Barbie has been snubbed from the Best Film category at the 2024 British Academy Film Awards, despite being the highest grossing movie of 2023.

The shortlist for the upcoming ceremony was announced on Thursday, and despite praise from critics and fans alike, the blockbuster received just five nominations.

This year has seen the nuclear epic Oppenheimer sweep the board with 13 nods, including nominations for the actors, in Best Film and for Christopher Nolan in Best Director.

However, alongside being shut out of Best Film, Greta Gerwig has also been snubbed from the Best Director category.

Margot Robbie was one of the film’s five nods, for Best Leading Actress, while Ryan Gosling is nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

Barbie has been snubbed from the Best Film category at the 2024 British Academy Film Awards, despite being the highest grossing movie of 2023

Margot Robbie was one of the film’s five nods, for Best Leading Actress, while Ryan Gosling is nominated for Best Supporting Actor

Both stars face a tough race to scoop their respective awards, against hot favourites Emma Stone (Poor Things) and Robert Downey Jr (Oppenheimer).

Barbie was recognised at the Golden Globes earlier this month with an award for Cinematic And Box Office Acheivement, but Oppenheimer was the big winner with five gongs, including Best Picture: Drama.

A number of fans were less than pleased with absentees in the BAFTA nominations, as Twitter was awash with anger over snubs – led by fury over Killers Of The Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone, who played Molly Burkhart in the film.

Andrew Scott was also left out of the list for his role as Adam in All of Us Strangers opposite Paul Mescal, with fans raging over the alleged injustice.

Killers Of The Flower Moon director Martin Scorsese and Barbie director Greta surprisingly missed out on nods in their category, while Barbie’s failure to land in the Best Film category caused shockwaves.

Lily’s fans swarmed Twitter to comment on the list writing: ‘That Lily Gladstone snub is painful. What are you doing, BAFTA? #EEBAFTAs…

‘#lilygladstone snub at the #bafta? Get the f**k out of here… anyways i’m happy my two favourite movies of 2023 (oppenheimer & anatomy) got their bafta nominations. the lily gladstone snub is disappointing…

‘@BAFTA nominations announced- best picture snub for #maestro ,#LilyGladstone shut out of best actress category… Lily Gladstone’s snub hurts oh my Goodness I hate this so much @BAFTA you will be dealt with…

However, alongside being shut out of Best Film, Greta Gerwig has also been snubbed from the Best Director category

Barbie was recognised at the Golden Globes earlier this month with an award for Cinematic Acheivement

Source:https://www.dailymail.co.uk