The votes are in! For its top prize, the 96th Academy Awards presents an eclectic assemblage of potential victors — did the feminist whimsy of Barbie or Poor Things’ fantasy lands garner enough charm to take home Best Picture this year, or was the Academy swooned by the lovable trios of Past Lives or The Holdovers?
All burning bets will be settled tonight as the 2024 Oscars ceremony kicks off at 7p.m. Eastern at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Anything could happen, but one constant remains — Jimmy Kimmel will return for the second year in a row, and fourth year overall, to host. We’ll have to wait and see if Kimmel, an admittedly safely choice at this point, can live up to the punchy antics of last year’s monologue, as well as his parachute plunge onto center stage.
All eyes are on Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer tonight; tallying the most nominations of any film this year, the high-brow biopic could leave the ceremony the most awarded film of all time if it takes home 11 of its 13 nominations.
Once again, the 96th Oscars air live on ABC at 7PM ET. As you’re placing wagers and waiting for the awards to roll in, check out our team’s preview of the ceremony, including our predictions for tonight’s winners. Join us in viewing Hollywood’s biggest night, and return to this list for live updates of this evening’s winners.
Best Picture
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer – WINNER
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer – WINNER
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Best Actress in a Leading Role
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 Actor in a Supporting Role
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 Actress in a Supporting Role
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
America Ferrera, Barbie
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers – WINNER
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
American Fiction, Cord Jefferson – WINNER
Barbie, Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan
Poor Things, Tony McNamara
The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer
Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet & Arthur Harari – WINNER
The Holdovers, David Hemingson
Maestro, Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer
May December, Samy Burch
Past Lives, Celine Song
Best Animated Feature
The Boy and the Heron – WINNER
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary Feature Film
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol – WINNER
Best International Feature Film
Io Capitano
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Teacher’s Lounge
The Zone of Interest – WINNER
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko – WINNER
Best Live-Action Short Film
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar – WINNER
Best Documentary Short Film
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island in Between
The Last Repair Shop – WINNER
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
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
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 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 Original Song
“The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot
“I’m Just Ken” from Barbie
“It Never Went Away” from American Symphony
“Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon
“What Was I Made For?” from Barbie – 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
Poor Things, Jerskin Fendrix
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 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 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 & Johnnie Burn – WINNER
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