Experts slugfest: ‘Barbie’ rules Critics Choice nominations! And other snubs and… surprises?

It’s a Barbie world — at least at the Critics Choice Awards. Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to break down the 29th Critics Choice Awards nominations.

Two days after nabbing nine Golden Globe nominations, “Barbie” doubled that haul with 18 Critics Choice bids on Wednesday, including Best Picture, Best Director for Greta Gerwig and three regular acting bids for Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera, the last of whom missed a Globe nomination. Is “Barbie” the one to beat at Critics Choice and the Oscars? “Oppenheimer” and “Poor Things” were close behind at 13 apiece, while “Killers of the Flower Moon” scored 12.

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Even with six slots in every category except Best Picture — Best Director returned to six nominees after expanding to 10 last year — there were, of course, lots of notable snubs. “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” missed out on a Best Picture bid to “Saltburn,” which only received three bids and none in acting, and “The Color Purple,” which got a much-needed boost after being AWOL in the National Board of Review’s and American Film Institute’s top 10 lists and the Globes’ Best Comedy/Musical Film lineup. Meanwhile, Golden Globe nominees Andrew Scott (“All of Us Strangers”), “Saltburn’s” Barry Keoghan and Rosamund Pike, Annette Bening (“Nyad”), Willem Dafoe (“Poor Things”) and Natalie Portman (“May December”) are among the acting snubs. What, if anything, does this mean for their Oscar chances?

Elsewhere, we discuss “Past Lives'” consistent strength, and Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga‘s reunion at the “Maestro” premiere.

Email your questions to slugfests@goldderby.com.

Timestamps:
Intro and general thoughts (0:00)
Best Picture (3:09)
Acting categories (8:08)
Best Director and writing categories (27:18)
Below-the-line and other feature categories (30:17)
Listener questions (41:03)

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