The 96th Academy Awards ceremony organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, AMPAS, took place on Sunday, at the Dolby Theatre in Ho
The 96th Academy Awards ceremony organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, AMPAS, took place on Sunday, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
During the gala, the AMPAS presented the Oscar in 23 categories honoring films released in 2023.
Comedian and talk show host, Jimmy Kimmel hosted the show for the fourth time, following the 89th ceremony in 2017, the 90th ceremony in 2018, and the 95th ceremony in 2023.
Oppenheimer was the biggest winner. The three-hour-long film scooped seven awards, including the Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture categories, amongst others.
The movie, which was released in 2023, was written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan.
Cillian Murphy got the 2024 Oscars ‘Best Actor’ for his role in ‘Oppenheimer’ and Emma Stone won ‘Best Actress’ for her remarkable role in ‘Poor Things’.
Robert Downey Jr got his first Oscar for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ in ‘Oppenheimer’ after four decades in the industry.
Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell made history as the youngest duo to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song with their collaboration ‘What Was I Made For?’ which was featured in ‘Barbie.’
This achievement marks their second win in the category, following their previous success with ‘No Time to Die’ in 2022.
Ryan Gosling brought the house down at the 2024 Oscars with his performance of the Barbie hit ‘I’m Just Ken’.
See the full list of Oscar winners below
Best Picture
American Fiction
WINNER – Oppenheimer
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best actor in a leading role
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
WINNER – Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Best actor in a supporting role
Sterling K Brown – American Fiction
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
WINNER – Robert Downey Jr – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Annette Bening – Nyad
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
WINNER – Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best actress in a supporting role
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
America Ferrera – Barbie
Jodie Foster – Nyad
WINNER – Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Best directing
Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet
Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese
WINNER – Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos
The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer
Best animated feature film
WINNER – The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best adapted screenplay
WINNER – American Fiction
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best original screenplay
WINNER – Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Maestro
May December
Past Lives
Best Cinematography
El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
WINNER – Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best costume design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
WINNER – Poor Things
Best documentary feature film
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
WINNER – 20 Days in Mariupol
Best documentary short film
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island in Between
WINNER – The Last Repair Shop
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
Best film editing
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
WINNER – Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best international feature film
Io Capitano
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Teachers’ Lounge
WINNER – The Zone of Interest
Best makeup and hairstyling
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
WINNER – Poor Things
Society of the Snow
Best original score
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
WINNER – Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best original song
The Fire Inside – Flamin’ Hot
I’m Just Ken – Barbie
It Never Went Away – American Symphony
Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People) – Killers of the Flower Moon
WINNER – What Was I Made For? – Barbie
Best production design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
WINNER – Poor Things
Best animated short film
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
WINNER – WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Best live-action short film
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
WINNER – The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Best sound
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
WINNER – The Zone of Interest
Best visual effects
The Creator
WINNER – Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
