Jimmy Kimmel did a fantastic job with the 2024 Oscars opening monologue, touching briefly on politics but mostly focusing the jokes around this year’s nominees. Kimmel called out Greta Gerwig’s Oscar snub, this year’s Oppenheimer nomination being a new “high” in Robert Downey Jr’s career, and compared Emma Stone playing an adult woman with the brain of a child to the woman who gave the rebuttal to the State of the Union address. Kimmel’s monologue ended with a standing ovation as he brought Teamsters & IATSE members onto the stage, thanking them for standing with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA during last year’s strikes.
The 2024 Oscars was fast-moving, fun, and easily one of the best Oscar broadcasts in years. Highlights of the ceremony included a naked John Cena, a haunting performance by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, and Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer) and Ryan Gosling (Barbie) co-presenting a tribute to stunt performers. (Is a stunt category finally in the works?) Director Mstyslav Andriyovych Chernov delivered a moving speech while receiving the Best Documentary Film Oscar for 20 Days in Mariupol, and, on a lighter note, the much-anticipated performance of Barbie‘s “I’m Just Ken” led by Ryan Gosling didn’t disappoint. We could all feel the Kenergy.
Allowing Oscar-winning actors to salute this year’s nominees in each of the acting categories instead of playing clips was a smart choice, as the nominees were obviously touched by these personal introductions. Da’Vine Joy Randolph kicked off the night with an incredibly touching Best Supporting Actress win, Cillian Murphy dedicated his Best Actor win to the peacemakers everywhere, while Messi, the scene-stealing dog from Anatomy of a Fall, did a great job of representing all furry and feathered thespians.
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer topped the list of the 2024 Oscar nominees, receiving 13 nominations, followed by Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things with 11, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon with 10, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie with eight, and Bradley Cooper’s Maestro with seven. The final tally found Oppenheimer emerging on top with seven wins, including Best Picture, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), and Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr).
Winners were announced during the 96th Academy Awards ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024. The broadcast aired live on ABC, beginning an hour earlier than usual.
2024 Oscars -The Nominees and Winners
Best motion picture of the year
• “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
WINNER • “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
Performance by an actor in a leading role
• Bradley Cooper in “Maestro”
• Colman Domingo in “Rustin”
• Paul Giamatti in “The Holdovers”
WINNER: • Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer”
• Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
• Sterling K. Brown in “American Fiction”
• Robert De Niro in “Killers of the Flower Moon”
WINNER: • Robert Downey Jr. in “Oppenheimer”
• Ryan Gosling in “Barbie”
• Mark Ruffalo in “Poor Things”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
• Annette Bening in “Nyad”
• Lily Gladstone in “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• Sandra Hüller in “Anatomy of a Fall”
• Carey Mulligan in “Maestro”
WINNER: • Emma Stone in “Poor Things”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
• Emily Blunt in “Oppenheimer”
• Danielle Brooks in “The Color Purple”
• America Ferrera in “Barbie”
• Jodie Foster in “Nyad”
WINNER: • Da’Vine Joy Randolph in “The Holdovers”
Achievement in directing
• “Anatomy of a Fall” Justine Triet
• “Killers of the Flower Moon” Martin Scorsese
WINNER: • “Oppenheimer” Christopher Nolan
• “Poor Things” Yorgos Lanthimos
• “The Zone of Interest” Jonathan Glazer
Best animated feature film of the year
WINNER: • “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
Adapted screenplay
WINNER: • “American Fiction” Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson
• “Barbie” Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
• “Oppenheimer” Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
• “Poor Things” Screenplay by Tony McNamara
• “The Zone of Interest” Written by Jonathan Glazer
Original screenplay
WINNER: • “Anatomy of a Fall” Screenplay by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
• “The Holdovers” Written by David Hemingson
• “Maestro” Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer
• “May December” Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik
• “Past Lives” Written by Celine Song
Achievement in cinematography
• “El Conde” Edward Lachman
• “Killers of the Flower Moon” Rodrigo Prieto
• “Maestro” Matthew Libatique
WINNER: • “Oppenheimer” Hoyte van Hoytema
• “Poor Things” Robbie Ryan
Achievement in costume design
• “Barbie” Jacqueline Durran
• “Killers of the Flower Moon” Jacqueline West
• “Napoleon” Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
• “Oppenheimer” Ellen Mirojnick
WINNER: • “Poor Things” Holly Waddington
Best documentary feature film
• “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek
• “The Eternal Memory” Nominees to be determined
• “Four Daughters” Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
• “To Kill a Tiger” Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim
WINNER: • “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
WINNER: • “The Last Repair Shop” Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
• “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó” Sean Wang and Sam Davis
Achievement in film editing
• “Anatomy of a Fall” Laurent Sénéchal
• “The Holdovers” Kevin Tent
• “Killers of the Flower Moon” Thelma Schoonmaker
WINNER: • “Oppenheimer” Jennifer Lame
• “Poor Things” Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Best international feature film of the year
• “Io Capitano” Italy
• “Perfect Days” Japan
• “Society of the Snow” Spain
• “The Teachers’ Lounge” Germany
WINNER: • “The Zone of Interest” United Kingdom
Achievement in 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
WINNER: • “Poor Things” Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston
• “Society of the Snow” Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
• “American Fiction” Laura Karpman
• “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” John Williams
• “Killers of the Flower Moon” Robbie Robertson
WINNER: • “Oppenheimer” Ludwig Göransson
• “Poor Things” Jerskin Fendrix
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
• “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot”
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
• “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
• “It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony”
Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
• “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Music and Lyric by Scott George
WINNER: • “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
Achievement in 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
WINNER: • “Poor Things” Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek
Best animated short film
• “Letter to a Pig” Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter
• “Ninety-Five Senses” Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
• “Our Uniform” Yegane Moghaddam
• “Pachyderme” Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius
WINNER: • “WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko” Dave Mullins and Brad Booker
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
WINNER: • “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” Wes Anderson and Steven Rales
Achievement in 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
WINNER: • “The Zone of Interest” Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn
Achievement in visual effects
• “The Creator” Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould
WINNER: • “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
