The 2024 Academy Awards are around the corner, and the Oscar nominations list is out.
2024 Academy Awards: What to expect at this year’s Oscars
This year’s Oscars have a lineup that’s as diverse and exciting as ever. Let’s dive right in and check out who’s in the running for the golden statuette.
Leading the charge is Oppenheimer with a whopping 13 nominations, closely followed by Poor Things, Killers of the Flower Moon, and, surprise, Barbie.
Yes, you read that right! Barbie is making a splash at this year’s awards season.
In the Best Actor category, we’ve got Bradley Cooper for Maestro, Colman Domingo in Rustin, Paul Giamatti for The Holdovers, Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer, and Jeffrey Wright for American Fiction. It’s a tough call with such talent in the mix.
Best Actress sees Annette Bening for Nyad, Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon, Sandra Hüller for Anatomy of a Fall, Carey Mulligan in Maestro, and Emma Stone in Poor Things vying for the award.
Supporting roles are just as competitive. The gentlemen in the Best Supporting Actor category include Sterling K. Brown in American Fiction, Robert De Niro for Killers of the Flower Moon, Robert Downey Jr. in Oppenheimer, Ryan Gosling for Barbie, and Mark Ruffalo in Poor Things.
The Best Supporting Actress category sees Emily Blunt in Oppenheimer, Danielle Brooks for The Color Purple, America Ferrera in Barbie, Jodie Foster for Nyad, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers.
For Best Director, we’ve got Justine Triet for Anatomy of a Fall, Martin Scorsese with Killers of the Flower Moon, Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer, Yorgos Lanthimos in Poor Things, and Jonathan Glazer with The Zone of Interest.
Best Animated Feature Film nominees include The Boy and the Heron, Elemental, Nimona, Robot Dreams, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
As for the music categories, we’ve got some catchy tunes. Original Song nominees are The Fire Inside from Flamin’ Hot, I’m Just Ken from Barbie, It Never Went Away from American Symphony, Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) from Killers of the Flower Moon, and What Was I Made For? from Barbie.
Not just the big screens, the Oscars celebrate short films too.
For Best Animated Short Film, we have Letter to a Pig, Ninety-Five Senses, Our Uniform, Pachyderme, and War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko.
Here is the complete list of 2024 Oscar nominations:
Best picture
- “American Fiction”
- “Anatomy of a Fall”
- “Barbie”
- “The Holdovers”
- “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- “Maestro”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Past Lives”
- “Poor Things”
- “The Zone of Interest”
Best actor
- Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”
- Colman Domingo, “Rustin”
- Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”
- Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
- Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”
Best actress
- Annette Bening, “Nyad”
- Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall”
- Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”
- Emma Stone, “Poor Things”
Best supporting actor
- Sterling K. Brown, “American Fiction”
- Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”
- Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”
- Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things”
Best supporting actress
- Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”
- Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple”
- America Ferrera, “Barbie”
- Jodie Foster, “Nyad”
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
Best director
- Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest”
- Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”
- Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
- Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall”
International feature film
- “Io Capitano,” Italy
- “Perfect Days,” Japan
- “Society of the Snow,” Spain
- “The Teachers’ Lounge,” Germany
- “The Zone of Interest,” United Kingdom
Animated feature film
- “The Boy and the Heron”
- “Elemental”
- “Nimona”
- “Robot Dreams”
- “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Adapted screenplay
- “American Fiction”
- “Barbie”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Poor Things”
- “The Zone of Interest”
Original screenplay
- “Anatomy of a Fall”
- “The Holdovers”
- “Maestro”
- “May December”
- “Past Lives”
Visual effects
- “The Creator”
- “Godzilla Minus One”
- “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
- “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
- “Napoleon”
Original score
- “American Fiction”
- “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
- “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Poor Things”
Original song
- “It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony”
- “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
- “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
- “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot”
- “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Documentary feature film
- “20 Days in Mariupol”
- “Bobi Wine: The People’s President”
- “The Eternal Memory”
- “Four Daughters”
- “To Kill a Tiger”
Cinematography
- “El Conde”
- “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- “Maestro”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Poor Things”
Costume design
- “Barbie”
- “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- “Napoleon”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Poor Things”
Animated short film
- “Letter to a Pig”
- “Ninety-Five Senses”
- “Our Uniform”
- “Pachyderme”
- “War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”
Live-action short film
- “The After”
- “Invincible”
- “Knight of Fortune”
- “Red, White and Blue”
- “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”
Documentary short film
- “The ABCs of Book Banning”
- “The Barber of Little Rock”
- “Island in Between”
- “The Last Repair Shop”
- “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó”
Film editing
- “Anatomy of a Fall”
- “The Holdovers”
- “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Poor Things”
Sound
- “The Creator”
- “Maestro”
- “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “The Zone of Interest”
Production design
- “Barbie”
- “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- “Napoleon”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Poor Things”
Makeup and hairstyling
- “Golda”
- “Maestro”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Poor Things”
- “Society of the Snow”
The Oscars will air live on 10 March 2024, so mark your calendars and get ready for an evening of glitz, glamour, and maybe a few surprises.
