Baftas 2024: ‘Barbie’ snubbed with zero wins
The Baftas have been awarded at the 2024 iteration of the British celebration of film, and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie has suffered a regretful evening, having won no awards despite being nominated for five prizes.
The Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling-starring fantasy comedy was up for ‘Best Actress’ for Robbie, ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for Gosling, ‘Best Original Screenplay’, ‘Best Costume’ and ‘Best Production Design’, but was ousted for each nod.
Barbie sees Robbie play the famous titular doll as she makes a journey of self-discovery amid an existential crisis in Barbieland. Gosling meanwhile plays the vacuous Ken, who thrives in the real world’s patriarchy.
Gerwig’s film was largely outdone by Yorgos Lanthimos’ film Poor Things, starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe, which won ‘Best Film’, ‘Best Actor’ for Stone’, ‘Best Costume’ and a handful of other prizes.
In our review of Barbie, we wrote, “This is, believe it or not, a very complex film indeed. There’s no immediate remedy for our presently still-troubled sexual socio-political situation; if it were that easy, we might not need such a film, even if it’s one where the bright lights can occasionally detract from the vital conversation that’s taking place.”
The review continued, “This is certainly not merely a film to watch only once, to laugh and sing along to, and be done with. In fact, Barbie may just accomplish the greatest of all art’s tasks and incite change. Don’t be fooled by her hype or her history; Barbie is an essential piece of cinema for the modern age.”
Check out the trailer for Barbie below.
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