Oscar nominations 2024: The 8 biggest snubs and surprises, from Margot Robbie to Leonardo DiCaprio
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There may have been a lack of surprise surrounding some of the big hitters – such as Christopher Nolan’s nuclear biopic Oppenheimer, with 13 nods, Yorgos Lanthimos’s bizarro fantasy Poor Things with 11, and Greta Gerwig’s vibrant Mattel toy adaptation Barbie with eight – but the list wasn’t entirely without controversy. open image in gallery Julianne Moore and Charles Melton in ‘May December’ Are you there, Rachel McAdams’s Oscar? open image in gallery Paul Mescal in ‘All of Us Strangers’ America Ferrera got the nod… In one of the most surprising announcements of the day, America Ferrera, who plays the character of “human woman” Gloria in Barbie, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Trailer for The Barbie Movie …while Barbie floundered elsewhere Speaking of Ferrera’s co-stars, one of the biggest omissions from the list was Greta Gerwig, who was shunned in the Best Director category.