‘Barbie,’ Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Film Nominated for The Hollywood Creative Alliance’s 2024 Astra Awards

UPDATE (Dec. 19): Composer Daniel Pemberton, filmmaker J.A. Bayona and director Chad Stahelski and the stunt team behind John Wick: Chapter 4 will receive honorary awards at the Hollywood Creative Alliance’s 2024 Astra Film Awards, which are set for Saturday, Jan. 6 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.

Bayona, the director, co-writer and co-producer of Netflix’s Society of the Snow is set to receive the HCA Filmmaking Achievement Award. Pemberton, the composer of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, will be honored with the HCA Artisan Achievement Award. The stunt team behind John Wick: Chapter 4 will receive the HCA Spotlight Award.

Previously announced Astra honorary award recipients include Jeffrey Wright, Abby Ryder Fortson, and Glenn Howerton.

The organization also revealed a new partnership with ABS-CBN, which will serve as the broadcast partner for the 2024 HCA Astra Film Awards and the HCA Astra TV Awards. Both ceremonies will air globally in addition to the livestream on the official HCA YouTube Channel and KNEKT.tv, which is available to download on Roku, Android, and Apple devices. The ceremonies will be produced by DIGA Studios, Content.23 Media, and Vox Productions.

PREVIOUSLY (Dec. 7): Greta Gerwig’s Barbie led the Astra Awards nominations with 15 nods, while Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was a beat behind with 14. The films each received nominations for best picture, director and cast ensemble.

Barbie also took three of the six nominations for best original song for “Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made For?”

The late Robbie Robertson is nominated for best original score for his work on Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. He is competing with Ludwig Göransson’s score for Oppenheimer, among others.

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, which made history as the top-grossing concert film of all time, is vying for best documentary feature with two other music docs (American Symphony, about Jon Batiste, and Little Richard: I Am Everything, about the flamboyant rock legend) and three non-music docs.

Killers of the Flower Moon and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and each received 10 nominations in the awards, which are presented by the Hollywood Creative Alliance. The Holdover and Poor Things are tied with nine nominations each. The Color Purple had eight, including best actress for Fantasia Barrino.

Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, about legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein, received seven nods including best actor and best director for Cooper and best actress for Carey Mulligan.

Winners of the 2024 Astra Film Awards will be revealed on Saturday, Jan. 6, during a live-streamed event from the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:30 pm PT/9:30 pm ET. Comedian Jimmy O. Yang will serve as host.

The Astra Creative Arts Awards winners will be revealed on Monday, Feb. 26 at City Market Social House in Los Angeles.

Here are nominees for the 2024 Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards in 14 selected categories:

Best Original Song

“Camp Isn’t Home” from Theater Camp, Written by Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, and Mark Sonnenblick – Performed by Ben Platt, Molly Gordon, Noah Galvin, Alexander Bello, Bailee Bonick, Donovan Colan, Jack Sobolewski, Kyndra Sanchez, Luke Islam, Madisen Lora and Quinn Titcomb (Searchlight Pictures)

“Dance the Night” from Barbie, Written by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, and Caroline Ailin – Performed by Dua Lipa (Warner Bros. Pictures)

“I’m Just Ken” from Barbie, Written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt – Performed by Ryan Gosling (Warner Bros. Pictures)

“Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros Movie, Written by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, and John Spiker – Performed by Jack Black (Universal Pictures)

“This Wish” from Wish, ​​Written by Julia Michaels, Benjamin Rice, and JP Saxe – Performed by Ariana DeBose (Walt Disney Pictures)

“What Was I Made For?” from Barbie, Written By Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell – Performed by Billie Eilish (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Score

Elemental, Thomas Newman (Disney/Pixar)

Killers of the Flower Moon, Robbie Robertson (Apple Original Films)

Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson (Universal Pictures)

Poor Things, Jerskin Fendrix (Searchlight Pictures)

Saltburn, Anthony Willis (Amazon MGM Studios)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Daniel Pemberton (Sony Pictures)

Best Documentary Feature

20 Days in Mariupol (PBS Distribution)

American Symphony (Netflix)

Beyond Utopia (Roadside Attractions)

Little Richard: I Am Everything (Magnolia Pictures)

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple Original Films)

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (AMC Theatres Distribution)

Best Animated Feature

The Boy and The Heron (GKids)

Elemental (Disney/Pixar)

Nimona (Netflix)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)

Suzume (Sony Pictures/Crunchyroll)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Paramount Pictures)

Best Voice-Over Performance

Ariana DeBose – Wish (Walt Disney Studios)

Bradley Cooper – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Disney/Marvel)

Daniel Kaluuya – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)

Hailee Steinfeld – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)

Jack Black – The Super Mario Bros Movie (Universal Pictures)

Shameik Moore – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)

Best Cast Ensemble

Air (Amazon MGM Studios)

Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)

Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

The Holdovers (Focus Features)

Best Supporting Actress

America Ferrera – Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers (Focus Features)

Julianne Moore – May December (Netflix)

Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (Lionsgate)

Viola Davis – Air (Amazon MGM Studios)

Best Supporting Actor

Charles Melton – May December (Netflix)

Colman Domingo – The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers (Focus Features)

Glenn Howerton – BlackBerry (IFC Films)

Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

Ryan Gosling – Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Actress

Carey Mulligan – Maestro (Netflix)

Emma Stone – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)

Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Greta Lee – Past Lives (A24)

Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)

Margot Robbie – Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Actor

Barry Keoghan – Saltburn  (Amazon MGM Studios)

Bradley Cooper – Maestro (Netflix)

Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

Colman Domingo – Rustin (Netflix)

Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers (Focus Features)

Best Original Screenplay

Air, Written by Alex Convery (Amazon MGM Studios)

Anatomy of a Fall, Written by Justine Triet & Arthur Harari (NEON)

Barbie, Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Past Lives, Written by Celine Song (A24)

Saltburn, Written by Emerald Fennell (Amazon/MGM Studios)

The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson (Focus Features)

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Fiction, Screenplay by Cord Jefferson (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Screenplay by Kelly Fremon Craig (Lionsgate)

Killers of the Flower Moon, Screenplay by Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese (Apple Original Films)

Oppenheimer,  Screenplay by Christopher Nolan (Universal Pictures)

Poor Things, Screenplay by Tony McNamara (Searchlight Pictures)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Screenplay by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Dave Callaham (Sony Pictures)

Best Director

Alexander Payne – The Holdovers (Focus Features)

Ben Affleck – Air (Amazon MGM Studios)

Bradley Cooper – Maestro (Netflix)

Celine Song – Past Lives (A24)

Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

Cord Jefferson – American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Emerald Fennell – Saltburn (Amazon MGM Studios)

Greta Gerwig – Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)

Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Picture

Air (Amazon MGM Studios)

American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

The Holdovers (Focus Features)

Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)

Maestro (Netflix)

Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

Past Lives (A24)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)