We’ve had the Golden Globes. We’ve had the BAFTAs. We’ve had the Critic’s Choice Awards. Next, it’s arguably the main event, the one we wait all year for: the Academy Awards. We have got some excellent contenders this year, from mega blockbusters such as Oppenheimer and Barbie, to quieter entries that built strong followings such as Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest. If the previous awards shows this year are anything to go by, it might be easy to call the winners already, but there’s always room for a surprise or two!
The following is a run-down of this year’s film nominations for the Academy Awards (Oscars) for 2024. The ceremony will take place at 7pm EST/4pm PST in the US on Sunday 10th March and 12am in the UK on Monday 11th March.
BEST PICTURE
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
DIRECTING
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
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening – Nyad Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall Carey Mulligan – Maestro Emma Stone – Poor Things – WINNER
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Bradley Cooper – Maestro Colman Domingo – Rustin Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer – WINNER Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple American Ferrera – Barbie Jodie Foster – Nyad Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers – WINNER
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
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
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
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
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
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
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
Bobi Wine: The People’s President – Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek The Eternal Memory – Nominees TBD 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
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
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
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
CINEMATOGRAPHY
El Conde – Edward Lachman Killers of the Flower Moon – Rodrigo Prieto Maestro – Matthew Libatique Oppenheimer – Hoyte van Hoytema – WINNER Poor Things – Robbie Ryan
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
MAKE UP 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
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
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
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 – WINNER
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
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
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
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
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
VISUAL EFFECTS
The Creator – Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould Godzilla Minus One – Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji – 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
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