“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”—the unlikely pair of films that dominated the box office, topped the Golden Globes nominations

“Barbie“—a vivid feminist satire about the all-conquering line of plastic dolls — claimed nine nods, including best comedy as well as acting nominations for stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.

This year’s top-grossing movie, earning more than $1.4 billion globally, “Barbie” also scooped a whopping three best song nominations, and recognition for its writer-director Greta Gerwig.

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in “Barbie”

“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s critically adored film about the inventor of the nuclear bomb, took eight nominations, including best drama and best director.

Cast members including Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr all received nods.

The two blockbusters—collectively dubbed “Barbenheimer” after their theatrical releases happened to fall on the same date—now have a strong start to Hollywood’s film awards season, which ends with the Oscars in March.

“It’s amazing that they maintained that momentum,” said the Globes’ new executive vice president Tim Gray.

“Last July, people were exclaiming about how popular they are, but I think nobody was confident that they were going to dominate the awards. But they did.”

Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo in “Poor Things”

Other movies that proved popular with Globes voters were “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Poor Things,” both earning seven nominations, and “Past Lives” with five.

A new category for “best cinematic or box office achievement” was added, paving the way for nominations for popular films that would not usually earn critical recognition.

Among the eight nominees were Universal’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and Marvel superhero film “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.“

“This year, you’ve heard of these nominees. You’ve probably seen these nominees,” said Gray.

In another seeming bid to honor more household names, the number of nominees in each category has been increased.

Leonardo Di Caprio and Lily Gladstone in Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" — Leonardo Di Caprio and Lily Gladstone in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon”

A-listers such as Leonardo DiCaprio—the star of Martin Scorsese’s crime epic “Killers of the Flower Moon”—and Emma Stone for her turn in female Frankenstein-esque drama “Poor Things” scored nominations.

So did Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”), Timothee Chalamet (“Wonka”), Natalie Portman (“May December”) and Bradley Cooper—as both actor and director of “Maestro.”

The Globes also honor the best in television.

“Succession” topped the drama section with nine nominations, while comedies “The Bear” and “Only Murders in the Building” led their section with five each.

The 81st Golden Globes ceremony will take place in Beverly Hills on January 7.