The end of awards season is finally upon us! The 96th Academy Awards 2024 Oscar nominees were announced bright and early (for the west coast) January 23rd at 5:30am by Zazie Beetz (“Joker“) and Jack Quaid (“The Boys,” “Star Trek: Lower Decks“).
It’s been a wildly contentious season in all categories, with some early frontrunners falling by the wayside like “The Color Purple” and “Maestro” both missing major categories in the precursors, and some unstoppable forces that simply haven’t missed all year like “Oppenheimer.” There’s bound to be some big surprises and major snubs, all of which we’ll cover shortly after the announcements.
The actual Oscars ceremony will take place March 10th, and will be again hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
Let’s get to the nominees-
Best Picture
- American Fiction
2. Anatomy of a Fall
3. Barbie
4. The Holdovers
5. Killers of the Flower Moon
6. Maestro
7. Oppenheimer
8. Past Lives
9. Poor Things
10. The Zone of Interest
Best Director
- Justine Triet “Anatomy of a Fall”
2. Martin Scorsese “Killers of the Flower Moon”
3. Christopher Nolan “Oppenheimer”
4. Yorgos Lanthimos “Poor Things”
5. Johnathan Glazer “The Zone of Interest”
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Bradley Cooper “Maestro“
2. Coleman Domingo “Rustin”
3. Paul Giamatti “The Holdovers”
4. Cillian Murphy “Oppenheimer”
5. Jeffrey Wright “American Fiction”
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Annette Benning “NYAD”
2. Lily Gladstone “Killers of the Flower Moon”
3. Sandra Hüller “Anatomy of a Fall”
4. Cary Mulligan “Maestro”
5. Emma Stone “Poor Things”
Best Supporting Actor
- Sterling K Brown “American Fiction“
2. Robert De Niro “Killers of the Flower Moon“
3. Robert Downey Jr “Oppenheimer”
4. Ryan Gosling “Barbie”
5. Mark Ruffalo “Poor Things”
Best Supporting Actress
- Emily Blunt “Oppenheimer“
2. Daniel Brooks “The Color Purple”
3. America Ferrera “Barbie“
4. Jodie Foster “NYAD“
5. Da’vine Joy Randoloph “The Holdovers”
Best Original Screenplay
- Anatomy of a Fall
2. The Holdovers
3. Maestro
4. May December
5. Past Lives
Best Adapted Screenplay
- American Fiction
2. Barbie
3. Oppenheimer
4. Poor Things
5. The Zone Of Interest
Best Animated Feature
- The Boy and the Heron
2. Elemental
3. Nimona
4. Robot Dreams
5. Spiderman
Best Production Design
- Barbie
2. Killer of the Flower Moon
3. Napoleon
4. Oppenheimer
5. Poor Things
Best Cinematography
- El Conde
2. Killer of the Flower Moon
3. Maestro
4. Oppenheimer
5. Poor Things
Best Costume Design
- Barbie
2. Killers of the Flower Moon
3. Napoleon
4. Oppenheimer
5. Poor Things
Best Editing
- Anatomy of a Fall
2. The Holdovers
3. Killers of the Flower Moon
4. Oppenheimer
5. Poor Things
Makeup and Hairstyling
- Golda
2. Maestro
3. Oppeheimer
4. Poor Things
5. Society of the Snow
Best Sound
- The Creator
2. Maestro
3. Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1
4. Oppenheimer
5. The Zone of Interest
Best Visual Effects
- The Creator
2. Godzilla Minus One
3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
4. Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1
5. Napoleon
Best Original Score
- American Fiction
2. Indiana Jones
3. Killers of the Flower Moon
4. Oppenheimer
5. Poor Things
Best Original Song
- “The Fire Inside” by Becky G from “Flamin’ Hot”
2. “I’m Just Ken” by Ryan Gosling from “Barbie”
3. “It Never Went Away” by Jon Batiste from “American Symphony”
4. “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” by Osage Tribal Singers from “Killers of the Flower Moon”
5. “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish from “Barbie”
Best Documentary Feature
- Bobi Wine: The People’s President
2. The Eternal Memory
3. Four Daughters
4. To Kill a Tiger
5. 20 Days in Mariupol
Best International Feature
- Io Capitano
2. Perfect Days
3. Society of the Snow
4. The Teachers Lounge
5. The Zone of Interest
Best Animated Short Film
- Letters to a Pig
2. 95 Senses
3. Our Uniform
4. Pachyderme
5. War is Over: Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko
Best Documentary Short Film
- The ABCs of Book Banning
2. The Barber of Little Rock
3. Island In Between
4. The Last Repair Shop
5. Nai Nai and Wai Po
Best Live Action Short Film
- The After
2. Invincible
3. Knight of Fortune
4. Red White and Blue
5. The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar