Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: Warner Bros. This is the latest edition of the Movies Fantasy League newsletter. The drafting window for this season has closed, but you can still sign up to get the newsletter, which provides a weekly recap of box-office performance, awards nominations, and critical chatter on all the buzziest movies. Sign up for the Movies… Continue reading ‘Oppenheimer’ Leads, ‘Barbie’ Snubbed: MFL Oscar Nominations
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Hillary Clinton Tweets About ‘Barbie’ Oscar Snubs
Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Paul Morigi/Getty Images, Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. Everyone always says “but her emails” when they should be saying “but her females.” That’s not a quote from America Ferrera’s Oscar-nominated performance of an Oscar-nominated monologue in the Oscar-nominated film Barbie, but it might as well have been. Yesterday, Barbie was nominated for eight Academy… Continue reading Hillary Clinton Tweets About ‘Barbie’ Oscar Snubs
Greta Gerwig Snubbed for ‘Barbie’ Best Director
Greta Gerwig, shown here not directing hard enough for the Academy’s liking on the set of Barbie. Photo: Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. In 2023, Greta Gerwig became the most successful female director of all time thanks to the box-office power of Barbie. While many people’s contributions helped turn the film into a massive critical and commercial… Continue reading Greta Gerwig Snubbed for ‘Barbie’ Best Director
Barbie Wins First Box Office Award
When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced it was developing an Oscar for “Achievement in Popular Film” back in 2018, the idea was attacked so brutally that the Oscars canned it a few weeks later. But when the Golden Globes announced an award for “Cinematic and Box Office Achievement” last year, we… Continue reading Barbie Wins First Box Office Award
Can ‘Barbie’ Win Despite Screenplay Shake-up?
Oscar Futures Who’s up, who’s down, and who’s currently leading the race for a coveted Oscar nomination. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: Dale Robinette/Warner Bros. Every week between now and January 23, when the nominations for the Academy Awards are announced, Vulture will consult its crystal ball to determine the changing fortunes in this year’s Oscars race.… Continue reading Can ‘Barbie’ Win Despite Screenplay Shake-up?
Barbie Will Compete as Adapted Screenplay
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided that Barbie will be considered an adapted screenplay rather than original. According to Variety, Warner Bros. had been campaigning for the script as an original screenplay, because the story was invented by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach. “You can’t write a doll,” the argument went,… Continue reading Barbie Will Compete as Adapted Screenplay
I’m Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie) Pop Culture References
On December 20, the Barbie bros left one more present under the mojo dojo casa house’s Xmas tree. Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson released Ken The EP and the accompanying single video, “I’m Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie).” But how is this song Christmasy? Is it the decorations in the studio? The fact Gosling says… Continue reading I’m Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie) Pop Culture References
‘Barbie’ Will Release in Imax with New Post-Credits Footage
C’mon, Barbie, we’re seeing Barbie again. Photo: Warner Bros. Just when you thought the pinkpocalypse had reached its zenith, Barbie said, “But wait, there’s more.” The highest-grossing movie of the year will take over Imaxes across the country for a global, limited, one-week engagement starting on September 22, giving fans the opportunity to dust off… Continue reading ‘Barbie’ Will Release in Imax with New Post-Credits Footage
‘Blue Beetle’ Box Office Tops ‘Barbie,’ With $25.4 Million
The winners of the Barbie beatdown. Photo: Warner Bros The Scarab wasn’t the only one who decided to latch onto the Blue Beetle; audiences are set to see the latest DC superhero movie starring Xolo Maridueña, Becky G, and George Lopez. Ángel Manuel Soto’s Blue Beetle earned $10 million on opening day, before scoring a… Continue reading ‘Blue Beetle’ Box Office Tops ‘Barbie,’ With $25.4 Million
Barbie Wins Box-Office Beach-Off Against ‘The Dark Knight’
Hi Vengeance! Hi Barbie! After nearly four weeks in theaters, Barbie has earned $537.5 million domestically, beating Batman’s 15-year record as the biggest domestic release for a Warner Bros. movie. The Dark Knight previously held the record with $536 million. Currently, Barbie has earned $1.2 billion globally, making Greta Gerwig the highest-grossing female director in… Continue reading Barbie Wins Box-Office Beach-Off Against ‘The Dark Knight’