Oscar Winners 2024: Despite an uncomfortable revelation by Al Pacino, Oppenheimer wrapped up its incredible awards season run on Sunday at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood with the Best Picture prize. Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, and Charles Roven, the producers, accepted the award.
In addition, Nolan won the Best Director award, earning the lead seven statuettes for Universal’s picture about J. Robert Oppenheimer and his Manhattan Project. His multibillion-dollar conglomerate has been winning awards at almost every stop this season, and among other nominations, he entered the gala as the clear favorite for Best Picture.
Nolan, accepting his first Oscar after eight nominations, reflected on the evolution of movies in just over a century. Cillian Murphy won Best Actor for “Oppenheimer”, dedicating it to peacemakers. Emma Stone won Best Actress for “Poor Things”, thanking director Yorgos Lanthimos. “Poor Things” won four awards, while “The Zone of Interest” and “The Holdovers” also took multiple wins. Universal led in distributor wins, while Netflix, Sony, Paramount, and Disney were shut out. Da’Vine Joy Rudolph won for “The Holdovers”, continuing her streak from previous awards.
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Robert Downey Jr. won his first Oscar for Supporting Actor in “Oppenheimer,” expressing gratitude for the opportunity. “Oppenheimer” also secured wins for Film Editing (Jennifer Lame), Cinematography (Hoyte van Hoytema), and Best Score (Ludwig Göransson). Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell won Best Song for “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie.” Cord Jefferson won Best Original Screenplay for “American Fiction,” while “Anatomy of a Fall” won Best Adapted Screenplay. Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” surprised with the Animated Feature win. “War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko” won Best Animated Short, and “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” won Live-Action Short. “20 Days in Mariupol” won Best Documentary Feature, marking Ukraine’s first Oscar win. “The Last Repair Shop” won Documentary Short. “Poor Things” scored wins in Makeup & Hairstyling, Production Design, and Costume Design.
“The Zone of Interest,” a historical drama from A24, won the International Feature Film category, marking the UK’s first-ever win in this category. Director Jonathan Glazer used his speech to address the dehumanization seen in conflicts like the October 7 attack in Israel and the war in Gaza. The film’s Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn pulled off an upset by winning Best Sound. Japan’s “Godzilla Minus One” from Toho won the Visual Effects Oscar, becoming one of the highest-grossing Japanese films in the US.
Here are the winners at the 96th Academy Awards:
Best Picture
Oppenheimer
Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers
Actress in a Leading Role
Emma Stone
Poor Things
Directing
Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan
Actor in a Leading Role
Cillian Murphy
Oppenheimer
Music (Original Song)
“What Was I Made For?” from Barbie
Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
Music (Original Score)
Oppenheimer
Ludwig Göransson
Sound
The Zone of Interest
Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn
Live Action Short Film
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Wes Anderson and Steven Rales
Cinematography
Oppenheimer
Hoyte van Hoytema
Documentary Feature Film
20 Days in Mariupol
Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath
Documentary Short Film
The Last Repair Shop
Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
Film Editing
Oppenheimer
Jennifer Lame
Visual Effects
Godzilla Minus One
Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
Actor in a Supporting Role
Robert Downey Jr.
Oppenheimer
International Feature Film
The Zone of Interest (UK)
Costume Design
Poor Things
Holly Waddington
Production Design
Poor Things
Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek
Makeup and Hairstyling
Poor Things
Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
American Fiction
Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Anatomy of a Fall
Screenplay – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Animated Feature Film
The Boy and the Heron
Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
Animated Short Film
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Dave Mullins and Brad Booker
Actress in a Supporting Role
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
The Holdovers
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