Excitement and Surprises Surround 2024 Oscars Nominations
Excitement and Surprises Surround 2024 Oscars Nominations

Excitement and Surprises Surround 2024 Oscars Nominations

The nominations for the 2024 Oscars were announced, setting the stage for the 96th annual Academy Awards. “Oppenheimer” leads the pack with 13 nods, followed closely by “Poor Things” with 11 nominations. These announcements come after a year that saw the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon of “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s epic World War II biopic capture widespread attention and box office success, each raking in hundreds of millions of dollars.

While the nominations brought excitement and anticipation, they also came with some surprises and notable omissions. Greta Gerwig, the director of “Barbie,” was not nominated for best director. However, both she and Noah Baumbach received a nomination for the movie’s adapted screenplay. Margot Robbie, the star and producer of the best picture nominee “Barbie,” did not receive an acting nod, prompting disappointment from her co-star Ryan Gosling, who expressed his dismay at the oversight. Additionally, Leonardo DiCaprio, known for his past Oscar successes, did not receive an acting nomination for his role in “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

Amidst these omissions, there were significant moments of recognition and historic firsts. Lily Gladstone, DiCaprio’s co-star in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” became the first Native American to be nominated for best actress, marking a noteworthy milestone for representation in the film industry. America Ferrera also received a best supporting actress nomination for her performance in “Barbie,” following her absence from the Golden Globe nominations. Furthermore, Justine Triet made history as the eighth woman to be nominated for best director for her work on “Anatomy of a Fall.”

As the anticipation builds for the 2024 Oscars, it’s clear that this year’s nominations have sparked conversations and generated excitement across the film industry and among movie enthusiasts. Here is the full list of this year’s Oscar nominees:

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 Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall”
* Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”
* Emma Stone, “Poor Things”
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 supporting actress
* Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”
* Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple”
* America Ferrera, “Barbie”
* Jodie Foster, “Nyad”
* Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
Best director
* Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest”
* Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”
* Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
* Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
* Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall”
International feature film
* “Io Capitano,” Italy
* “Perfect Days,” Japan
* “Society of the Snow,” Spain
* “The Teachers’ Lounge,” Germany
* “The Zone of Interest,” United Kingdom
Animated feature film
* “The Boy and the Heron”
* “Elemental”
* “Nimona”
* “Robot Dreams”
* “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Adapted screenplay
* “American Fiction”
* “Barbie”
* “Oppenheimer”
* “Poor Things”
* “The Zone of Interest”
Original screenplay
* “Anatomy of a Fall”
* “The Holdovers”
* “Maestro”
* “May December”
* “Past Lives”
Visual effects
* “The Creator”
* “Godzilla Minus One”
* “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
* “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
* “Napoleon”
Original score
* “American Fiction”
* “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
* “Killers of the Flower Moon”
* “Oppenheimer”
* “Poor Things”
Original song
* “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”
* “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Documentary feature film
* “20 Days in Mariupol”
* “Bobi Wine: The People’s President”
* “The Eternal Memory”
* “Four Daughters”
* “To Kill a Tiger”
Cinematography
* “El Conde”
* “Killers of the Flower Moon”
* “Maestro”
* “Oppenheimer”
* “Poor Things”
Costume design
* “Barbie”
* “Killers of the Flower Moon”
* “Napoleon”
* “Oppenheimer”
* “Poor Things”
Animated short film
* “Letter to a Pig”
* “Ninety-Five Senses”
* “Our Uniform”
* “Pachyderme”
* “War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”
Live action short film
* “The After”
* “Invincible”
* “Knight of Fortune”
* “Red, White and Blue”
* “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”
Documentary short film
* “The ABCs of Book Banning”
* “The Barber of Little Rock”
* “Island in Between”
* “The Last Repair Shop”
* “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó”
Film editing
* “Anatomy of a Fall”
* “The Holdovers”
* “Killers of the Flower Moon”
* “Oppenheimer”
* “Poor Things”
Sound
* “The Creator”
* “Maestro”
* “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
* “Oppenheimer”
* “The Zone of Interest”
Production design
* “Barbie”
* “Killers of the Flower Moon”
* “Napoleon”
* “Oppenheimer”
* “Poor Things”
Makeup and hairstyling
* “Golda”
* “Maestro”
* “Oppenheimer”
* “Poor Things”
* “Society of the Snow”

Coulisse wants to ask if it’s time for the Oscars to reevaluate their nomination process to ensure better representation of diversity and inclusion in the film industry.