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2024 Oscars: The biggest winners and must-see moments
The 2024 Oscars featured memorable wins, heartfelt speeches, and more than a few funny sketches.
“Oppenheimer” was the big winner at the 2024 Oscars, capturing seven Academy Awards during Sunday night’s ceremony, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.
Christopher Nolan’s nuclear biopic was the frontrunner going into the 96th Academy Awards and it largely lived up to its reputation. The film won just over half of its 13 nominations, including first-time Oscars for Nolan, Cillian Murphy, and Robert Downey Jr.
The other big winner during Sunday night’s ceremony was “Poor Things,” which went home with four Oscars. Emma Stone won her second Best Actress Oscar for her fearless performance as Bella Baxter, a woman given the brain of a toddler by a mad scientist (Willem Dafoe).
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As for films that might feel snubbed, look no further than “Oppenheimer”‘s summer blockbuster counterpart “Barbie.” Greta Gerwig’s film only one won Oscar, for Best Song.
Ironically, Ryan Gosling’s live performance of “I’m Just Ken” was the highlight of the entire 2024 Oscars ceremony, but lost to “What Was I Made For,” another song from “Barbie” sung by Billie Eilish.
Check out the full list of 2024 Oscars winners, as well as the biggest moments from the ceremony.
Biggest moments at the 2024 Oscars
Winners List | Opening Monologue | Red Carpet | John Cena | Robert Downey Jr. | ’20 Days in Mariupol’ | ‘I’m Just Ken’ | Best Picture | Emma Stone | John Mulaney
2024 Oscars: Full list of winners
Here are the winners in each of the 23 categories at the 2024 Oscars.
Best Picture
“American Fiction,” Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, producers
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“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
“Oppenheimer,” Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, producers [WINNER]
“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
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” [WINNER]
Best Director
Justine Triet — “Anatomy of a Fall”
Martin Scorsese — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Christopher Nolan — “Oppenheimer” [WINNER]
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Yorgos Lanthimos — “Poor Things”
Jonathan Glazer — “The Zone of Interest”
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper — “Maestro”
Colman Domingo — “Rustin”
Paul Giamatti — “The Holdovers”
Cillian Murphy — “Oppenheimer” [WINNER]
Jeffrey Wright — “American Fiction”
Best Original Song
“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
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” music and lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell [WINNER]
Best Original Score
“American Fiction” – Laura Karpman
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” John Williams
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Robbie Robertson
“Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson [WINNER]
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“Poor Things” – Jerskin Fendrix
Best Sound
“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
“The Zone of Interest,” Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn [WINNER]
Best Live Action Short Film
“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
“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” Wes Anderson and Steven Rales [WINNER]
Best Cinematography
“El Conde” – Edward Lachman
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto
“Maestro” – Matthew Libatique
“Oppenheimer” – Hoyte van Hoytema [WINNER]
“Poor Things” – Robbie Ryan
Best Documentary Feature Film
“Bobi Wine: The People’s President,” Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek
“The Eternal Memory,” Maite Alberdi
“Four Daughters,” Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
“To Kill a Tiger,” Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim
“20 Days in Mariupol,” Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath [WINNER]
Best Documentary Short Film
“The ABCs of Book Banning,” Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
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“The Barber of Little Rock,” John Hoffman and Christine Turner
“Island in Between,” S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
“The Last Repair Shop,” Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers [WINNER]
“Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó,” Sean Wang and Sam Davis
Best Film Editing
“Anatomy of a Fall” – Laurent Sénéchal
“The Holdovers” – Kevin Tent
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Thelma Schoonmaker
“Oppenheimer” – Jennifer Lame [WINNER]
“Poor Things” – Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Best Visual Effects
“The Creator,” Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould
“Godzilla Minus One,” Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima [WINNER]
“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
Best Supporting Actor
Sterling K. Brown — “American Fiction”
Robert De Niro – “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Robert Downey Jr. — “Oppenheimer” [WINNER]
Ryan Gosling — “Barbie”
Mark Ruffalo — “Poor Things”
Best International Feature Film
“Io Capitano” (Italy)
“Perfect Days” (Japan)
“Society of the Snow” (Spain)
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“The Teachers’ Lounge” (Germany)
“The Zone of Interest” (United Kingdom) [WINNER]
Best Costume Design
“Barbie” – Jacqueline Durran
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Jacqueline West
“Napoleon” – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
“Oppenheimer” – Ellen Mirojnick
“Poor Things” – Holly Waddington [WINNER]
Best Production Design
“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
“Poor Things,” production design: James Price and Shona Heath; set decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek [WINNER]
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“Golda,” Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue
“Maestro,” Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell
“Oppenheimer,” Luisa Abel
“Poor Things,” Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston [WINNER]
“Society of the Snow,” Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé
Best Adapted Screenplay
“American Fiction,” written for the screen by Cord Jefferson [WINNER]
“Barbie,” written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
“Oppenheimer,” written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
“Poor Things,” screenplay by Tony McNamara
“The Zone of Interest,” written by Jonathan Glazer
Best Original Screenplay
“Anatomy of a Fall,” screenplay by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari [WINNER]
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“The Holdovers,” written by David Hemingson
“Maestro,” written by Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer
“May December,” screenplay by Samy Burch; story by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik
“Past Lives,” written by Celine Song
Best Animated Feature Film
“The Boy and the Heron,” Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki [WINNER]
“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
Best Animated Short Film
“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
“War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko,” Dave Mullins and Brad Booker [WINNER]
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt — “Oppenheimer”
Danielle Brooks — “The Color Purple”
America Ferrera – “Barbie”
Jodie Foster — “Nyad”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers” [WINNER]
Christopher Nolan wins Best Director, “Oppenheimer” wins Best Picture
Like many of the evening’s prizes. Nolan’s award for best director — and best picture for “Oppenheimer,” along with his producer wife Emma Thomas — may have been a forgone conclusion. But it was still thrilling to behold the coronation of a filmmaker who many thought was long overdue. Winning his first directing Oscar, the 53-year-old Nolan remarked that cinema is just over a hundred years old.
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“Imagine being there 100 years into painting or theater,” said Nolan. “We don’t know where this incredible journey is going from here. But to know that you think that I’m a meaningful part of it means the world to me.”
Emma Stone’s dress breaks before Oscars win
Many were anticipating a historic win for Lily Gladstone for her subtle and affecting work as an Osage wife in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Gladstone would have become the first Native American to win an Oscar and had won several precursor awards, but it was Emma Stone’s masterfully physical comedic performance in “Poor Things” that won instead, with the actor making some history of her own as one of the few to win the best actress category multiple times – and at only 35.
Stone told Gladstone that she shared the award with her. She also confessed to the crowd that she had a “broken” dress — a back that had unraveled, apparently during the evening’s most high energy moment…
Watch Ryan Gosling perform “I’m Just Ken”
… namely, the delightfully raucous “I’m Just Ken” performance, in which Ryan Gosling proved yet again that he can do almost anything (drama, action, comedy, song and dance) without breaking a sweat.
Starting in the audience alongside costar Margot Robbie, Gosling made his way to the stage, greeting the song’s co-writer Mark Ronson, who was playing along on guitar.
Gosling was joined in a Busby Berkeley-style choreography by co-star Simu Liu, Guns ‘N Roses guitarist Slash, and dozens of backup dancers.
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Ironically, moments later “I’m Just Ken” lost in the Best Original Song category to another song from Barbie: “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell.
Watch Ryan Gosling’s performance of I’m just Ken below.
John Mulaney gives the introduction of the night
John Mulaney managed to fit 90 seconds of comedy about silent films, “Madame Web,” and “Field of Dreams” into his speech introducing the Best Sound category.
Before awarding the statuette to “The Zone of Interest,” Mulaney talked about the absurdity of Kevin Costner’s 1989 baseball film, before wondering aloud whether they could award it Best Picture.
Watch Mulaney’s mini-routine below.
“20 Days in Mariupol” director calls out Russian occupation of Ukraine in acceptance speech
The director of “20 Days in Mariupol” urged Hollywood to continue to speak out about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during his acceptance speech at the 2024 Oscars.
Produced by GBH Boston, the “Frontline” documentary is a harrowing on-the-ground look at the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the town of Mariupol.
“This is the first Oscar in Ukrainian history, and I’m honored,” said director and conflict journalist Мstyslav Chernov. “But probably I will be the first director on this stage to say I wish I never made this film.”
Chernov went on to say he wished he could give away his Oscar in exchange for Russia having never invaded and occupied Ukraine, and “Russia not killing tens of thousands of my fellow Ukrainians.”
Chernov concluded his speech by asking Hollywood to continue to speak out about the Russian occupation.
“We can make sure the history record is set straight, and that the people of Mariupol and those who have given their lives will never be forgotten,” Chernov said. “Because cinema forms memories, and memories form history.”
Robert Downey Jr. wins Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr. won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2024 Oscars for his role in “Oppenheimer.”
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In his acceptance speech, Downey Jr. was his usual sarcastic, self-deprecating self, calling himself a “rescue dog” that his wife, Susan, needed to rescue.
Watch Robert Downey Jr.’s acceptance speech below.
John Cena strips down to present award at 2024 Oscars
West Newbury native John Cena brought a piece of Oscar history to life at the 2024 Oscars Sunday.
Host Jimmy Kimmel reminded viewers that this year marked the 50th anniversary of Robert Opel, a man who streaked naked onstage at the 1974 Oscars.
On cue, Cena peaked out from behind a stanchion, begging Kimmel to let him skip the skit they had planned.
Eventually, Cena shuffled out on stage wearing only the envelope for Best Costume Design.
”Costumes, they are so important,” Cena said. “Maybe the most important thing there is.”
Jimmy Kimmel skewers Robert Downey Jr., “Barbie” in 2024 Oscars opening monologue
2024 Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel is a seasoned pro at this point, having hosted the Academy Awards four times since 2017.
Having successfully navigated the Will Smith-Chris Rock slap situation in 2023, Kimmel further showcased his professionalism by urgently requesting that the show’s telecast (which began at 7:05 p.m. instead of 7 p.m.) get moving.
“We’re already five minutes late,” Kimmel said. “And I’m not even joking.”
Some of Kimmel’s opening monologue targets were expected, including “Barbie” and “Killers of the Flower Moon.” He also had a fun back-and-forth with “Oppenheimer” actor Robert Downey Jr., alluding to the now-sober actor’s prior substance abuse problems.
After Kimmel wryly said Downey Jr. was at “one of the highest points of his career,” the camera cut to RDJ tapping his nose.
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“Was that too on the nose or a drug motion you made?,” Kimmel cracked.
Watch Jimmy Kimmel’s 2024 Oscars opening monologue
The Oscars red carpet brings Old Hollywood glam
Rita Moreno wore a huge smile and a statement black gown, and Brittany Snow popped in bright yellow on the Oscars red carpet Sunday for Hollywood’s big night with a show of red, black, metallics and another drop-dead gorgeous gown for Laverne Cox.
Many men stuck to black in tuxedos and other looks, including a fashion star of the awards season, Colman Domingo in a double-breasted tuxedo look, a custom Louis Vuitton, paired with western boots. “I wanted to shine like a diamond″ he told E! “I’m having a great time.”
Oscars 2024 predictions for each category
Boston.com entertainment writer Kevin Slane went through all 23 categories at the 2024 Oscars, picking winners in each category and offering his own preferred winners.
If you’re looking for an edge on your 2024 Oscars predictions before the ceremony this Sunday on ABC at 7 p.m., there are three things you should know: The favorites win the majority of the time, the guilds representing the various branches of Academy voters usually know best, and the Best Picture category generally remains the hardest to predict — though it’s looking pretty easy this year.
The toughest decision among my crop of 2024 Oscars predictions is in Best Actress, which is a two-woman competition between Emma Stone (“Poor Things”) and Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”). Both have won several prerequisite awards: Stone was honored by the BAFTAs and Critics Choice Awards, Gladstone nabbed the SAG award, and each landed a Golden Globe, with Stone in Comedy and Gladstone in Drama.
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Material from the Associated Press was used in this report
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