Biggest movie of the year scores 11 Grammy nominations

Barbie movie which was released earlier this year stunned audiences by bagging a marvy 11 Grammy nominations. These nominations included Record and Song of the Year for Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” and Song of the Year for "Dance the Night" by Dua Lipa.

Additionally, these songs are vying for the title of Best Song Written for Visual Media: "Barbie World" by Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, and Aqua, "I'm Just Ken" by Ryan Gosling, and another track from the film. Further, the pink quartet is set to give a tough competition as it will compete for the award against Rihanna's 'Lift Me Up' from the 2022 blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Barbie also included nominations for different categories including the Best Score Soundtrack and Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. Apart from this, the Best Rap Song (“Barbie World”) and Pop Solo Performance (“What Was I Made For?”) were also added to the nomination. Meanwhile, famous 91-year-old composer John Williams is standing in a tough spot as he will be contending for the Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category with both The Fabelmans and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.


Another movie that made headlines and garnered a whopping box office collection was Oppenheimer. The film was released on the same date, July 21, 2023, in USA. Further, the movie is set to give tough competition to the duo of John Williams and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in the category of 'Best Score Soundtrack'. Interestingly, the Grammy Awards's eligibility periods run from October 1, 2022, to September 15, 2023, and due to this old movies have also got a chance to come under the nomination radar.

Meanwhile, the Barbie movie turned out to be a massive hit among the audience. The movie garnered a whooping of $1.38 billion at the box office. The film is helmed by Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. As of now, the Barbie movie stands tall in the list of all-time grossers at number 14.

The Grammy 2024 will be held on February 02, 2024, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. The nominations for the Grammy Awards 2024 were taken out on November 10.

FAQ’s

Q1: When was the Barbie movie released?
Ans: The Barbie movie was released on July 21, 2023.

Q2: Who starred in the Barbie movie?
Ans: Barbie movie was helmed by Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.