'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer' lead SAG nominations on road to Oscars

America Ferrera, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling attend the European premiere of "Barbie" in London, Britain July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Box office hits "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" landed four nominations each for Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild awards on Wednesday, setting up a new battle between the blockbuster films ahead of the Academy Awards.

The movies that squared off in a showdown dubbed "Barbenheimer" last summer will vie for the top SAG award - best movie cast - alongside "The Color Purple," "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "American Fiction."