The 96th Academy Awards (or you may call it Oscars) are upon us, and the air is thick with anticipation.
When are Oscar nominations announced? When do Oscar nominations come out?
The Oscar nominations / Academy Awards nominations are here for the year 2024. This year’s nominations have shattered expectations, offering a vibrant tapestry of films that defy categorization and celebrate the power of storytelling in all its forms. Gone are the days of predictable contenders; the 2024 Oscars are a symphony of surprises, where seasoned veterans rub shoulders with fresh voices, and diversity takes center stage.
When is the Academy Awards event taking place?
March 10, 2024, is a Sunday so you can relax and enjoy.
Here are the Academy Awards Nominations
Academy Award for Best Actor Lead
Nominees are –
- BRADLEY COOPER – Maestro
- COLMAN DOMINGO – Rustin
- PAUL GIAMATTI – The Holdovers
- CILLIAN MURPHY – Oppenheimer
- JEFFREY WRIGHT – American Fiction
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominees are –
- STERLING K. BROWN – American Fiction
- ROBERT DE NIRO – Killers of the Flower Moon
- ROBERT DOWNEY JR. – Oppenheimer
- RYAN GOSLING – Barbie
- MARK RUFFALO – Poor Things
Academy Award for Best Actress Lead
Nominees are –
- ANNETTE BENING – Nyad
- LILY GLADSTONE – Killers of the Flower Moon
- SANDRA HÜLLER – Anatomy of a Fall
- CAREY MULLIGAN – Maestro
- EMMA STONE – Poor Things
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominees are –
- EMILY BLUNT – Oppenheimer
- DANIELLE BROOKS – The Color Purple
- AMERICA FERRERA – Barbie
- JODIE FOSTER – Nyad
- DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH – The Holdovers
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film
Nominees are –
- THE BOY AND THE HERON – Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
- 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
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Nominees are –
- EL CONDE – Edward Lachman
- KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Rodrigo Prieto
- MAESTRO – Matthew Libatique
- OPPENHEIMER – Hoyte van Hoytema
- POOR THINGS – Robbie Ryan
Academy Award for Best Costume Design
Nominees are –
- BARBIE – Jacqueline Durran
- KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Jacqueline West
- NAPOLEON – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
- OPPENHEIMER – Ellen Mirojnick
- POOR THINGS – Holly Waddington
Academy Award for Best Directing
Nominees are –
- ANATOMY OF A FALL – Justine Triet
- KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Martin Scorsese
- OPPENHEIMER – Christopher Nolan
- POOR THINGS – Yorgos Lanthimos
- THE ZONE OF INTEREST – Jonathan Glazer
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
Nominees are –
- BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT – Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY
- 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
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film
Nominees are –
- THE ABCS OF BOOK BANNING – Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
- 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
- NǍI NAI & WÀI PÓ – Sean Wang and Sam Davis
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominees are –
- ANATOMY OF A FALL – Laurent Sénéchal
- THE HOLDOVERS – Kevin Tent
- KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Thelma Schoonmaker
- OPPENHEIMER – Jennifer Lame
- POOR THINGS – Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Nominees are –
- IO CAPITANO – Italy
- PERFECT DAYS – Japan
- SOCIETY OF THE SNOW – Spain
- THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE – Germany
- THE ZONE OF INTEREST – United Kingdom
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Nominees are –
- 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
- SOCIETY OF THE SNOW – Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé
Academy Award for Best Original Score (Music)
Nominees are –
- AMERICAN FICTION – Laura Karpman
- INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY – John Williams
- KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Robbie Robertson
- OPPENHEIMER – Ludwig Göransson
- POOR THINGS – Jerskin Fendrix
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Nominees are –
- 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
Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominees are –
- AMERICAN FICTION – Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
- 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
- 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
Academy Award for Best Production Design
Nominees are –
- BARBIE – Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
- KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
- NAPOLEON – Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff
- OPPENHEIMER – Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman
- POOR THINGS – James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
Nominees are –
- 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
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Nominees are –
- 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
Academy Award for Best Sound
Nominees are –
- 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
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Nominees are –
- THE CREATOR – Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould
- GODZILLA MINUS ONE – Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
- 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
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominees are –
- ANATOMY OF A FALL – Screenplay by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
- THE HOLDOVERS – Written by David Hemingson
- MAESTRO – Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer
- MAY DECEMBER – Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik
- PAST LIVES – Written by Celine Song
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominees are –
- AMERICAN FICTION – Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson
- BARBIE – Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
- OPPENHEIMER – Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
- POOR THINGS – Screenplay by Tony McNamara
- THE ZONE OF INTEREST – Written by Jonathan Glazer
