96th Academy Awards 2024

The 2024 Oscars on Sunday night were a star-studded event where Hollywood’s most notable actors and actresses gathered to honor the top films from the previous year. The red carpet was filled with A-list celebrities, as reported by Good Morning America.

The movie “Oppenheimer” dominated the awards ceremony, as its director Christopher Nolan received the best director Oscar, actor Cillian Murphy was honored with the best actor award, and the film was recognized as the best picture, securing a total of seven wins.

In the 2024 Oscars, the movie with the highest number of nominations, 13 to be exact, was also the recipient of multiple awards including the Oscar for best supporting actor given to Robert Downey Jr., best film editing, best cinematography, and best original score.

The award for best actress was given to Emma Stone for her portrayal of Bella Baxter in Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.”

The film “Poor Things” also received recognition in various design-related categories, such as for its exceptional costume design, production design, and makeup and hairstyling.

The actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph was awarded for her performance in “The Holdovers” in the category of best supporting actress.

The 96th Academy Awards were hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, who presented live from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. According to the interview with Good Morning America, this was Kimmel’s fourth time hosting the prestigious event.

Take a look at the full list of recipients listed below.

Best picture

Movie	Result
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer	WINNER
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Best actress

Actress Name	Movie	Result
Annette Bening	Nyad
Lily Gladstone	Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller	Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan	Maestro
Emma Stone	Poor Things	WINNER

Best director

Director Name	Movie	Result
Justine Triet	Anatomy of a Fall
Martin Scorsese	Killers of the Flower Moon
Christopher Nolan	Oppenheimer	WINNER
Yorgos Lanthimos	Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer	The Zone of Interest

Best actor

Actor Name	Movie	Result
Bradley Cooper	Maestro
Colman Domingo	from Rustin
Paul Giamatti	from The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy	From Oppenheimer	WINNER
Jeffrey Wright	American Fiction

Best original song

Song	Movie	Result
The Fire Inside	Flamin’ Hot
I’m Just Ken	Barbie
It Never Went Away	American Symphony
Wahzhazhe	Killers of the Flower Moon
What Was I Made For?	Barbie	WINNER

Best original score

Movie	Result
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer	WINNER
Poor Things

Best sound

Movie	Result
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest	WINNER

Best live action short film

Short Film	Result
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar	WINNER

Best cinematography

Movie	Cinematographer	Result
El Conde	Edward Lachman
Killers of the Flower Moon	Rodrigo Prieto
Maestro	Matthew Libatique
Oppenheimer	Hoyte van Hoytema	WINNER
Poor Things	Robbie Ryan

Best documentary feature film

Feature Film	Result
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol	WINNER

Best documentary short film

Documentary Short Film	Result
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island In Between
The Last Repair Shop	WINNER
Nai Nai and Wài Pó

Best film editing

Movie	Result
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer	WINNER
Poor Things

Best visual effects

Movie	Result
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One	WINNER
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon

Best supporting actor

Actor	Movie	Result
Sterling K. Brown	American Fiction
Robert De Niro	Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr	Oppenheimer	WINNER
Ryan Gosling	Barbie
Mark Ruffalo	Poor Things

Best international feature film

Movie	Result
Io Capitano (Italy)
Perfect Days (Japan)
Society of the Snow (Spain)
The Teachers’ Lounge (Germany)
The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom)	WINNER

Best costume design

Movie	Designer Name	Result
Barbie	Jacqueline Durran
Killers of the Flower Moon	Jacqueline West
Napoleon	David Crossman, Janty Yates
Oppenheimer	Ellen Mirojnick
Poor Things	Holly Waddington	WINNER

Best production design

Movie	Result
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things	WINNER

Best makeup and hairstyling

Movie	Result
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things	WINNER
Society of the Snow

Best adapted screenplay

Movie	Name	Result
American Fiction	Cord Jefferson	WINNER
Barbie	Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig
Oppenheimer	Christopher Nolan
Poor Things	Tony McNamara
The Zone of Interest	Jonathan Glazer

Best original screenplay

Movie	Name	Result
Anatomy of a Fall	Justine Triet, Arthur Harari	WINNER
The Holdovers	David Hemingson
Maestro	Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer
May December	Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik
Past Lives	Celine Song

Best animated feature film

Movie	Result
The Boy and the Heron	WINNER
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best animated short film

Short Film	Result
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko	WINNER

Best supporting actress

Name	Movie	Result
Emily Blunt	Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks	The Color Purple
America Ferrera	Barbie
Jodie Foster	Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph	The Holdovers	WINNER

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