The most nominated titles across feature film and TV at the upcoming Golden Globes are both tied to Australian hopes, with 'Barbie''s Margot Robbie and 'Succession''s Sarah Snook securing nods along with scribe Tony McNamara for 'Poor Things' and Elizabeth Debicki for 'The Crown'.
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Australia's Oscar hopes were dealt a blow at this year's BAFTA Awards as 'Poor Things' scribe Tony McNamara and 'Barbie' star and producer Margot Robbie lost out.
Tony McNamara has reunited with 'The Favourite' director Yorgos Lanthimos for an adaptation of Scottish author Alasdair Gray's Victorian-set satire 'Poor Things', about a fully grown woman who has been implanted with the mind of an infant.
While 'Barbie' may have been snubbed by BAFTA voters for Best Film, Margot Robbie will still carry Australian hopes at the UK awards, alongside Jacob Elordi and Tony McNamara.
Screenwriter Tony McNamara is Australia's lone individual nominee for this year's Oscars, with Margot Robbie missing out in the lead actress category and instead recognised as a producer on 'Barbie', which is up for Best Motion Picture.
'Oppenheimer' leads the film race for February's AACTA International Awards, while 'Succession' has earned the most nominations in television.
'Oppenheimer' may have battled it out with 'Barbie' at the box office but 'Poor Things' proved its nearest rival at the Oscars.