Oscars 2024: Surprises, Snubs, and Nominees Revealed

It’s that exciting time of the year when we eagerly anticipate the unveiling of the prestigious Oscar Nominations. The Academy Awards, affectionately known as the Oscars, recognize outstanding achievements in both artistic and technical aspects of the film industry. Mark your calendars for the upcoming Oscars Ceremony, scheduled for March 11, 2024.

This year’s nominations for the 96th Oscars were unveiled on January 23, during a live presentation hosted by Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid. The list of nominees brought some unexpected twists and turns, adding to the anticipation for the awards night.

Leading the pack with an impressive 13 nominations is “Oppenheimer,” followed closely by “Poor Things” with 11 nominations and “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10 nominations. The much-talked-about Barbie movie secured eight nominations, although its lead star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig were notably absent from some major categories. However, America Ferrera, Barbie’s co-star, managed to secure a surprise supporting actress nomination.

In another surprising turn of events, Leonardo DiCaprio did not make it to the Best Actor category for his role in “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

The winners of the 96th Oscars will be announced on Sunday, March 10, 2024, during a ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcasted on ABC.

Without further ado, here is a glimpse of the top nominees for Oscars 2024:-

Oscars 2024 Nominations

Best Picture:

American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
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 Huller – Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best Supporting Actress:

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

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 Director:

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

Best Adapted Screenplay:

American Fiction
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Best Original Screenplay:

Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Maestro
May December
Past Lives

Best Original Song:

The Fire Inside – Flamin’ Hot (Diane Warren)
I’m Just Ken – Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)
It Never Went Away – American Symphony (Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson)
Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) – Killers of the Flower Moon (Scott George)
What Was I Made For? – Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell)

Best Original Score:

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

Best International Feature:

Io Capitano
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Teachers’ Lounge
The Zone of Interest

Best Animated Feature:

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

Best Documentary Feature:

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

Best Costume Design:

Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Make-up and Hairstyling:

Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society of the Snow

Best Production Design:

Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Sound:

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

Best Film Editing:

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

Best Cinematography:

El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Visual Effects:

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

Best Live-Action Short:

The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Best Animated Short:

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

Best Documentary Short:

The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island In Between
The Last Repair Shop
Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó

As we eagerly await the winners, it’s clear that the 96th Oscars will be a night filled with excitement, surprises, and celebration of exceptional talent in the world of cinema. Stay tuned for the grand event on March 10, 2024!