The Oscars 2024 offered a blend of historic milestones, significant snubs, and groundbreaking nominations.
Key highlights of the 96th Academy Awards
The phenomenon of “Barbenheimer,” a collective term for Barbie and Oppenheimer, received 21 nominations, with Oppenheimer leading with thirteen and Barbie securing eight.
These films competed in six categories, including Best Picture.
Several industry veterans marked their presence with nominations that extended their records. Steven Spielberg achieved his thirteenth Best Picture nomination, while Martin Scorsese became the oldest nominee for Best Director, marking his tenth nomination in the category.
Composer John Williams received his 54th nomination, and editor Thelma Schoonmaker received her ninth. The awards also celebrated diversity with nominations for three openly LGBTQ+ actors and Lily Gladstone, who became the first Native American actress to be nominated.
Key winners included Oppenheimer for Best Picture, Christopher Nolan for Best Director, Cillian Murphy for Best Actor in his role as J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Emma Stone for Best Actress in Poor Things. Robert Downey Jr. won Best Supporting Actor, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph took home Best Supporting Actress.
The ABCs of Book Banning and Island In Between were among the nominees in the Documentary Short Film category.
Oscars 2024: Here is the complete list of winners
Best picture
- American Fiction
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Barbie
- The Holdovers
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer – WINNER
- Past Lives
- Poor Things
- The Zone of Interest
Best actor in a leading role
- Bradley Cooper – Maestro
- Colman Domingo – Rustin
- Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
- Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer – WINNER
- Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Best actor in a supporting role
- Sterling K Brown – American Fiction
- Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Robert Downey Jr – Oppenheimer – WINNER
- Ryan Gosling – Barbie
- Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Best actress in a leading role
- Annette Bening – Nyad
- Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
- Carey Mulligan – Maestro
- Emma Stone – Poor Things – WINNER
Best actress in a supporting role
- Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
- Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
- America Ferrera – Barbie
- Jodie Foster – Nyad
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers – WINNER
Best directing
- Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet
- Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese
- Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan – WINNER
- Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos
- The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer
Best animated feature film
- The Boy and the Heron – WINNER
- Elemental
- Nimona
- Robot Dreams
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best adapted screenplay
- American Fiction – WINNER
- Barbie
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- The Zone of Interest
Best original screenplay
- Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER
- The Holdovers
- Maestro
- May December
- Past Lives
- Best cinematography
- El Conde
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer- WINNER
- Poor Things
Best costume design
- Barbie
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things – WINNER
Best documentary feature film
- Bobi Wine: The People’s President
- The Eternal Memory
- Four Daughters
- To Kill a Tiger
- 20 Days in Mariupol – WINNER
Best documentary short film
- The ABCs of Book Banning
- The Barber of Little Rock
- Island in Between
- The Last Repair Shop – WINNER
- Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
Best film editing
- Anatomy of a Fall
- The Holdovers
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer – WINNER
- Poor Things
Best international feature film
- Io Capitano
- Perfect Days
- Society of the Snow
- The Teachers’ Lounge
- The Zone of Interest – WINNER
Best makeup and hairstyling
- Golda
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things – WINNER
- Society of the Snow
Best original score
- American Fiction
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer – WINNER
- Poor Things
Best original song
- The Fire Inside – Flamin’ Hot
- I’m Just Ken – Barbie
- It Never Went Away – American Symphony
- Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People) – Killers of the Flower Moon
- What Was I Made For? – Barbie – WINNER
Best production design
- Barbie
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things – WINNER
Best animated short film
- Letter to a Pig
- Ninety-Five Senses
- Our Uniform
- Pachyderme
- WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko – WINNER
Best live-action short film
- The After
- Invincible
- Knight of Fortune
- Red, White and Blue
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar – WINNER
Best sound
- The Creator
- Maestro
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Oppenheimer
- The Zone of Interest – WINNER
Best visual effects
- The Creator
- Godzilla Minus One – WINNER
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Napoleon
