Greta Gerwig's Journey to the 2024 Oscars

Greta Gerwig's Past Success and Snubs

Greta Gerwig's Barbie was a certified hit with audiences and critics alike, and it will, without a doubt, receive numerous nominations at the 96th Academy Awards in 2024 after prevailing as the highest-grossing movie in 2023 with a worldwide box office of $1.442 billion.

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Gerwig, who directed and wrote the 2023 fantasy comedy film, will most certainly receive separate nods at the upcoming Oscars for her work, which will right a wrong from four years ago. However, it is unlikely that Gerwig will come out on top in the same category she was previously snubbed in.

Greta Gerwig directing Ryan Gosling in Barbie

Gerwig has been a critically acclaimed filmmaker since her first sole director credit in 2017 with Lady Bird, which received five nominations at the 90th Academy Awards. Little Women followed in the footsteps of the coming-of-age comedy-drama and was nominated in six categories at the 92nd Oscars. Now, Barbie will undoubtedly be represented in even more categories at the upcoming awards show (including one that should have honored Gerwig for Little Women almost four years ago).

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Greta Gerwig's Oscar Journey

Even though Little Women, directed and written by Greta Gerwig, received six nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards in February 2020, it only won one (Best Costume Design, presented to Jacqueline Durran), and Gerwig didn't receive a nod in the Best Director category (even though she should have).

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Only the shortlists for the 96th Academy Awards have been released, and the official nominations will be announced on January 23, 2024. But every prediction has Gerwig listed as a locked-in nominee for Best Director for Barbie. It is essentially a guarantee that she will secure one of the five spots in the esteemed category that notoriously ignores women directors.

Amy March (Florence Pugh) frowning in a garden in Little Women

Four years following her Little Women snub, Gerwig will receive her second Best Director nomination. She would be the second female director to be recognized twice in the category, tying the record for most Best Director nominations by a woman, currently held by Jane Campion. However, Gerwig would make Oscars history by being the youngest female director to receive two nominations, since Campion was 67 when she set the record, and Gerwig is 40.

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Greta Gerwig's Potential Win and Future Projects

Even though Greta Gerwig's inevitable Best Director nomination at the 96th Academy Awards is exciting because it will fix her Little Women snub and have her tie for the most nods in the category by a woman, she probably won't win.

Amy, Beth, Meg, Jo, and Marmie in Little Women

There is always the possibility that Greta Gerwig will win the Best Director for Barbie at the 96th Academy Awards, seeing as upsets have happened in the past. However, it's unlikely that she will be able to beat Nolan, and unfortunately, the chances of Gerwig's upcoming list of movies securing her more Best Director nominations (and a potential win) are slim.