Barbie: Last News

BAFTA has responded to snubs in the recently announced nominations list.The nominees for the prestigious awards were announced this afternoon, with Oppenheimer continuing to receive high praise this award season with 13 BAFTA nominations, following another impressive evening at the Critics Choice Awards on January 15.However, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, which received high critical acclaim and broke multiple box office records, only received five nominations after being longlisted for 15 categories.The movie, which was released in July last year, missed out on the nomination for Best Film, and Gerwig has not been recognised for her directing. Barbie has received nominations for Best Leading Actress (Margot Robbie), Best Supporting Actor (Ryan Gosling), Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design and Best Production Design.BAFTA Head of Film, Anna Higgs, spoke about the nominations and omissions: “The field is so competitive.

Sharon Stone has revealed that she pitched a Barbie-related movie back in the 1990s, but her ideas were dismissed.The Total Recall actor commented on an Instagram post by America Ferrera of the speech the actor made when she accepted the SeeHer Award at the Critics Choice Awards on January 15.In the video, Ferrera acknowledged and thanked Barbie star, Margot Robbie, saying: “Margot, you saw value in Barbie, an entirely female idea that most would have dismissed as too girly, too frivolous or just too problematic.” She also added: “Thank you for gifting the world with Barbie.”Stone, aged 65, commented on the post: “I was laughed out [of] the studio when i came w the Barbie idea in the 90s w the support of the head of Barbie”.

a Critics Choice Award.When presenters Bella Ramsey and Anthony Ramos announced that writers Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt took home the trophy for best song — for the anthem that Gosling belted out in the summer blockbuster sensation – Gosling seemed like he didn’t expect the song to win. His reaction then became a viral meme, in part perpetuated by his longtime partner.

Jodie Foster has opened up about watching Greta Gerwig’s Barbie last year, while reflecting on the history of female directors in Hollywood.In a new interview with Time, Foster was asked about an interview she did with the publication in 1991 where she spoke about the lack of opportunities for women in the industry. In the same interview, she said she hoped there would be an “old-girl network” in Hollywood one day, at a time when there were few opportunities for women in the industry – especially in terms of directing and lead roles.Looking back at the interview, Foster said: “Sometimes I read things I said in my [twenties] and I’m like, really? But that’s a pretty good one.

Ryan Gosling’s bemused reaction to ‘I’m Just Ken’ winning ‘Best Original Song’ at last night’s (January 15) Critics Choice Award has gone viral – check out some of the reaction below.The song, which appeared in last year’s summer blockbuster hit Barbie and is sung by Gosling, won ahead of entries from the likes of Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish.Songwriters Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt paid tribute to Gosling as they accepted the award.Ronson said: “Ryan Gosling, this is just as much your award as ours: You made the audience fall in love with this song with your…performance.“…If there is anything about writing a song, there is no just Ken it’s Barbie and Ken, so Margot [Robbie], thank you, and you put this whole thing together.”On hearing the song had won, Gosling’s deadpan, bemused reaction led to a host of memes being shared on social media.

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer dominating the evening.The Cillian Murphy-starring film about the father of the atomic bomb took away eight awards on the night including Best Director and Best Picture. Murphy was expected to take home Best Actor, but lost out to Paul Giamatti, who won Best Actor for his turn in The Holdovers in one of the biggest upsets of the evening.

Dan Levy has revealed that he was offered the chance to play one of the Kens in Barbie, but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts.The actor, who co-created the sitcom Schitt’s Creek with his father Eugene, confirmed the news in a new interview with People magazine, to promote his new film Good Grief, which is streaming on Netflix now.“Logistically could not make it work despite desperately trying to,” he said. “So, yeah, I guess I was I was technically unavailable to to do that.”“Does it haunt me when I sleep at night? Sometimes.

Margot Robbie has revealed that she may “disappear from screens” for a while because “everybody is probably sick” of the sight her.In a new interview with Deadline, the actor and producer and spoke about the box office success of Barbie, but admitted it may be too soon for her to star in another movie, given that her face has been plastered on billboards worldwide for the past few months.“Everyone’s like, ‘Are you having a break?’ And I’m like, ‘You do know I’m a producer, right? We don’t get a break,’” she said.“I also think everyone’s probably sick of the sight of me for now. I should probably disappear from screens for a while.”Robbie continued: “Honestly, if I did another movie too soon, people would say, ‘Her again? We just did a whole summer with her.

Golden Globes ceremony. “I tip my hat to anyone who steps out on stage to host a live awards show,” Martin, 78, posted on Threads. “It’s a very difficult job and not for the squeamish.

Barbie” director Greta Gerwig said Wednesday that she agrees with Jo Koy‘s joke that her box office hit was based “on a plastic doll with big boobies.” The joke came during Koy’s opening monologue for Sunday’s award ceremony, where he stated that: “‘Oppenheimer’ is based on a 721-page Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Manhattan Project, and ‘Barbie’ is on a plastic doll with big boobies.”Despite being slammed on social media by one netizen who called the joke sexist, Gerwig admitted that Koy, 52, had a point. “Well, he’s not wrong,” Gerwig, 40, laughed while chatting with BBC Radio 4’s “Today” program.

criticism he received for his poorly received turn as the host of the 2024 Golden Globe Awards earlier this week.A day removed from the awards ceremony, Jo Koy appeared on Good Morning America (GMA) to speak of the gig, which he said he only secured less than two weeks ago. When asked how he felt about the criticism he’s now faced, Koy replied: “I’d be lying if [I said] it doesn’t hurt.

Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Billy Crystal and Jimmy Kimmel.His opening monologue jokingly covered some of the year’s biggest movies, including a comment about the lengthy run-time of Oppenheimer, a mention of Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in Maestro, and a particularly controversial summary of Barbie.Also, Koy took several opportunities to acknowledge the presence of major stars in the room, including Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro and Taylor Swift.However, he was met with cold glances when he joked: “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift,” referring to the singer’s recent appearances at American football games.Viewers have been reacting to the monologue on X/Twitter, detailing the generally negative reception of Koy’s jokes.One user suggested a response had been made by a “prominent director” posting: “Wowee. Never seen an audience rebel against an emcee so quickly. One prominent director just couldn’t keep his opinion quiet.

Golden Globes took place last night (January 7) and saw many of this year’s highly anticipated films and television shows taking home awards.The ceremony, which took place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, was the first to air live on CBS in the US since 1982. Hosted by stand-up comedian, Jo Koy, the ceremony saw the celebration of ‘Barbenheimer’, with the two highly-acclaimed movies (Barbie and Oppenheimer) receiving 17 nominations between them.But it was Oppenheimer which swept the awards, its lead and supporting actor both being recognised, along with winning Best Motion Picture – Drama.

Golden Globes.Having just turned 22 a few weeks ago, Billie Eilish won her second Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles.After she and her brother, producer and co-writer Finneas triumphed for the Bond theme “No Time to Die” in 2022, the siblings came up golden again for the “Barbie” single, “What Was I Made For?”The moody meditation, which tapped into the existential crisis that the iconic Mattel doll faces in Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster, beat out two other “Barbie” tunes: Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken.”The track — which is also up for both Record and Song of the Year at the Feb. 4 Grammys — bested Bruce Springsteen’s “Addicted to Romance,” from “She Came to Me”: Jack Black’s “Peaches,” from “The Super Mario Bros.

Barbie soundtrack, which was met with widespread acclaim from fans and critics alike. As she continues to promote the tune and prepares for what may be a very exciting award season, the superstar is also hard at work on her next chapter.In an interview with Mr. Porter, Eilish’s brother Finneas shared some good news for fans of the Grammy and Oscar winner.

2024 Golden Globes awards ceremony takes place tonight (January 7) in Beverly Hills, California.The ceremony marks the traditional start to the awards season in cinema, and this year’s edition marks the first time the awards show has taken place since its former governing body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, disbanded in 2023.TV production company Dick Clark Productions, along with Eldridge Industries, acquired the rights and properties to the Golden Globes in June.The event is being hosted by the comedian Jo Koy at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.The nominees for all categories were announced in December, with Barbie just edging out its summer box office rival Oppenheimer for the film with the most nominations, with a total of nine, ahead of Oppenheimer’s eight.It's almost go time

Barbie would be classified as an adapted screenplay.Although the movie campaigned for Best Original Screenplay, Variety reported on Wednesday (January 3) that the film would instead be classified as an adapted screenplay. Previous films with pre-existing characters, such as Toy Story 3 and Before Sunset, have been classified as adapted screenplays.However, Apatow was not happy to hear the news, and took to X/Twitter to express his thoughts.

Barbenheimer’ phenomenon, but not enough to return it to pre-pandemic levels.A total of £1.06 billion was taken across the year, according to numbers released by Comscore (via Variety). That represents an 8.3 per cent increase on 2022’s total of £980.5 million.However, the number remains 23.5 per cent below 2019, the final year before COVID-19 shut down cinemas.

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie as being the film that “saved” the movies and “all of our jobs”.The triple Oscar winner was appearing at the Palm Springs Film Awards, where Billie Eilish and Finneas accepted the Chairmen’s Award for their song ‘What Was I Made For?’, which is also shortlisted for the Best Original Song award at this year’s Oscars.“I just want to say to Billie and Finneas that you have delivered the Barbie love bomb,” Streep said from the stage.Going on to talk about the runaway success of the film, she added: “You’ve saved the movies last summer, and all of our jobs. You’ve delivered joy to countless generations and genders of people, and you should surf that wave, kids, until you’re old and deserve to be jaded like me.”Barbie was the highest grossing film worldwide in 2023, with $1.4billion (£1.1billion), and is currently the 14th highest grossing film of all time.In her acceptance speech at the same awards show, Billie Eilish talked about the “dark episode” that she went through before writing ‘What Was I Made For?’.She said: “I would really like to say that this award and any recognition that this song gets, I just want to dedicate to anyone who experiences hopelessness, the feeling of existential dread and feeling like, what’s the point, why am I here and why am I doing this?”Eilish went on to discuss how she “was in a dark episode and things didn’t make sense in life” when she was asked to write a song for Barbie.

81st Golden Globes.The ceremony, which honors American movies and TV shows, will be broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California, starting at 8 p.m. EST on CBS, immediately after an NFL doubleheader.Barbenheimer will be in full effect as 2023’s top movies “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” lead the list of nominees. “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie” are also up for Best Original Song, dominating that category as well.

under the ownership of Dick Clark Productions. But, even with all the changes, the ceremony — hosted by Jo Koy — should still see A-listers boozing it up and duking it out for Hollywood’s second biggest prize.Here are The Post’s critics’ picks for which movies and TV shows will win on Sunday, Jan.