Winners for the 96th Academy Awards announced March 10, 2024, from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.
"Oppenheimer" was the big winner of the night, taking home seven total Oscars, including Best Picture.
Charles Roven, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan are seen above accepting the Oscar for Best Picture. Joining them on stage are the cast from "Oppenheimer."
"Poor Things" was the second big winner of the night, with four awards including Emma Stone for Best Actress.
The show also ended on time: The ceremony clocked in at 3 hours and 26 minutes. There were only seven shorter telecasts this century (including the pandemic year). "Bravo!" says Kris Tapley on Twitter.
Records
Christopher Nolan and his wife Emma Thomas, along with Charles Roven, were part of the producing team that won the Best Picture Oscar for "Oppenheimer." They notably became the first married couple to win in this category since Richard D. Zanuck and Lil Fini Zanuck won for producing 1989's "Driving Miss Daisy."
Additionally, another married couple found success on Oscar Sunday: Justine Triet and her husband, Arthur Harari, won the Best Writing (Original Screenplay) Oscar for "Anatomy of a Fall." Triet is also the first French woman to win this writing award.
Cillian Murphy became the first Irish-born Best Actor winner, for his role in "Oppenheimer."
Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell made history as the youngest duo with two Oscar wins for Best Music (Original Song) – "What Was I Made For?" for "Barbie," the film's only win of the night.
Eilish also made history, becoming the youngest person to win two Academy Awards.
They also hold the title of youngest two-time Oscar winners in history across any category. Eilish, 22, and O'Connell, 26, surpassed actress Luise Rainer, who won her second Oscar (for "The Good Earth") at the age of 28. Following closely on the leaderboard are Jodie Foster, who won her second Oscar (for "Silence of the Lambs") at 29, and Hilary Swank, who won her second Oscar (for "Million Dollar Baby") at 30.
This marks the fastest consecutive win in the Best Original Song category by any songwriter since Tim Rice achieved three wins within five years in the 1990s, collaborating with different partners each time.
Eilish and O'Connell have become the first songwriting duo to win Original Song twice within a span of three years since Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman achieved this feat with "Under the Sea" from "The Little Mermaid" (1989) and the title song from "Beauty and the Beast" (1991).
Diane Warren continued her streak for the most nominations in the Best Music (Original Song) category without a win, a total of 15 nominations.
"The Boy and the Heron" became the second non-English film to win Best Animated Feature. Hayao Miyazaki previously won in the same category 21 years ago for 2002's "Spirited Away."
Ludwig Göransson secured his second Best Music (Original Score) win for "Oppenheimer." He previously won for 2018's "Black Panther." He joins a select group of composers or composing teams who have achieved this feat since 2000, including Howard Shore (for the second and third installments in The Lord of the Rings franchise), Gustavo Santaolalla (for "Brokeback Mountain" and "Babel"), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (for "The Social Network" and "Soul"), and Alexandre Desplat (for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "The Shape of Water").
Emma Stone won her second Best Actress award for "Poor Things." She previous won for "La La Land" seven years ago, also hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Stone was the second woman to be nominated for acting and Best Picture for the same film, following Frances McDormand, "Nomadland" (2020).
Da'Vine Joy Randolph became the 10th Black actress to win Best Supporting Actress. Meanwhile, Halle Berry's win for "Monster's Ball" (2001) remains the sole victory for a Black actress in the Best Actress category.
Wes Anderson finally won his first Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film with "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar," with Steven Rales. This victory comes after Anderson received seven previous nominations across various categories for his work on films. With his nomination for Live Action Short Film, Anderson became one of only three people with nominations in five or more award categories: Anderson for writing, animated feature, directing, best picture and live action short film; Kenneth Branagh for acting, directing, live action short film, writing and best picture; and the record holder in six categories, Alfonso Cuarón for writing, film editing, directing, best picture, cinematography and live action short film.
Robert Downey Jr. earned his first Oscar for his role in "Oppenheimer." He was first nominated for his role in 1992's "Chaplin," and again for 2008's "Tropic Thunder."
Mark Ruffalo now holds the record for the living actor with the most nominations in the Best Supporting Actor category without securing an Oscar win. He's been nominated four times for "The Kids Are Alright," "Foxcatcher," "Spotlight" and "Poor Things."
British filmmaker, Jonathan Glazer, made history overnight with "The Zone of Interest" by becoming the first UK production to win the Oscar for Best International Feature. This achievement is attributed to the film's consistent use of non-English language throughout the production.
"Killers of the Flower Moon" faced disappointment at the Oscars, being shut out despite receiving 10 nominations. This marks director Martin Scorsese's third film to go 0-10 on Oscar night, following "Gangs of New York" in 2002 and "The Irishman" in 2019.
Final Tally
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"Oppenheimer" (Universal): 7 out of 13
"Poor Things" (Searchlight): 4 out of 11
"Killers of the Flower Moon" (Apple Original Films): 0 out of 10
"Barbie" (Warner Bros.): 1 out of 8
"Maestro" (Netflix): 0 out of 7
"American Fiction" (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios): 1 out of 5
"Anatomy of a Fall" (Neon): 1 out of 5
"The Holdovers" (Focus Features): 1 out of 5
"The Zone of Interest" (A24): 2 out of 5
"Napoleon" (Apple Original Films): 0 out of 3
"The Creator" (Walt Disney): 0 out of 2
"Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" (Paramount): 0 out of 2
"Nyad" (Netflix): 0 out of 2
"Past Lives" (A24): 0 out of 2
"Society of the Snow" (Netflix): 0 out of 2
And the Oscar goes to…
Best Picture
"American Fiction"
Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
"Anatomy of a Fall"
Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers
"Barbie"
David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers
"The Holdovers"
Mark Johnson, Producer
"Killers of the Flower Moon"
Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers
"Maestro"
Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner,
Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
"Oppenheimer"
Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers **WINNER**
"Past Lives"
David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers
"Poor Things"
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, Producers
"The Zone of Interest"
James Wilson, Producer
Best Director
"Anatomy of a Fall," Justine Triet
"Killers of the Flower Moon," Martin Scorsese
"Oppenheimer," Christopher Nolan **WINNER**
"Poor Things," Yorgos Lanthimos
"The Zone of Interest," Jonathan Glazer
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper, "Maestro"
Colman Domingo, "Rustin"
Paul Giamatti, "The Holdovers"
Cillian Murphy, "Oppenheimer" **WINNER**
Jeffrey Wright, "American Fiction"
Best Supporting Actor
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 Actress
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 Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, "Oppenheimer"
Danielle Brooks, "The Color Purple"
America Ferrera, "Barbie"
Jodie Foster, "Nyad"
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers" **WINNER**
Best Animated Feature Film
"The Boy and the Heron"
Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki **WINNER**
"Elemental"
Peter Sohn and Denise Ream
"Nimona"
Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary
"Robot Dreams"
Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz
"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal
Best Cinematography
"El Conde," Edward Lachman
"Killers of the Flower Moon," Rodrigo Prieto
"Maestro," Matthew Libatique
"Oppenheimer," Hoyte van Hoytema **WINNER**
"Poor Things," Robbie Ryan
Best Costume Design
"Barbie," Jacqueline Durran
"Killers of the Flower Moon," Jacqueline West
"Napoleon," Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
"Oppenheimer," Ellen Mirojnick
"Poor Things," Holly Waddington **WINNER**
Best Documentary Feature Film
"Bobi Wine: The People's President"
Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek
"The Eternal Memory"
Maite Alberdi
"Four Daughters"
Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
"To Kill a Tiger"
Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim
"20 Days in Mariupol"
Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath **WINNER**
Best Documentary Short Film
"The ABCs of Book Banning"
Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
"The Barber of Little Rock"
John Hoffman and Christine Turner
"Island in Between"
S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
"The Last Repair Shop"
Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers **WINNER**
"Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó"
Sean Wang and Sam Davis
Best Film Editing
"Anatomy of a Fall," Laurent Sénéchal
"The Holdovers," Kevin Tent
"Killers of the Flower Moon," Thelma Schoonmaker
"Oppenheimer," Jennifer Lame **WINNER**
"Poor Things," Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Best International Feature Film
"Io Capitano" (Italy)
"Perfect Days" (Japan)
"Society of the Snow" (Spain)
"The Teachers' Lounge" (Germany)
"The Zone of Interest" (United Kingdom) **WINNER**
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
"Golda"
Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue
"Maestro"
Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell
"Oppenheimer"
Luisa Abel
"Poor Things"
Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston **WINNER**
"Society of the Snow"
Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé
Best Music – Original Score
"American Fiction," Laura Karpman
"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," John Williams
"Killers of the Flower Moon," Robbie Robertson
"Oppenheimer," Ludwig Göransson **WINNER**
"Poor Things," Jerskin Fendrix
Best Music – Original Song
"The Fire Inside" from "Flamin' Hot"
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
"I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie"
Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
"It Never Went Away" from "American Symphony"
Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" from "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Music and Lyric by Scott George
"What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie"
Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell **WINNER**
Best Production Design
"Barbie"
Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
"Killers of the Flower Moon"
Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
"Napoleon"
Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff
"Oppenheimer"
Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman
"Poor Things"
Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek **WINNER**
Best Short Film – Animated
"Letter to a Pig"
Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter
"Ninety-Five Senses"
Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
"Our Uniform"
Yegane Moghaddam
"Pachyderme"
Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius
"WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko"
Dave Mullins and Brad Booker **WINNER**
Best Short Film – Live-Action
"The After"
Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham
"Invincible"
Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron
"Knight of Fortune"
Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk
"Red, White and Blue"
Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane
"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar"
Wes Anderson and Steven Rales **WINNER**
Best Sound
"The Creator"
Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
"Maestro"
Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
"Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One"
Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
"Oppenheimer"
Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O'Connell
"The Zone of Interest"
Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn **WINNER**
Best Visual Effects
"The Creator"
Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould
"Godzilla Minus One"
Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima **WINNER**
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"
Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek
"Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One"
Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould
"Napoleon"
Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould
Best Writing – Adapted screenplay
"American Fiction"
Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson **WINNER**
"Barbie"
Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
"Oppenheimer"
Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
"Poor Things"
Screenplay by Tony McNamara
"The Zone of Interest"
Written by Jonathan Glazer
Best Writing – Original screenplay
"Anatomy of a Fall"
Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari **WINNER**
"The Holdovers"
Written by David Hemingson
"Maestro"
Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer
"May December"
Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik
"Past Lives"
Written by Celine Song
The 96th Academy Awards, for outstanding film achievements of 2023, will be presented on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
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