“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s masterful account of the father of the atomic bomb, topped the Oscar nominations, receiving an incredible 13 awards, including best picture.
In the race for Hollywood’s most coveted honors, “Poor Things,” a female-focused take on the Frankenstein tale, came in second on 11 and Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” came in third on 10.
However, it was a little disappointing day for “Barbie,” the other half of last summer’s “Barbenheimer” box office phenomenon and the year’s highest-grossing film.
The comedy had to settle for eight nods — not bad for a parody based on a popular brand of plastic dolls, but lower than many had hoped, and it missed out on important nominations for Greta Gerwig as director and star Margot Robbie.
