In the run for glory, several creative heads compete in tandem for the top spot in Hollywood numbers. However, coming off as a defiant force against the marching tide, Greta Gerwig outwitted all with her filmmaking prowess. The director not only amassed a slew of critical appraisals on herself but also showcased how a woman director can level the playing field. Competing head-to-head with Christopher Nolan in the summer, the 40-year-old’s cast and ideas have now borne fruit. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, both the leads of Barbie, acquired nominations for the 2024 Golden Globe Awards and etched history.

In the meantime, the flick, overall, pulled off a gallant show by sweeping a ton of awards under its belt alongside the leads.

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling showcase their acting prowess with individual nods

The 2024 Golden Globes nominations have landed and Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie have earned individual nominations for Barbie. While Gosling landed himself the Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture nomination, Robbie led the way with the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy award. Additionally, the joint success is once again a sealing win for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. The $1.38 billion grossing movie rode largely on the backs of the duo, essaying the shortcomings of modern society.

Leading the way as Ken, Ryan Gosling backed up Margot Robbie as the main Barbie in the fourth-wall-breaking cinematic masterpiece. The poignant themes of social inequality, sexual orientation, freedom, and, above all, the seeping tide of patriarchy found widespread mention and became a major talking point for cinema-goers. Remarkably, the current nomination bumped up Robbie’s Golden Globes nominations count for the category to four and Gosling’s to six alongside a win.

In a bold show of dominance, Greta Gerwig also landed herself two nominations while Barbie gathered a slew.

Greta Gerwig pitches Barbie for a lead on Golden Globes 2024 nominations

All in all, Barbie fetched a staggering nine nominations so far for the 2024 Golden Globes nods. Greta Gerwig, herself, led the way with two in the Best Director and Best Screenplay categories. The sheer number has propelled the pink-laced movie as the one with the highest number of Golden Globe nominations for 2024. Meanwhile, in a show of dominance, three nods in the category of Best Original Song, Motion Picture, went to the flick alone.

Finally, Warner Bros. also found itself a saving grace as Barbie earned it a nomination for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. Additionally, brushing past several heavyweights, including its famed ‘twin’, Oppenheimer, which also secured wins, the Margot Robbie movie stood as a tall tale of women’s empowerment and creativity against the theme of dominant patriarchy that it itself had highlighted.

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