Last year’s Academy Awards were dominated by Everything Everywhere all at Once, which took home seven awards including Best Picture. And the 2024 edition of the Oscars has the potential for a similar narrative. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has the best chance of stealing the show, leading the way with a total of 13 nominations, but Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things (11 nominations) and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon (10 nominations) are also good bets.
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie could make some noise as well, with eight noms including Best Picture. There are also the streaming services to keep an eye on (Netflix has a hefty 18 nominations, led by Maestro) and a few intriguing categories, like whether Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron takes home the statue for best animated feature film. Which is all to say there are some good storylines to follow this year.
The 2024 Oscars will take place on March 10th at 7PM ET — but you can keep up with all of the winners and major developments right here.
- You might just be able to get your hands on those killer Godzilla Minus One shoes.
With all the focus on the Godzilla Minus One creative team bringing their Godzilla action figures to the Oscars, you might have missed the inspired shoes they wore to the ceremony. And while the kicks seemed like they might have been one-of a kind customs, it sounds like fashion brand Hazama is open to the idea of selling them to the public.
Oscars 2024 winners: Oppenheimer and Christopher Nolan lead the way
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesLike many of the movies up for Oscars, this year’s Academy Awards ran longer than most viewers probably considered reasonable. But lengthy as the ceremony was, it was marked by enough surprises to make it one one hell of a watch.
Though host Jimmy Kimmel made sure to get a few good jabs in at most of the filmmakers up for Oscars, few of the stars seemed all that phased as they took to the stage to deliver acceptance speeches that spoke to how stiff this year’s competition was. Da’Vine Joy Randolph kicked off the night winning Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in The Holdovers — which was up for five awards total. And while Hayao Miyazaki wasn’t there to accept his award, The Boy and the Heron took home an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Out of the five awards director Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall was up for, it wound up taking home Best Original Screenplay, while writer / director Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction snagged Best Adapted Screenplay.
Read Article >- Here’s the big one:
it’s Oppenheimer. The film took home a bunch of awards, and the evening culminated with it taking home best picture.
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images - “Thank you for the gift of a lifetime in Bella Baxter.”
The penultimate award of the evening went to Emma Stone for best actress in a lead role in Poor Things. She beat out Annette Bening (Nyad), Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon), Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall), and Carey Mulligan (Maestro).
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images - It’s Oppenheimer again.
Just moments after Cillian Murphy was named best actor, Christopher Nolan took home best director, his first time winning the award.
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images - “I’d like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere.”
Fresh off winning the best actor in a leading role award last year, Brendan Fraser presented this year’s award to Cillian Murphy for his performance in Oppenheimer. “I’m a very proud Irishman standing here tonight,” Murphy said.
Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images - A real Barbenheimer moment.
Ludwig Göransson won for best score with Oppenheimer, while “What Was I Made For” — one of two Barbie songs nominated — grabbed best original song.
- Have we had Kenough?
Dressed in pink, of course, Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson pulled all the stops during their performance of Barbie’s Best Original Song nominee “I’m Just Ken.” Featuring the other Kens, audience participation, and an appearance from Slash (!!!???) the Kenergy was high.
- Sound on.
The Zone of Interest picked up another Oscar, this time for best sound — beating out The Creator, Maestro, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, and Oppenheimer.
- A sweet win.
Wes Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar — which is streaming on Netflix — won for best live-action short film.
- “Batman, that son of a bitch”
Twins Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito reunited on stage at the Oscars to reminisce about their days as Batman villains and throw some jabs at Michael Keaton (the best Batman).
- Another one for Oppy.
After snagging best editing, Oppenheimer also nabbed the cinematography award with Hoyte van Hoytema accepting the award.
- What’s up doc.
There were some great documentaries nominated this year, and the winners were The Last Repair Shop (short film) and 20 Days in Mariupol (feature film). If you need to catch up, they’re pretty accessible to stream from home.
- SKREE-ONNK (Godzilla would like to thank the Academy.)
The crew of Godzilla Minus One have made sure to have Godzilla (in toy form) close by all through this year’s awards season, so of course they brought the big guy up to accept their Oscars for Best Visual Effects.
Masaki Takahashi, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya and Tatsuji Nojima accept the Best Visual Effects. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images - Editors are important.
And I’m not just saying that because I am one. Oppenheimer’s Jennifer Lame took home the best editing award this year, beating out Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Poor Things.
- “I needed this job more than it needed me.”
As with the best supporting actress award, a quintet of past winners were on stage to present Robert Downey Jr. with the best supporting actor statue for his performance in Oppenheimer. He beat out a pretty stacked group including Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction), Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon), Ryan Gosling (Barbie), and Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things).
Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images - A win for The Zone of Interest.
Jonathan Glazer’s movie won best international film, its first award of the night so far, and in his speech the director connected the film’s themes to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
- Billie Eilish and Finneas take the stage at the Oscars.
Not watching the Oscars live? That’s OK! Looks like you can watch the best original song nominee performances on the Oscars YouTube page shortly after they go live. First up, Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell perform Barbie’s “What Was I Made For?”
- Looking good, Poor Things.
The film’s team of Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, and Josh Weston took home the Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling, while the movie also won for production design, thanks to the crew of James Price, Shona Heath, and Zsuzsa Mihalek. On top of all of that, a naked John Cena presented a third award to Poor Things for costume design, with Holly Waddington accepting the award.
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images - Remember Thunderforce? The Academy does.
Whoever planned out the presentation for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay at this year’s Oscars is clearly a fan of Netflix’s Thunderforce, a movie you definitely remember.
Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy speak onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images - The screenplay winners.
Anatomy of a Fall’s Justine Triet and Arthur Harari scooped up the best original screenplay award, while Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction snagged best adapted screeenplay — and used the opportunity to urge Hollywood to take a chance on similarly risky movies.
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images - The night is getting animated.
First, War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko took home the statue for best animated short. That was followed by Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron — which may not actually be his final movie — winning the feature film category, though Miyazaki wasn’t on hand to accept.
Hayao Miyazaki is very convincing
Andrew Webster - The Oscars are looking a little Messi.
That’s because the canine star from Anatomy of a Fall got his own seat. What a good boy.
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images - And the first winner is...
A squad of five former winners were on stage to present the award for Actress in a Supporting Role, each going into detail about why the nominees were being honored tonight. It was much more touching than the typical reveal. Da’Vine Joy Randolph ultimately won for her performance in The Holdovers, beating out Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer), Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple), America Ferrera (Barbie), and Jodie Foster (Nyad).
Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images - So, Godzilla, who are you wearing?
Godzilla Minus One is up for the Visual Effects award tonight, and director Takashi Yamazaki brought his own kaiju statue to the red carpet. Looking snazzy there, Godzilla. (Make sure to check out our interview with Yamazaki about the many influences behind the film.)
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