Box office smash Barbie has received eight Oscar nominations - but its star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig were snubbed in some major categories.

Axar.az reports that Gerwig missed out on being recognised as best director, but a nomination for Anatomy of a Fall's Justine Triet meant the line-up was not entirely male.

This is also the first year women have directed three best picture nominees.

Oppenheimer scored the most nominations overall, followed by Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon.

There were nods for Barbie's star and director elsewhere - Robbie was recognised as a producer in the best picture line-up, while Gerwig was nominated for best-adapted screenplay.

Barbie's best picture nod also means Gerwig is the first woman to direct three films which have been nominated for the top prize, following Lady Bird and Little Women.

However, as Barbie was the highest-grossing film of 2023, taking $1.44bn (£1.14bn) worldwide, many expected Gerwig and Robbie to show up in the best director and best actress categories.