Awards season chatter about the dark stylings of Oppenheimer, snow-white chill of Anatomy of a Fall, and the hot pink highlights of Barbie ended tonight, when the 2024 Oscars turned major contenders' blue-sky dreams into gold.
The night's big Oscar winners included long-standing Best Picture frontrunner Oppenheimer, Best Director winner Christopher Nolan, and the historical epic's Best Actor champion Cillian Murphy — all three of whom spent weeks building buzz atop multiple victories at precursor ceremonies, from January's Golden Globes to February's SAG Awards.
Other winners who capped sustained awards season success over the last few months include Best Supporting Actress winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) and Best Supporting Actor victor Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer). The biggest surprise of the night, however, saw Best Actress go to Poor Things star Emma Stone, who began the season as a front-running contender before Killers of the Flower Moon's history-making nominee Lily Gladstone overtook her in the race after winning the SAG Award for Best Actress in February.
Among other winners were Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, the brother-sister songwriting duo who set a record when they won Best Original Song for their Barbie hit "What Was I Made For?" — a feat that made them the youngest people in history to win two Oscars at age 22 and 26, respectively. Eilish and O'Connell won the award over fellow Barbie song "I'm Just Ken," though the Mark Ronson/Andrew Wyatt-penned number made headlines for Best Supporting Actor contender Ryan Gosling's show-stopping, cameo-filled performance of the song during the ceremony.
Jimmy Kimmel returned as the host of the ABC telecast, which began one hour earlier than usual. The comedian emceed the event that welcomed back prior category winners to introduce this year's nominees, among a roster of A-list presenters including Al Pacino,Michelle Yeoh,Jamie Lee Curtis,Brendan Fraser,Ke Huy Quan,Mahershala Ali,Nicolas Cage,Jessica Lange,Matthew McConaughey,Lupita Nyong’o,Sam Rockwell, andZendaya.
See the full 2024 Oscar winners list below.
Best Picture
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
WINNER: Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best Director
Justine Triet,Anatomy of a Fall
Martin Scorsese,Killers of the Flower Moon
WINNER: Christopher Nolan,Oppenheimer
Yorgos Lanthimos,Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer,The Zone of Interest
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper,Maestro
Colman Domingo,Rustin
Paul Giamatti,The Holdovers
WINNER: Cillian Murphy,Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright,American Fiction
Best Actress
Annette Bening,Nyad
Lily Gladstone,Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller,Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan,Maestro
WINNER: Emma Stone,Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor
Sterling K. Brown,American Fiction
Robert De Niro,Killers of the Flower Moon
WINNER: Robert Downey Jr.,Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling,Barbie
Mark Ruffalo,Poor Things
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt,Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks,The Color Purple
America Ferrera,Barbie
Jodie Foster,Nyad
WINNER: Da'Vine Joy Randolph,The Holdovers
Best Original Screenplay
WINNER: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall
David Hemingson,The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer,Maestro
Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik,May December
Celine Song,Past Lives
Best Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: Cord Jefferson,American Fiction
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach,Barbie
Christopher Nolan,Oppenheimer
Tony McNamara,Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer,The Zone of Interest
Best Animated Feature
WINNER: The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best International Feature
Io Capitano(Italy)
Perfect Days(Japan)
Society of the Snow(Spain)
The Teachers' Lounge(Germany)
WINNER: The Zone of Interest(United Kingdom)
Best Documentary Feature
Bobi Wine: The People's President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
WINNER: 20 Days in Mariupol
Best Documentary Short
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island in Between
WINNER: The Last Repair Shop
Nai Nai & Wai Po
Best Live-Action Short
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White, and Blue
WINNER: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Best Animated Short
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
WINNER: WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Best Original Score
Laura Karpman,American Fiction
John Williams,Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Robbie Robertson,Killers of the Flower Moon
WINNER: Ludwig Göransson,Oppenheimer
Jerskin Fendrix,Poor Things
Best Original Song
"The Fire Inside" fromFlamin' Hot, music and lyric by Diane Warren
"I'm Just Ken" fromBarbie,music and lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
"It Never Went Away" fromAmerican Symphony, music and lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
"Wahzhaze" (A Song for My People) fromKillers of the Flower Moon, music and lyric by Scott George
WINNER: "What Was I Made For?" fromBarbie, music and lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell
Best Sound
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
WINNER: The Zone of Interest
Best Production Design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
WINNER: Poor Things
Best Cinematography
El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
WINNER: Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
WINNER: Poor Things
Society of the Snow
Best Costume Design
Jacqueline Durran,Barbie
Jacqueline West,Killers of the Flower Moon
Janty Yates and Dave Crossman,Napoleon
Ellen Mirojnick,Oppenheimer
WINNER: Holly Waddington,Poor Things
Best Film Editing
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
WINNER: Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best Visual Effects
The Creator
WINNER: Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Academy Honorary Awards
Previouslyannouncedandawarded at the Governors Awards ceremony
Angela Bassett
Mel Brooks
Carol Littleton
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