LOS ANGELES – The nominations for the 2024 Oscars were announced today, kicking off the 96th annual Academy Awards. In a year that saw the success of blockbusters like “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” which collectively earned hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office worldwide, anticipation is high for this year’s ceremony.
Actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid hosted the announcement, revealing the nominees in various categories. Among the nominations for Best Picture are “American Fiction,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” “Oppenheimer,” “Past Lives,” “Poor Things,” and “The Zone of Interest.”
In the Best Actor category, contenders include Bradley Cooper for “Maestro,” Colman Domingo for “Rustin,” Paul Giamatti for “The Holdovers,” Cillian Murphy for “Oppenheimer,” and Jeffrey Wright for “American Fiction.” The nominees for Best Actress are Annette Bening for “Nyad,” Lily Gladstone for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Sandra Hüller for “Anatomy of a Fall,” Carey Mulligan for “Maestro,” and Emma Stone for “Poor Things.”
The Best Supporting Actor category features performances by Sterling K. Brown in “American Fiction,” Robert De Niro in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Robert Downey Jr. in “Oppenheimer,” Ryan Gosling in “Barbie,” and Mark Ruffalo in “Poor Things.” For Best Supporting Actress, nominees are Emily Blunt for “Oppenheimer,” Danielle Brooks for “The Color Purple,” America Ferrera for “Barbie,” Jodie Foster for “Nyad,” and Da’Vine Joy Randolph for “The Holdovers.”
The nominees for Best Director are Jonathan Glazer for “The Zone of Interest,” Yorgos Lanthimos for “Poor Things,” Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer,” Martin Scorsese for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and Justine Triet for “Anatomy of a Fall.”
In the International Feature Film category, films like “Io Capitano” from Italy, “Perfect Days” from Japan, “Society of the Snow” from Spain, “The Teachers’ Lounge” from Germany, and “The Zone of Interest” from the United Kingdom are nominated. Animated short films in contention for the award include “Letter to a Pig,” “Ninety-Five Senses,” “Our Uniform,” “Pachyderme,” and “War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko.”
Live action short film nominees are “The After,” “Invincible,” “Knight of Fortune,” “Red, White and Blue,” and “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” The Original Score category includes “American Fiction,” “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Oppenheimer,” and “Poor Things.” For Best Original Song, nominees are “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,” and “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
Recognizing outstanding costume design, the nominees in the Costume Design category are “Barbie,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Napoleon,” “Oppenheimer,” and “Poor Things.” In the Makeup and Hairstyling category, the nominees are “Golda,” “Maestro,” “Oppenheimer,” “Poor Things,” and “Society of the Snow.”
Leading up to the Oscars, Christopher Nolan’s biopic “Oppenheimer” starring Leonardo DiCaprio received 13 nominations for the BAFTA Film Awards, while “Poor Things,” directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and featuring Emma Stone, garnered 11 nominations for the U.K.’s equivalent of the Oscars.
Lastly, at the recent Golden Globe Awards, “Oppenheimer” took home five awards, including Best Drama Motion Picture. Director Christopher Nolan also won Best Director, and Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
With the Oscars right around the corner, the excitement and anticipation for the winners will continue to build. The ceremony is set to take place in Los Angeles in the coming months.