The 2024 Oscar nominations were unveiled today, showcasing “Oppenheimer” as the front-runner with an impressive 13 nominations, closely followed by “Poor Things” securing 11 nods. This comes a year after the cinematic sensation of Christopher Nolan’s “Barbenheimer” and the success of “Barbie.” The World War II epic, “Oppenheimer,” has not only earned critical acclaim but has also raked in hundreds of millions globally, filling theaters to capacity.
Tuesday’s revelation was not without surprises. Greta Gerwig, nominated for best director for “Barbie” alongside Noah Baumbach, faced the unexpected absence of an acting nomination for Margot Robbie, who was also a producer. Ryan Gosling, considered for the Kane role, expressed disappointment at their exclusion. Additionally, Leonardo DiCaprio, the Oscar-winning star of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” was not nominated for an acting award this year.
However, Lily Gladstone, DiCaprio’s co-star, made history as the first Native American to receive a nomination for Best Actress. America Ferrera’s performance in “Barbie” earned her a nod for Best Supporting Actress, and Justine Triet became the seventh female nominee for Best Director for “Anatomy of a Fall.” Here is the complete list of nominations for the Oscars this year:
Best Picture:
- “American Fiction”
- “Anatomy of a Fall”
- “Barbie”
- “The Holdovers”
- “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- “Maestro”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Past Lives”
- “Poor Things”
- “The Zone of Interest”
Best Actor:
- Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”
- Colman Domingo, “Rustin”
- Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”
- 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”
- Emma Stone, “Poor Things”
Best Supporting Actor:
- Sterling K. Brown, “American Fiction”
- Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”
- Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”
- Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things”
[Continue listing the nominees for other categories.]
The Impact of “Oppenheimer”:
With 13 nominations, Christopher Nolan’s biographical film about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the head of the ultrasecret Manhattan Project that created the atomic bomb, dominated the BAFTA Film Awards last week. For the UK equivalent of the Oscars, “Poor Things,” which starred Emma Stone and was directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, was nominated for eleven awards.
“Oppenheimer” took home five Golden Globes, including best drama motion picture earlier this month. The Oscar for Best Director went to Nolan. Best Actor in a Drama winner Cillian Murphy took up the trophy for his depiction of the film’s main character, while Best Supporting Actor went to co-star Robert Downey Jr.
Lily Gladstone, a first-time Globe candidate, took up the best drama actress trophy for her role in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
Stone took up the Best Actress trophy in the category, while “Poor Things” took home the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture. For Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” Paul Giamatti won best actor in a musical or comedy, while Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who costarred with Giamatti and was a first-time Globe candidate, took home the best supporting actress trophy.
Nine Globe Awards, including Best Director, saw “Barbie” get a nomination. What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish was influenced by it. Two Oscars for Best Original Song went to it. as well as fresh honors for achievements in the box office and film. Oscar nominees for the 2024
