Academy Awards 2024
The 2024 award season railway made its final and most important stop this year once again as a mid-March affair, bringing with it the great and the good of mainstream and global cinema for the industry’s biggest and most glitzy back-patting extravaganza in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, gathered to award the achievements in cinema over the last twelve months at the 96th edition of the Academy Awards.
Extremely local late night star Jimmy Kimmel returned as host for a fourth time and as usual there were emotional speeches and some pre-requisite comedy on show, plus some predictable controversy, but there was also the small matter of awarding filmmakers for their achievements in film over the last year. Christopher Nolan’s epic record-breaking biopic ‘Oppenheimer’ led the field with 13 nominations and ultimately took home 7 big wins including best picture, director and leading actor, followed by madcap Yorgos Lanthimos rebirth and female emancipation odyssey ‘Poor Things’ with 11 nominations and 4 wins including best actress for Emma Stone, and Martin Scorsese’s true story mediation on native exploitation and dark American early 20th century history ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ with 10 nominations but no wins.
Although all award shows are subjective and we can endlessly debate over who should win what or even be nominated, this is a chance for films and their makers to be globally recognised for another great twelve months of work, so let’s see who the principal nominees, big winners, and our personal picks are this year.
Best Picture
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‘Oppenheimer’ (Winner)
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‘American Fiction’
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’
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‘Barbie’
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‘The Holdovers’
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
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‘Maestro’
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‘Past Lives’
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‘Poor Things’
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‘The Zone of Interest’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Oppenheimer’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Oppenheimer’
Directing
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Christopher Nolan for ‘Oppenheimer’ (Winner)
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Justine Triet for ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
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Martin Scorsese for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
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Yorgos Lanthimos for ‘Poor Things’
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Jonathan Glazer for ‘The Zone of Interest’
Our pick from the nominees: Christopher Nolan for ‘Oppenheimer’
Our pick overall: Christopher Nolan for ‘Oppenheimer’
Actor in a Leading Role
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Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’ (Winner)
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Bradley Cooper in ‘Maestro’
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Colman Domingo in ‘Rustin’
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Paul Giamatti in ‘The Holdovers’
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Jeffrey Wright in ‘American Fiction’
Our pick from the nominees: Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’
Our pick overall: Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’
Actress in a Leading Role
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Emma Stone in ‘Poor Things’ (Winner)
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Annette Bening in ‘Nyad’
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Lily Gladstone in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
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Sandra Hüller in ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
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Carey Mulligan in ‘Maestro’
Our pick from the nominees: Emma Stone in ‘Poor Things’
Our pick overall: Emma Stone in ‘Poor Things’
Actor in a Supporting Role
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Robert Downey Jr. in ‘Oppenheimer’ (Winner)
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Sterling K. Brown in ‘American Fiction’
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Robert De Niro in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
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Ryan Gosling in ‘Barbie’
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Mark Ruffalo in ‘Poor Things’
Our pick from the nominees: Mark Ruffalo in ‘Poor Things’
Our pick overall: Mark Ruffalo in ‘Poor Things’
Actress in a Supporting Role
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Da’Vine Joy Randolph in ‘The Holdovers’ (Winner)
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Emily Blunt in ‘Oppenheimer’
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Danielle Brooks in ‘The Color Purple’
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America Ferrera in ‘Barbie’
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Jodie Foster in ‘Nyad’
Our pick from the nominees: Da’Vine Joy Randolph in ‘The Holdovers’
Our pick overall: Rosamund Pike in ‘Saltburn’
Writing- Original Screenplay
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (Winner)
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‘The Holdovers’ by David Hemingson
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‘Maestro’ by Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer
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‘May December’ by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik
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‘Past Lives’ by Celine Song
Our pick from the nominees: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Our pick from the nominees: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Writing- Adapted Screenplay
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‘American Fiction’ by Cord Jefferson (Winner)
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‘Barbie’ by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
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‘Oppenheimer’ by Christopher Nolan
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‘Poor Things’ by Tony McNamara
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Poor Things’ by Tony McNamara
Our pick overall: ‘Poor Things’ by Tony McNamara
Music- Original Score
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‘Oppenheimer’ by Ludwig Göransson (Winner)
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‘American Fiction’ by Laura Karpman
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‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ by John Williams
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ by Robbie Robertson
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‘Poor Things’ by Jerskin Fendrix
Our pick from the nominees: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ by Robbie Robertson
Our pick overall: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ by Robbie Robertson
Music- Original Song
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“What Was I Made For?” from ‘Barbie’ by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (Winner)
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“The Fire Inside” from ‘Flamin’ Hot’ by Diane Warren
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“I’m Just Ken” from ‘Barbie’ by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
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“It Never Went Away” from ‘American Symphony’ by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
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“Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ by Scott George
Our pick from the nominees: “I’m Just Ken” from ‘Barbie’ by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
Our pick overall: “I’m Just Ken” from ‘Barbie’ by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
Animated Feature Film
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ (Winner)
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‘Elemental’
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‘Nimona’
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‘Robot Dreams’
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
Our pick from the nominees: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
Our pick overall: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
International Feature Film
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‘The Zone of Interest’ (UK, USA, Poland) (Winner)
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‘Io capitano’ (Italy)
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‘Perfect Days’ (Japan)
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‘Society of the Snow’ (Spain)
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‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ (Germany)
Our pick from the nominees: ‘The Zone of Interest’ (UK, USA, Poland)
Our pick overall: ‘The Zone of Interest’ (UK, USA, Poland)
Cinematography
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‘Oppenheimer’ by Hoyte van Hoytema (Winner)
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‘El Conde’ by Edward Lachman
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ by Rodrigo Prieto
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‘Maestro’ by Matthew Libatique
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‘Poor Things’ by Robbie Ryan
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ by Rodrigo Prieto
Our Pick Overall: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ by Rodrigo Prieto
Film Editing
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‘Oppenheimer’ by Jennifer Lame (Winner)
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ by Laurent Sénéchal
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‘The Holdovers’ by Kevin Tent
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ by Thelma Schoonmaker
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‘Poor Things’ by Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Oppenheimer’ by Jennifer Lame
Our Pick Overall: ‘Oppenheimer’ by Jennifer Lame
Visual Effects
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‘Godzilla Minus One’ (Winner)
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‘The Creator’
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
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‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’
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‘Napoleon’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Creator’
Our Pick Overall: ‘The Creator’
Production Design
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‘Poor Things’ (Winner)
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‘Barbie’
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
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‘Napoleon’
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‘Oppenheimer’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Poor Things’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Poor Things’
Costume Design
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‘Poor Things’ (Winner)
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‘Barbie’
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
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‘Napoleon’
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‘Oppenheimer’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Poor Things’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Poor Things’
Makeup and Hairstyling
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‘Poor Things’ (Winner)
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‘Golda’
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‘Maestro’
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‘Oppenheimer’
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‘Society of the Snow’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Poor Things’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Poor Things’
Documentary Feature Film
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’20 Days in Mariupol’ (Winner)
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‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President’
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‘The Eternal Memory’
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‘Four Daughters’
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‘To Kill a Tiger’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ’20 Days in Mariupol’
Our Pick Overall: ’20 Days in Mariupol’
Best Sound
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‘The Zone of Interest’ (Winner)
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‘The Creator’
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‘Maestro’
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‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’
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‘Oppenheimer’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Zone of Interest’
Our Pick Overall: ‘The Zone of Interest’
So there you have it, ‘Oppenheimer’ nearly sweeps the big win board and leaves ‘Poor Things’ and ‘The Zone of Interest’ sharing multiple wins, while the rest of the awards were spread evenly and several contenders were left out in the cold completely, all in a long and smoothly executed ceremony no real scandal or controversy to speak of . . . other than the selections. Let us know what you think of the Oscar winners and happenings this year, and if you agree with our picks by commenting here and on FilmPhonic at Facebook and Twitter.
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