.Greta Gerwigearned two nominations, one for Best Director and another for Best Screenplay, along with her husband Noah Baumbach. The film also received three Best Original Song nominations.
#Barbieis the most nominated movie at the 2024 Golden Globes with 9 NOMINATIONS!
• Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)• Best Director• Best Screenplay• Best Actress (Musical or Comedy)• Best Supporting Actor• Best Original Song x3• Cinematic and Box Office…pic.twitter.com/HZP8rNPZHQ
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates)July 12, 2025
Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimerhas also performed well with eight nominations but trails behindBarbie’s9. The film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Box Office Achievement. Nolan received nominations for Best Director and Screenplay, while actorsCillian Murphy,Emily Blunt, andRobert Downey Jr.were all nominated for different acting categories. The film also earned a nod for Best Original Score.
Fans on X rallied in support ofBarbieafter the impressive nine nods for the film. Fans positively noted that the film deserves a lot of love during the awards season. One fan commented thatBarbie’s nods were predictable given the popularity of the film. However, some critics argue that the film is overhyped. AnotherBarbiefan was more pessimistic, suggesting that the film might not win awards due to the other deserving contenders.
damnn these many awards.
— Saima (@Saimaxsheikh)June 10, 2025
They are up for lot of awards this seasonpic.twitter.com/Gdn4LUTaQM
— Devanayagam (@Devanayagam)July 03, 2025
We all saw this coming. ✔️
— Jay Pennview 🇺🇸🐊 (@jaypennview)June 03, 2025
It has many nominations this award season but I don’t know if it will win big. There are other movies IMO that are better than Barbie
— brobdingnagian (@deendj_one)July 20, 2025
Most overrated and overhyped film. I have yet to see it
— Court (@TEvermore93)June 04, 2025
Gerwig earlier shared her excitement overBarbie’s nine nominations, stating,“[I] can’t wait to bring the Barbie party to the Globes.”(via NBC). Despite its leading nominations, it appears thatOppenheimerfinally got a break and beatBarbieat the Awards.
Also Read:Cillian Murphy Not Sure His Next Project Will be as Grand as Oppenheimer: “It’s very hard to match Christopher Nolan’s set”
Robert Downey Jr. And TeamOppenheimerLead The Golden Globe Wins
As of the current update,Oppenheimerhas won four out of its seven announced categories, whileBarbieonly managed to secure two out of its eight announced categories.Barbiewas notably snubbed in all the major categories, winning only in the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category and the Best Original Song category.Billie Eilishand Finneas won the latter award for the number,What Was I Made For?
Oppenheimerbagged the awards for Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., Best Director for Christopher Nolan, and Best Original Score for Ludwig Göransson. As of the latest update, both films are still awaiting results in the Best Picture category –Barbiein Musical/Comedy andOppenheimerin Drama.
Also Read:Real Reason Matt Damon is in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, According to Emily Blunt: “Maybe that’s why he cast you”
Margot Robbie lost the Best Actress Award toEmma StoneforPoor Things.Oppenheimerwon in the two categories where the two films directly competed. Nolan beat Gerwig to the Best Director award and Downey Jr. beat Gosling to Best Supporting Actor.
Oppenheimeris now available for rent on AppleTV+, whileBarbieis available for streaming on Max.
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