The Dec. 21 shortlists announcement, which limits the contenders vying for Oscars in 10 categories — international feature, documentary feature, original song and score, makeup and hairstyling, sound, visual effects, and animated, live-action and doc shorts — indicate that Barbie will likely dominate the Oscar noms to be announced Jan. 23.
The Warner Bros. comedy earned five mentions across three categories: original score, original song and sound. Composer duo Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt earned notice for their score, plus two songs written for the film: the chart-topping “Dance the Night,” co-written with pop star Dua Lipa, and “I’m Just Ken,” which provided a musical sequence for scenestealer Ryan Gosling. Previous Oscar winners Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell are back in the race with a third Barbie tune, the ballad…