Lights, Camera, Action! The 96th Oscar Nominees Have Been Officially Announced

The nominations for the 2024 Oscars were announced today (January 23), with Cristopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” leading the list with 13 nominations, closely followed by “Poor Things” with 11. The 96th annual Academy Awards follow an incredibly successful year for cinemas worldwide marked by the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon.

Together, “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” grossed over $2 billion globally, a remarkable achievement considering the pandemic crisis and the growing competition of online streaming platforms.

While America Ferrera received an unexpected nomination for playing Gloria in “Barbie,” the film’s protagonist, Margot Robbie, and its director, Greta Gerwig, were surprisingly absent from the Best Actress and Best Director lists, respectively.

The announcement came with a few history-making moments for the entertainment industry: at 81, Martin Scorsese became the oldest directing nominee.

Lily Gladstone, who plays Mollie Burkhart in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” earned a Best Actress nomination, making her the first Native American person from the US to contend for that Academy Award.

Additionally, the three best picture contenders — “Barbie,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” and “Past Lives” — were directed by women for the first time.

Jimmy Kimmel will take the stage to host the ceremony for the fourth time on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Among his goals, of course, will be to avoid stand-up comedian Jo Koy‘s fate and not become the target of thousands of online memes.

Here is the list of this year’s Oscar nominees:

After months of speculation, the nominees for the 96th Academy Awards were announced today

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The ceremony is set to take place on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood

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Barbie and Oppenheimer, which together grossed over $2 billion globally, received Best Picture nominations

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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”

Emma Stone’s performance as Bella in Poor Things earned her a nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role

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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”

Bradley Cooper received a Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of composer Leonard Bernstein in Maestro

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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”

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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”

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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”

The three Best Picture contenders — “Barbie,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” and “Past Lives” — were directed by women for the first time

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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”

Documentary short film

• “The ABCs of Book Banning”
• “The Barber of Little Rock”
• “Island in Between”
• “The Last Repair Shop”
• “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó”

And the nominees for Best Picture are… #Oscars pic.twitter.com/UFNHnQBZsE

— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 23, 2024

Watch the announcement below:

Cinematography

• “El Conde”
• “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• “Maestro”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Poor Things”

Costume design

• “Barbie”
• “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• “Napoleon”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Poor Things”

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”

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