Cillian Murphy in OppenheimerUniversal Pictures
The holiday season may be over, but awards season is just heating up. The Golden Globes and Emmy Awards have been given out, and the next major event on the calendar is the Academy Awards. But who’s competing, and who is staying home this year?
The 2024 Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and as expected, Christopher Nolan’s critically acclaimed blockbuster about the creation of the atomic bomb,Oppenheimer, leads the pack. The other half of the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon,Barbie, did well, too, getting nominations in the Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor categories.
Other movies that were recognized include Alexander Payne’s new Christmas classicThe Holdoverswith Paul Giamatti, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Lady Frankenstein sex comedyPoor Thingswith Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo, Martin Scorsese’sKillers of the Flower Moonwith Leonardo Di Caprio and Robert De Niro, and Bradley Cooper’s biopicMaestrostarring the actor as the great composer Leonard Bernstein.
The following is a complete list of nominees in all 23 categories.
Best Picture:
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
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 Ferrara,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
Best Original Screenplay:
May December
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Song:
“It Never Went Away,”American Symphony
“I’m Just Ken,”Barbie
“What Was I Made For,”Barbie
“The Fire Inside,”Flamin’ Hot
“A Song For My People,”Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Original Score:
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Best Cinematography:
Best Production Design:
Best Costume Design:
Best Animated Movie:
The Boy and the Heron
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Makeup:
Society of the Snow
Best Sound:
The Creator
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1
Best Visual Effects:
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Best Editing:
Best Documentary:
Bobby Wine
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol
Best International Feature:
Io Capitano
Perfect Days
The Teacher’s Lounge
Best Live Action Short:
Invincible
Night of Fortune
Red, White, and Blue
The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar
Best Animated Short:
Letter to a Pig
Our Uniform
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