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| 2024 | Ivana Primorac, Marie Larkin, and Clare Corsick won the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling in a Feature-Length Motion Picture for the Barbie film. |
| 2024 | Received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and won Best Original Song for 'What Was I Made For?'. |
| 2024 | The film received a record 18 nominations at the 29th Critics' Choice Movie Awards. |
| 2024 | Barbie was longlisted in 15 categories at the 77th British Academy Film Awards, equalling the BAFTA longlist record. |
| 2024 | Received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and won Best Original Song for 'What Was I Made For?'. |
| December 13 2024 | The Hollywood Reporter claimed a Barbie sequel was in early development at Warner Bros. and Mattel, with Gerwig and Baumbach potentially returning, though representatives denied the report. |
| March 2024 | The film received eight nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Ryan Gosling), and Best Supporting Actress (America Ferrera), ultimately winning Best Original Song for 'What Was I Made For'. |
| January 2024 | At the 81st Golden Globe Awards, Barbie tied with Cabaret (1972) for the second-most nominations in the awards' history, earning nine nominations and winning two awards, including Best Original Song for 'What Was I Made For'. |
| 2023 | MovieWeb ranked Barbie as the number 1 comedy movie of the 2020s, praising its modern and introspective exploration of women's experiences. |
| 2023 | Barbie film released, receiving widespread critical acclaim for its humor, performances by Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and creative approach to addressing feminist themes. |
| 2023 | Barbie was named one of the top-ten films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. |
| 2023 | Film grossed $1.446 billion and became the highest-grossing film of 2023. |
| 2023 | The film's soundtrack album and score received 12 nominations at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. |
| 2023 | MovieWeb ranked Barbie as the number 1 comedy movie of the 2020s, praising its modern and introspective exploration of women's experiences. |
| 2023 | Film grossed $1.446 billion and became the highest-grossing film of 2023. |
| December 15 2023 | Barbie became available for streaming exclusively on Max, including an American Sign Language version. |
| October 17 2023 | Barbie was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. |
| September 22 2023 | One-week IMAX re-release of Barbie film with a new post-credit scene, featuring an introduction by director Greta Gerwig. |
| September 12 2023 | Barbie film was released on digital download by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. |
| September 7 2023 | Barbie officially released in Lebanese theaters. |
| September 2 2023 | The film surpassed $1.365 billion at the global box office, replacing The Super Mario Bros. Movie as the highest-grossing film of the year and becoming the highest-grossing film by a solo female director. |
| September 1 2023 | Barbie film formally approved for screening in Lebanon, with an age restriction of 13 and above. |
| August 2023 | Variety reported that Margot Robbie would earn approximately $50 million in salary and box office bonuses for her role as star and producer of the Barbie film. |
| August 24 2023 | Barbie surpassed The Super Mario Bros. Movie to become the highest-grossing film of the year in North America with $574 million. |
| August 16 2023 | Barbie surpassed The Dark Knight to become the highest-grossing domestic release in Warner Bros. history, earning $537.5 million. |
| August 13 2023 | Algeria banned screenings of the Barbie film, citing concerns about promoting 'homosexuality and Western deviances' that allegedly conflict with the country's religious and cultural beliefs. |
| August 11 2023 | Lebanese authorities reviewed the film and found no reason to ban it. |
| August 10 2023 | Vox Cinemas announced the revised release date for the Barbie film in the Middle East region. |
| August 9 2023 | Lebanon's Minister of Culture proposed banning the film for allegedly promoting homosexuality and contradicting family values. |
| August 9 2023 | Kuwaiti authorities formally banned the Barbie film, citing concerns about 'unacceptable behavior' and societal values. |
| August 6 2023 | Barbie crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide, becoming the only film by a solo female director to achieve this milestone. |
| August 4 2023 | Reports confirmed that Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling were contracted only for the first Barbie film. |
| August 4 2023 | The film's score was released by WaterTower Music. |
| August 1 2023 | Final approval granted for Barbie film to be shown in Punjab province after censorship review in Dubai. |
| July 2023 | The Philippines' film authorities requested that the potentially problematic lines in the Barbie film be blurred, highlighting the ongoing maritime border disputes in the South China Sea. |
| July 2023 | Vietnam's film censorship authority banned the Barbie film due to an alleged appearance of the controversial nine-dash line, which depicts the South China Sea from a Chinese perspective. |
| July 2023 | Barbie film was released during the summer, becoming a significant cultural phenomenon alongside Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, representing a recontextualized mainstream femininity that critiqued patriarchy while being welcoming to men. |
| July 2023 | The Philippines' film authorities requested that the potentially problematic lines in the Barbie film be blurred, highlighting the ongoing maritime border disputes in the South China Sea. |
| July 2023 | Vietnam's film censorship authority banned the Barbie film due to an alleged appearance of the controversial nine-dash line, which depicts the South China Sea from a Chinese perspective. |
| July 25 2023 | Director Greta Gerwig publicly stated she had no plans for a Barbie film sequel following the movie's premiere. |
| July 22 2023 | Punjab province's caretaker Minister of Information and Culture Amir Mir halted film screenings, alleging the film shows homosexuality. |
| July 21 2023 | Barbie film released nationwide in Pakistan, initially approved for screening by Punjab Film Censor Board and regional censor boards. |
| July 21 2023 | Theatrical release of Barbie film in the United States and United Kingdom, replacing the original release date of Coyote vs. Acme. |
| July 21 2023 | Barbie was released in the United States, creating the 'Barbenheimer' phenomenon with concurrent Oppenheimer release. |
| July 21 2023 | The original scheduled release date for the Barbie film in Vietnam, which was subsequently cancelled due to the censorship controversy. |
| July 21 2023 | The Barbie soundtrack album, 'Barbie the Album', was released. |
| July 21 2023 | Theatrical release of Barbie film in the United States and United Kingdom, replacing the original release date of Coyote vs. Acme. |
| July 20 2023 | A stop motion crossover trailer with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem was released to coincide with the film's launch. |
| July 19 2023 | Barbie film was initially released in theaters worldwide. |
| July 19 2023 | The Barbie film was officially released in the Philippines after discussions about potential censorship due to the nine-dash line controversy. |
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