Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie in Warner Bros. Pictures’ 'Barbie,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

(L to R) Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie in Warner Bros. Pictures’ 'Barbie,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Preview:

  • The 29th Annual Critics Choice Film Awards Nominations have been announced.
  • Barbie leads the pack with 18 nominations.
  • The ceremony will air on the CW in January.

Awards season rumbles onwards as, following yesterday’s announcement of the Golden Globes nominations comes a group with a less controversial reputation, the Critics Choice Association.

And once again, it’s ‘Barbie’s year, as Greta Gerwig’s film leads the contenders, having earned 18 nominations overall.

In addition to Best Picture, Best Comedy, and Best Hair and Makeup nods, the film racked up several acting nominations including Best Actress for Margot Robbie, Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling and Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera. Ariana Greenblatt is also up for Best Young Actor/Actress, and the cast garnered a Best Acting Ensemble nomination. Greta Gerwig earned a nod for Best Director and both Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are contenders for Best Original Screenplay.

Elsewhere, the likes of ‘Poor Things’ and ‘Oppenheimer’, AKA ‘Barbie’s big awards seasons fellows, took 13 nominations each.

And unlike the Globes, the working journalists of the Critics Choice spread the love even further with more movies seeing recognition –– or at least being in the running to secure it.

Related Article: ‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’, and ‘The Holdovers’ Nominated for 2024 Golden Globes

Critics Choice 2024: Film Nominations:

BEST PICTURE

Erika Alexander stars as Coraline and Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison in writer/director Cord Jefferson’s 'American Fiction,' an Orion Pictures Release.

(L to R) Erika Alexander stars as Coraline and Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison in writer/director Cord Jefferson’s 'American Fiction,' an Orion Pictures Release. Photo credit: Claire Folger. © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC. All Rights Reserved.

BEST ACTOR

Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre and Bradley Cooper (Director/Writer) as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro.

(L to R) Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre and Bradley Cooper (Director/Writer) as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro. Photo: Jason McDonald/Netflix © 2023.

BEST ACTRESS

Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' coming soon to Apple TV+.

(L to R) Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' coming soon to Apple TV+.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Mark Ruffalo in 'Poor Things.'

Mark Ruffalo in 'Poor Things.' Photo by Atsushi Nishijima. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Emily Blunt is Kitty Oppenheimer in 'Oppenheimer,' written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

Emily Blunt is Kitty Oppenheimer in 'Oppenheimer,' written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

Rachel McAdams as Barbara Dimon and Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret Simon in 'Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.'

(L to R) Rachel McAdams as Barbara Dimon and Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret Simon in 'Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.' Photo Credit: Dana Hawley.

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro and Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan in 'Air.'

(L to R) Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro and Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan in 'Air.' Photo: Courtesy of Amazon Studios. © Amazon Content Services LLC.

  • ‘Air’
  • ‘Barbie’
  • ‘The Color Purple’
  • ‘The Holdovers’
  • ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
  • ‘Oppenheimer’

BEST DIRECTOR

Director Alexander Payne and actor Dan Aid on the set of their film 'The Holdovers,' a Focus Features release.

Director Alexander Payne and actor Dan Aid on the set of their film 'The Holdovers,' a Focus Features release. Credit: Seacia Pavao / © 2023 FOCUS FEATURES LLC.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry and Julianne Moore as Gracie Atherton-Yoo in 'May December.'

(L to R) Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry and Julianne Moore as Gracie Atherton-Yoo in 'May December.' Photo: Francois Duhamel / courtesy of Netflix.

  • Samy Burch – ‘May December’
  • Alex Convery – ‘Air’
  • Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer – ‘Maestro’
  • Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach – ‘Barbie’
  • David Hemingson – ‘The Holdovers’
  • Celine Song – ‘Past Lives’

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Tom Conti is Albert Einstein and Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in 'Oppenheimer,' written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

(L to R) Tom Conti is Albert Einstein and Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in 'Oppenheimer,' written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

  • Kelly Fremon Craig – ‘Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.’
  • Andrew Haigh – ‘All of Us Strangers’
  • Cord Jefferson – ‘American Fiction’
  • Tony McNamara – ‘Poor Things’
  • Christopher Nolan – ‘Oppenheimer’
  • Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese – ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Barry Keoghan as Oliver Quick in 'Saltburn.'

(Center) Barry Keoghan as Oliver Quick in 'Saltburn.' Photo: Amazon MGM Studios. Amazon MGM Studios.

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Rupert Friend as "Montana", Stephen Park as "Roger Cho", Hope Davis as "Sandy Borden", Jason Schwartzman as "Augie Steenbeck", Tilda Swinton as "Dr. Hickenlooper", Jeffrey Wright as "General Gibson", Tony Revolori as "Aide-de-Camp", Bob Balaban as "Larkings Executive", Mike Maggart as "Detective #2", Fisher Stevens as "Detective #1" in writer/director Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City,' a Focus Features release.

(L to R) Rupert Friend as "Montana", Stephen Park as "Roger Cho", Hope Davis as "Sandy Borden", Jason Schwartzman as "Augie Steenbeck", Tilda Swinton as "Dr. Hickenlooper", Jeffrey Wright as "General Gibson", Tony Revolori as "Aide-de-Camp", Bob Balaban as "Larkings Executive", Mike Maggart as "Detective #2", Fisher Stevens as "Detective #1" in writer/director Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City,' a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features.

  • Suzie Davies, Charlotte Dirickx – ‘Saltburn’
  • Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman – Oppenheimer’
  • Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
  • Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer – ‘Barbie’
  • James Price, Shona Heath, Szusza Mihalek – ‘Poor Things’
  • Adam Stockhausen, Kris Moran – ‘Asteroid City’

BEST EDITING

Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' coming soon to Apple TV+.

(L to R) Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' coming soon to Apple TV+.

  • William Goldenberg – ‘Air’
  • Nick Houy – ‘Barbie’
  • Jennifer Lame – ‘Oppenheimer’
  • Yorgos Mavropsaridis – ‘Poor Things’
  • Thelma Schoonmaker – ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
  • Michelle Tesoro – ‘Maestro’

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka in Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures’ 'Wonka,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka in Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures’ 'Wonka,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jaap Buittendijk. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in 'Priscilla.'

(L to R) Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in 'Priscilla.' Credit: Sabrina Lantos.

  • ‘Barbie’
  • ‘The Color Purple’
  • ‘Maestro’
  • ‘Oppenheimer’
  • ‘Poor Things’
  • ‘Priscilla’

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

A still on the set of 20th Century Studios' 'The Creator.'

A still on the set of 20th Century Studios' 'The Creator.' Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2023 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

BEST COMEDY

Maddie (Jennifer Lawrence) and Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman) in Columbia Pictures’ 'No Hard Feelings.'

(L to R) Maddie (Jennifer Lawrence) and Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman) in Columbia Pictures’ 'No Hard Feelings.'

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Riz Ahmed as the voice of Ballister Blackheart and Chloë Grace Moretz as the voice of Nimona in 'Nimona.'

(L to R) Riz Ahmed as the voice of Ballister Blackheart and Chloë Grace Moretz as the voice of Nimona in 'Nimona.' Photo: Netflix © 2023.

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

'Godzilla Minus One' opens in U.S. theaters on December 1st.

'Godzilla Minus One' opens in U.S. theaters on December 1st.

BEST SONG

I’M A STAR – In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Wish,” sharp-witted idealist Asha (voice of Ariana DeBose) makes a wish so powerful, it’s answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Helmed by Oscar®-winning director Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn, “Wish” features original songs by Grammy®-nominated singer/songwriter Julia Michaels and Grammy-winning producer, songwriter and musician Benjamin Rice. The epic animated musical opens only in theaters on Nov. 22, 2023. © 2023 Disney. All Rights Reserved.

I’M A STAR – In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Wish,” sharp-witted idealist Asha (voice of Ariana DeBose) makes a wish so powerful, it’s answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Helmed by Oscar®-winning director Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn, “Wish” features original songs by Grammy®-nominated singer/songwriter Julia Michaels and Grammy-winning producer, songwriter and musician Benjamin Rice. The epic animated musical opens only in theaters on Nov. 22, 2023. © 2023 Disney. All Rights Reserved.

  • “Dance the Night” – ‘Barbie’
  • “I’m Just Ken” – ‘Barbie’
  • “Peaches” – ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’
  • “Road to Freedom” – ‘Rustin’
  • “This Wish” – ‘Wish’
  • “What Was I Made For” – ‘Barbie’

BEST SCORE

Spider-Man/Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animations’ 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.'

Spider-Man/Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animations’ 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.'

Critics Choice CEO speaks

CCA CEO Joey Berlin had this to say about this year’s nominated movies:

“We are so excited to celebrate this year’s remarkable projects, performances, and the people who made it all possible at the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards. This year saw an incredible number of blockbuster hits and beautiful stories brought to life in these exceptional films.”

When will the Critics Choice Awards be on TV this year?

The awards ceremony will air live on The CW on Sunday, January 14th, 2024.

Margot Robbie as Barbie in Warner Bros. Pictures’ 'Barbie.'

Margot Robbie as Barbie in Warner Bros. Pictures’ 'Barbie,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures.