By: Adam Beam 1/23/2024
The nominees for the upcoming Oscars have been officially revealed ahead of the 96th Academy Awards on March 10. "Oppenheimer," "Anatomy of a Fall," and "American Fiction" are poised to be some of the night's biggest winners.
Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" has been a powerhouse during this awards season, most recently securing Golden Globes wins for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor in a Dramatic Role for Cillian Murphy's earth-shattering turn as "The American Prometheus," J. Robert Oppenheimer. The film secured 13 nominations.
If you were at the movie theaters in 2023, chances are you can't separate "Oppenheimer" from "Barbie." While the film didn't secure some of the bigger wins at previous ceremonies, it's still expected to dominate in categories like Best Original Song and Production Design. For Best Original Song, the film is nominated for two songs, including "What Was I Made For?" and "I'm Just Ken."
While Martin Scorsese's latest has been hit or miss on the awards circuit, the one consistency has been the recognition of Lily Gladstone's performance in "Killers of the Flower Moon." The actress made history as the first indigenous actor to be nominated in that category. However, while Gladstone is the frontrunner, eyes should be kept on Emma Stone for her turn in "Poor Things."
On top of "Poor Things," one of the other big surprises that could win it all this time around is "American Fiction," directed by Cord Jefferson. While Bradley Cooper's magnum opus "Maestro" could go home empty-handed once again.
Some of the other major snubs from this year's nominees include no Best Actress or Best Director nomination for Margot Robbie or Greta Gerwig for "Barbie". Charles Melton received critical praise for his role in "May December" but was unable to secure a Best Supporting Actor nomination. And animation fans were shocked to see no love for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" in the Best Animated Feature category.
Here's the full list of 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 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
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 ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, Maestro Colman Domingo, Rustin Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple America Ferrera, Barbie Jodie Foster, Nyad Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
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 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall David Hemingson, The Holdovers Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer, Maestro Samy Burch, May December Celine Song, Past Lives
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie Tony McNamara, Poor Things Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Io Capitano, Italy Perfect Days, Japan Society of the Snow, Spain The Teacher’s Lounge, Germany The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Boy and the Heron Elemental Nimona Robot Dreams Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Bobi Wine: The People’s President The Eternal Memory “Four Daughters” To Kill a Tiger 20 Days in Mariupol
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
El Conde Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Oppenheimer Poor Things
BEST EDITING
Anatomy of a Fall The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Napoleon Oppenheimer Poor Things
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Golda Maestro Oppenheimer Poor Things Society of the Snow
BEST SOUND
The Creator Maestro Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One Oppenheimer The Zone of Interest
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Creator Godzilla Minus One Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One Napoleon
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Napoleon Oppenheimer Poor Things
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“What Was I Made For?”, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Barbie “I’m Just Ken,” Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Barbie “The Fire Inside,” Diane Warren, Flamin’ Hot “It Never Went Away,” Jon Batiste, American Symphony “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People,” Osage Tribal Singers, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
American Fiction Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
The After Invincible Knight of Fortune Red, White and Blue The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Letter to a Pig Ninety-Five Senses Our Uniform Pachyderme War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The ABCs of Book Banning The Barber of Little Rock Island in Between The Last Repair Shop Nai Nai & Wai Po
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