The 96th Academy Awards will impress viewers around the world by celebrating exceptional accomplishments in film from 2023. This prestigious ceremony will take place on March 10, 2024, at Hollywood’s renowned Dolby Theatre. Presented by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the 96th Academy Awards promises to be a glamorous, exciting, and recognition-focused evening of cinematic excellence. The whole world is eagerly awaiting to witness the 2024 Oscar nominees and winners who will walk on the red carpet.
The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced by Celebrities Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid on January 23, 2024, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills. With 13 nominations, Oppenheimer held the lead, followed by Poor Things with 11 and Killers of the Flower Moon with 10 nominations.
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The Oscar ceremony this year will take place on Sunday, March 10 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The 96th Academy Awards main event is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm ET, with the preshow and red carpet walk starting at 6:30 pm ET. It will be broadcast live on ABC and in over 200 countries throughout the globe.
Twenty-one nominations were made for the cultural phenomenon known as “Barbenheimer” (six for Barbie and thirteen for Oppenheimer). Six categories, including Best Picture, pit the two films against one another.
John Williams, the composer, received his 54th nomination; Willie D. Burton, a member of the below-the-line crew, received his eighth nomination; and Steven Spielberg, who broke his own record with thirteen Best Picture nominations, became the oldest nominee in the category with his tenth nomination for Best Director. Thelma Schoonmaker received her ninth nomination for Best Film Editing.
This year, ten actors were nominated for Oscars for the first time. Colman Domingo and Jodie Foster, two actresses who identify as LGBTQ+, were among the acting nominees. The first Indigenous American actress to receive a nomination was Lily Gladstone. Scott George, the composer and lyricist of “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)”, made history by being the first Osage Nation nominee to receive an Academy Award nomination.
This year was the fifth time in a row that a woman had directed at least one Best Picture nominee: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Celine Song’s Past Lives, and Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall. Additionally, Triet was the eighth female nominee for Best Director. Six couples in total received joint nominations for their respective categories.
Who’s hosting the 2024 Oscars tonight?
Jimmy Kimmel will host the 96th Academy Awards ceremony; this will be the renowned comedian’s record four times following the ceremonies in 2017, 2018, and 2023. Along with Whoopi Goldberg and Jack Lemmon, he will only be one of three persons to have hosted the ceremony four times this year. The only presenters to have received the honour more than once are Bob Hope, who holds the top spot with an unprecedented 11 hosting assignments, Billy Crystal, who has led 9, and Johnny Carson, who has hosted five Oscars.
The Complete List of the 96th Academy Awards Nominees
Best Picture
American Fiction – Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson, producers
Anatomy of a Fall – Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, producers
Barbie – David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner, producers
The Holdovers – Mark Johnson, producer
Killers of the Flower Moon – Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese, and Daniel Lupi, producers
Maestro – Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning, and Kristie Macosko Krieger, producers
Oppenheimer – Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan, producers
Past Lives – David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler, producers
Poor Things – Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Emma Stone, producers
The Zone of Interest – James Wilson, producer
Best Director
Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper – Maestro as Leonard Bernstein
Colman Domingo – Rustin as Bayard Rustin
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers as Paul Hunham
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction as Thelonious “Monk” Ellison
Best Actress
Annette Bening – Nyad as Diana Nyad
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall as Sandra Voyter
Carey Mulligan – Maestro as Felicia Montealegre
Emma Stone – Poor Things as Bella Baxter
Best Supporting Actor
Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction as Clifford “Cliff” Ellison
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon as William King Hale
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss
Ryan Gosling – Barbie as Ken
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things as Duncan Wedderburn
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer as Kitty Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple as Sofia
America Ferrera – Barbie as Gloria
Jodie Foster – Nyad as Bonnie Stoll
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers as Mary Lamb
Best Original Screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
The Holdovers – David Hemingson
Maestro – Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer
May December – Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik
Past Lives – Celine Song
Best Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction – Cord Jefferson; based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett
Barbie – Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach; based on characters created by Ruth Handler
Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan; based on the biography American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Poor Things – Tony McNamara; based on the novel by Alasdair Gray
The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer; based on the novel by Martin Amis
Best Animated Feature
The Boy and the Heron – Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
Elemental – Peter Sohn and Denise Ream
Nimona – Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan, and Julie Zackary
Robot Dreams – Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé, and Sandra Tapia Díaz
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal
Best International Feature Film
Io capitano (Italy) – directed by Matteo Garrone
Perfect Days (Japan) – directed by Wim Wenders
Society of the Snow (Spain) – directed by J. A. Bayona
The Teachers’ Lounge (Germany) – directed by İlker Çatak
The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom) – directed by Jonathan Glazer
Best Documentary Feature Film
Bobi Wine: The People’s President – Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp, and John Battsek
The Eternal Memory – Maite Alberdi
Four Daughters – Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
To Kill a Tiger – Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe, and David Oppenheim
20 Days in Mariupol – Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, and Raney Aronson-Rath
Best Documentary Short Film
The ABCs of Book Banning – Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
The Barber of Little Rock – John Hoffman and Christine Turner
Island in Between – S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
The Last Repair Shop – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó – Sean Wang and Sam Davis
Best Live Action Short Film
The After – Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham
Invincible – Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron
Knight of Fortune – Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk
Red, White and Blue – Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar – Wes Anderson and Steven Rales
Best Animated Short Film
Letter to a Pig – Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter
Ninety-Five Senses – Jared and Jerusha Hess
Our Uniform – Yegane Moghaddam
Pachyderme – Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko – Dave Mullins and Brad Booker
Best Original Score
American Fiction – Laura Karpman
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – John Williams
Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson
Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson
Poor Things – Jerskin Fendrix
Best Original Song
“The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot – Music and lyrics by Diane Warren
“I’m Just Ken” from Barbie – Music and lyrics by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
“It Never Went Away” from American Symphony – Music and lyrics by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
“Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon – Music and lyrics by Scott George
“What Was I Made For?” from Barbie – Music and lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
Best Sound
The Creator – Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich, and Dean Zupancic
Maestro – Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich, and Dean Zupancic
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor
Oppenheimer – Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo, and Kevin O’Connell
The Zone of Interest – Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn
Best Production Design
Barbie – Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
Killers of the Flower Moon – Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
Napoleon – Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff
Oppenheimer – Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman
Poor Things – Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek
Best Cinematography
El Conde – Edward Lachman
Killers of the Flower Moon – Rodrigo Prieto
Maestro – Matthew Libatique
Oppenheimer – Hoyte van Hoytema
Poor Things – Robbie Ryan
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Golda – Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby, and Ashra Kelly-Blue
Maestro – Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou, and Lori McCoy-Bell
Oppenheimer – Luisa Abel
Poor Things – Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, and Josh Weston
Society of the Snow – Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí, and Montse Ribé
Best Costume Design
Barbie – Jacqueline Durran
Killers of the Flower Moon – Jacqueline West
Napoleon – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
Oppenheimer – Ellen Mirojnick
Poor Things – Holly Waddington
Best Film Editing
Anatomy of a Fall – Laurent Sénéchal
The Holdovers – Kevin Tent
Killers of the Flower Moon – Thelma Schoonmaker
Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame
Poor Things – Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Best Visual Effects
The Creator – Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts, and Neil Corbould
Godzilla Minus One – Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi, and Tatsuji Nojima
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams, and Theo Bialek
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland, and Neil Corbould
Napoleon – Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco, and Neil Corbould
Academy Honorary Awards
Angela Bassett
Mel Brooks
Carol Littleton
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Michelle Satter
Films with multiple nominations
Oppenheimer – 13
Poor Things – 11
Killers of the Flower Moon – 10
Barbie – 8
Maestro – 7
American Fiction – 5
Anatomy of a Fall – 5
The Holdovers – 5
The Zone of Interest – 5
Napoleon – 3
The Creator – 2
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – 2
Nyad – 2
Past Lives – 2
Society of the Snow – 2
The nominations this year showcase an amazing tapestry of stories that have struck a chord with viewers all over the world, demonstrating the tenacity, inventiveness, and ingenuity of the cinema industry.
The 96th Academy Awards ceremony promises to be a memorable event, bringing together people from all over the world to celebrate the magic of film and the remarkable people who bring tales to life on screen.