The glitz and glamour of the 96th Academy Awards lit up Los Angeles on Sunday night – March 10th, with Jimmy Kimmel at the helm as host. Among the night’s shining stars was Christopher Nolan’s biopic drama, “Oppenheimer,” which snagged an impressive seven Oscars, including the coveted Best Picture award. The film, led by the talented Cillian Murphy, was a frontrunner from the start, boasting 13 nominations. Alongside its Best Picture win, “Oppenheimer” also clinched victories in categories like Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Original Score. Sharing the limelight were other notable films like “Barbie,” “Poor Things,” and “The Zone of Interest,” each earning their own well-deserved accolades. (Also read: Oscars 2024: Oppenheimer Wins Seven Awards Including Best Picture and Best Director)
Here’s the full list of winners –
Best motion picture of the year
- [WINNER] “Oppenheimer” Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers
- “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
- “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
Performance by an actor in a leading role
- [WINNER] Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer”
- Bradley Cooper in “Maestro”
- Colman Domingo in “Rustin”
- Paul Giamatti in “The Holdovers”
- Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- [WINNER] Robert Downey Jr. in “Oppenheimer”
- Sterling K. Brown in “American Fiction”
- Robert De Niro in “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- Ryan Gosling in “Barbie”
- Mark Ruffalo in “Poor Things”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- [WINNER] Emma Stone in “Poor Things”
- Annette Bening in “Nyad”
- Lily Gladstone in “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- Sandra Hüller in “Anatomy of a Fall”
- Carey Mulligan in “Maestro”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
- [WINNER] Da’Vine Joy Randolph in “The Holdovers”
- Emily Blunt in “Oppenheimer”
- Danielle Brooks in “The Color Purple”
- America Ferrera in “Barbie”
- Jodie Foster in “Nyad”
Best animated feature film of the year
- [WINNER] “The Boy and the Heron” Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
- “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
Achievement in cinematography
- [WINNER] “Oppenheimer” Hoyte van Hoytema
- “El Conde” Edward Lachman
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” Rodrigo Prieto
- “Maestro” Matthew Libatique
- “Poor Things” Robbie Ryan
Achievement in costume design
- [WINNER] “Poor Things” Holly Waddington
- “Barbie” Jacqueline Durran
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” Jacqueline West
- “Napoleon” Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
- “Oppenheimer” Ellen Mirojnick
Achievement in directing
- [WINNER] “Oppenheimer” Christopher Nolan
- “Anatomy of a Fall” Justine Triet
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” Martin Scorsese
- “Poor Things” Yorgos Lanthimos
- “The Zone of Interest” Jonathan Glazer
Best documentary feature film
- [WINNER] “20 Days in Mariupol” Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath
- “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek
- “The Eternal Memory” Nominees to be determined
- “Four Daughters” Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
- “To Kill a Tiger” Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim
Best documentary short film
- [WINNER] “The Last Repair Shop” Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
- “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
- “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó” Sean Wang and Sam Davis
Achievement in film editing
- [WINNER] “Oppenheimer” Jennifer Lame
- “Anatomy of a Fall” Laurent Sénéchal
- “The Holdovers” Kevin Tent
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” Thelma Schoonmaker
- “Poor Things” Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Best international feature film of the year
- [WINNER] “The Zone of Interest” United Kingdom
- “Io Capitano” Italy
- “Perfect Days” Japan
- “Society of the Snow” Spain
- “The Teachers’ Lounge” Germany
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
- [WINNER] “Poor Things” Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston
- “Golda” Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue
- “Maestro” Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell
- “Oppenheimer” Luisa Abel
- “Society of the Snow” Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
- [WINNER] “Oppenheimer” Ludwig Göransson
- “American Fiction” Laura Karpman
- “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” John Williams
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” Robbie Robertson
- “Poor Things” Jerskin Fendrix
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
- [WINNER] “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell - “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
Achievement in production design
- [WINNER] “Poor Things” Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek
- “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
Best animated short film
- [WINNER] “WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko” Dave Mullins and Brad Booker
- “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
Best live action short film
- [WINNER] “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” Wes Anderson and Steven Rales
- “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
Achievement in sound
- [WINNER] “The Zone of Interest” Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn
- “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
Achievement in visual effects
- [WINNER] “Godzilla Minus One” Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
- “The Creator” Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould
- “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
Adapted screenplay
- [WINNER] “American Fiction” Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson
- “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
Original screenplay
- [WINNER] “Anatomy of a Fall” Screenplay – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
- “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