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‘Barbenheimer’ Ongoing Brawl Extends Beyond Box Office To Oscar Nominations


The biggest weekend foes of summer 2023 continued their drag-out fight into Oscar nominations this morning, with Universal’s Christopher Nolan 3-hour physicist drama, Oppenheimer, beating War…

Margot Robbie in 'Barbie' and Cillian Murphy stars in 'Oppenheimer'.Warner Bros/Universal The biggest weekend foes of summer 2023 continued their drag-out fight into Oscar nominations this morning, with Universal’s Christopher Nolan 3-hour physicist drama, Oppenheimer, beating Warner Bros.’ highest grossing movie ever, Barbie, 13 to 8 in Oscar nominations. Oppenheimer scored noms for Best Picture, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Emily Blunt), Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr), Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score, Hair & Makeup, Production Design, Sound and Adapted Screenplay. 2009 counted three big summer movies which were up for Best Pic at the Oscars: Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, District 9, and Pixar’s Up — that’s when the Academy expanded the category to ten titles.

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