Barbie has nabbed nine nominations at next year’s 81st Golden Globe awards — the highest number among all the films included in the awards.
The hit-movie, directed by Greta Gerwig and grossing almost US$1.442 billion worldwide has been nominated for Best musical or comedy, Best female actor, Best male actor in a supporting role, Best director, Best screenplay, three entires in the Best Song category (Duo Lipa’s Dance the Night, Ryan Gosling’s I’m just Ken, Billie Eilish’s What was I made for?) and a brand new category — Best cinematic and box office achievement.
Gerwig’s Best Director nomination marks her first in the role, despite directing two previous critically acclaimed films (Lady Bird, and Little Women).
Barbie’s sweep makes it the second most nominated film in Golden Globes history, tying with Bob Fosse’s 1972 classic musical, Cabaret. The highest number of nominations was given to Robert Altman’s 1975 movie, Nashville, which had 11.
Gerwig joins just one other female director nominated in the Best Director category — first time director Celine Song for her indie darling Past Lives.
The two are also among the few women competing in the Best Screenplay award. French filmmaker and screenwriter Justine Triet is nominated in the category alongside Arthur Harari for the film Triet directed, Anatomy of a Fall.
Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn secured two nominations — both in acting: Rosamund Pike for Best female actor in a supporting role and Barry Keoghan for Best male actor.
Australian actor Sarah Snook is nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series Drama for her role in Succession. Snook took home a Golden Globe in 2022 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series for the same role.
Another Australian actor, Elizabeth Debicki, picked up a nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Television for her role as Princess Diana in The Crown.
In the award for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy or Television, half of the nominees are women: Amy Schumer for Emergency Contact, Sarah Silverman for Someone You Love, and Wanda Sykes for I’m an Entertainer.
The awards will take place on 7 January next year, and will be broadcast live on CBS. Read the full list of nominations here.