"Barbie" -- the other half of last summer's "Barbenheimer" box office left BAFTA empty-handed

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach attend the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Britain, 18 February 2024. The ceremony is hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). EPA/NEIL HALL

The BAFTA shortlist was another disappointment for "Barbie" -- the other half of last summer's "Barbenheimer" box office phenomenon -- which only managed five nominations.

Greta Gerwig's film, which turned nostalgia for the beloved doll into a sharp satire about misogyny and female empowerment, has so far failed to capture the number of top prizes expected of it this awards season. /BGNES-AFP