"Oppenheimer" dominates Oscar nominations while some are snubbed

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"Oppenheimer", Christopher Nolan's masterly portrait of the father of the atomic bomb, dominated the Oscar nominations Tuesday, earning an impressive 13 nods including for best picture.

It was followed by "Poor Things," a female-focused take on the Frankenstein myth, on 11, and Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" on 10, in the race for Hollywood's most prestigious awards.

Barbie

It was a disappointing day for "Barbie," the other half of last summer's "Barbenheimer" box office phenomenon and the year's highest-grossing film.

The comedy had to settle for eight nods, not bad for a satire based on a popular line of plastic dolls, but lower than many had predicted and missed out on key nominations for Greta Gerwig as director, and star Margot Robbie for best actress.

Those snubs drew outrage from supporting actor nominee Ryan Gosling.

"There is no Ken without Barbie, and there is no ‘Barbie’ movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie," he said.

"To say that I’m disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement."

Nominations for biggest categories: 

Best picture 

"American Fiction"

"Anatomy of a Fall"

"Barbie"

"The Holdovers"

"Killers of the Flower Moon"

"Maestro"

"Oppenheimer"

"Past Lives"

"Poor Things"

"The Zone of Interest"

Best director 

Jonathan Glazer, "The Zone of Interest"

Yorgos Lanthimos, "Poor Things"

Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer"

Martin Scorsese, "Killers of the Flower Moon"

Justine Triet, "Anatomy of a Fall"

Best actor 

Bradley Cooper, "Maestro"

Colman Domingo, "Rustin"

Paul Giamatti, "The Holdovers"

Cillian Murphy, "Oppenheimer"

Jeffrey Wright, "American Fiction"

Best Actress

Annette Bening, "Nyad"

Lily Gladstone, "Killers of the Flower Moon"

Sandra Huller, "Anatomy of a Fall"

Carey Mulligan, "Maestro"

Emma Stone, "Poor Things"

Best supporting actor 

Sterling K. Brown, "American Fiction"

Robert De Niro, "Killers of the Flower Moon"

Robert Downey Jr, "Oppenheimer"

Ryan Gosling, "Barbie"

Mark Ruffalo, "Poor Things"

Best supporting actress 

Emily Blunt, "Oppenheimer"

Danielle Brooks, "The Color Purple"

America Ferrera, "Barbie"

Jodie Foster, "Nyad"

Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers"

MICHAEL TRAN, ANGELA WEISS, VALERIE MACON AFP

The Oscars, hosted again this year by Jimmy Kimmel, will be broadcast on 11 March 2024.