The Golden Globes have spoken folks…

This afternoon saw the newly-reformed organisation unveil their list of nominations for the best of film in 2023 with two of this year’s biggest blockbusters leading the way.

In expanded fields of six contenders per category, the fantasy comedy Barbie and the autobiographical epic Oppenheimer dominate proceedings with a combined seventeen nods with the former edging ahead with nine.

Based on an original story about the beloved Mattel doll, Barbie is up for Best Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) while filmmaker Greta Gerwig is nominated for both her directing and screenplay.

Leading star Margot Robbie contests Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) for her performance as a disillusioned Barbie while co-star Ryan Gosling is acknowledged in Best Supporting Actor for his humorous turn as Ken. Additionally, musicians Billie Eilish and Dua Lipa are nominated for their hit songs “What Was I Made For?” and “Dance the Night” alongside the witty track “I’m Just Ken”.

Meanwhile, Oppenheimer performed well with a lucrative eight nods including Best Motion Picture (Drama) with filmmaker Christopher Nolan also honoured for his directing and writing.

As expected, Cillian Murphy receives a Best Actor (Drama) nomination for his portrayal of renowned physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer while co-stars Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr. are shortlisted in the Supporting Actress/Actor categories.

Murphy’s opposition in his group includes frontrunner Bradley Cooper (Maestro) as well as Colman Domingo (Rustin), Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers), and fellow Irishman Barry Keoghan (Saltburn).

Both Barbie and Oppenheimer are also in contention for a newly-conceived Cinematic and Box-Office Achievement award that includes other notable blockbusters like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 and Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.

Elsewhere, Martin Scorsese’s fact-based crime epic Killers of the Flower Moon and the fantasy comedy Poor Things also landed multiple mentions with seven nominations each.

Killers competes against Oppenheimer in the Best Motion Picture (Drama) category while leading stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro all contest their respective acting groups.

Native American actress Gladstone faces stern competition in Best Actress (Drama) from the likes of Annette Bening (Nyad), Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall), and Carey Mulligan (Maestro).

Poor Things competes in a strong Best Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) line-up that also includes American Fiction, The Holdovers and Air while there are acting nods for Emma Stone in Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) and Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo in Supporting Actor.

The main stars in contention for leading comedy/musical honours include Jennifer Lawrence (No Hard Feelings), Natalie Portman (May December), Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario), Timothée Chalamet (Wonka), Matt Damon (Air), Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers), and Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction).

There was also a strong showing from the romantic drama Past Lives which scored five nominations including Best Film (Drama) as well as director and writing nominations for filmmaker Celine Song. The Best Film (Drama) category also includes the French legal drama Anatomy of a Fall, the biopic drama Maestro and the Nazi-based drama The Zone of Interest.

Other recognisable actors to land acting nods are Greta Lee (Past Lives), Charles Melton (May December), Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple), Jodie Foster (Nyad), Julianne Moore (May December), Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers).

On the animation front, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Super Mario Bros. Movie picked up three mentions each including Best Animated Film for which they go up against the likes of Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron, Pixar’s Elemental and Disney’s Wish.

As to be expected, there were a number of notable omissions with The Color Purple missing out on a Best Film (Comedy/Musical) nomination while the key acting snubs included Adam Driver (Ferrari), Zac Efron (The Iron Claw), Joaquin Phoenix (Napoleon), Viola Davis (Air), Taraji P. Henson (The Color Purple) and Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers).

The 81st Golden Globe Awards will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday 7 January with a host not yet confirmed.

The full list of film nominees can be found below (winner predictions in blue):

BEST MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
ANATOMY OF A FALL
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
MAESTRO
OPPENHEIMER
PAST LIVES
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
AIR
AMERICAN FICTION
BARBIE
THE HOLDOVERS
MAY DECEMBER
POOR THINGS

BEST DIRECTOR
Bradley Cooper, MAESTRO
Greta Gerwig, BARBIE
Yorgos Lanthimos, POOR THINGS
Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER
Martin Scorsese, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Celine Song, PAST LIVES

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)
Bradley Cooper, MAESTRO
Leonardo DiCaprio, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Colman Domingo, RUSTIN
Barry Keoghan, SALTBURN
Cillian Murphy, OPPENHEIMER
Andrew Scott, ALL OF US STRANGERS

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Annette Bening, NYAD
Lily Gladstone, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Sandra Hüller, ANATOMY OF A FALL
Greta Lee, PAST LIVES
Carey Mulligan, MAESTRO
Cailee Spaney, PRISCILLA

BEST ACTOR (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Nicolas Cage, DREAM SCENARIO
Timothée Chalamet, WONKA
Matt Damon, AIR
Paul Giamatti, THE HOLDOVERS
Joaquin Phoenix, BEAU IS AFRAID
Jeffrey Wright, AMERICAN FICTION

BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Fantasia Barrino, THE COLOR PURPLE
Jennifer Lawrence, NO HARD FEELINGS
Natalie Portman, MAY DECEMBER
Alma Pöysti, FALLEN LEAVES
Margot Robbie, BARBIE
Emma Stone, POOR THINGS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe, POOR THINGS
Robert De Niro, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Robert Downey Jr., OPPENHEIMER
Ryan Gosling, BARBIE
Charles Melton, MAY DECEMBER
Mark Ruffalo, POOR THINGS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt, OPPENHEIMER
Danielle Brooks, THE COLOR PURPLE
Jodie Foster, NYAD
Julianne Moore, MAY DECEMBER
Rosamund Pike, SALTBURN
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS

BEST SCREENPLAY
ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari)
BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese)
OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
PAST LIVES (Celine Song)
POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
THE BOY AND THE HERON (Joe Hisaishi)
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Daniel Pemberton)
THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Mica Levi)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
BARBIE, “Dance the Night”
BARBIE, “I’m Just Ken”
BARBIE, “What Was I Made For?”
RUSTIN, “Road to Freedom”
SHE CAME TO ME, “Addicted to Romance”
THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE, “Peaches”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
THE BOY AND THE HERON
ELEMENTAL
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE
SUZUME
WISH

BEST MOTION PICTURE (NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
ANATOMY OF A FALL (FRANCE)
FALLEN LEAVES (FINLAND)
IO CAPITANO (ITALY)
PAST LIVES (USA)
SOCIETY OF THE SNOW (SPAIN)
THE ZONE OF INTEREST (UNITED KINGDOM/USA)

CINEMATIC AND BOX-OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT
BARBIE
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART 1
OPPENHEIMER
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE
TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR