Los Angeles (Special to OscarsMovieNews.com) – Actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid announced the 96th Oscars® nominations January 23rd, live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via a global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms, an international satellite feed and broadcast media.
Beetz and Quaid announced the nominees in 8 categories at 5:30 a.m. PT, followed by the remaining 15
categories at 5:41 a.m. PT, at the live event attended by international media and industry guests. For a
complete list of nominees, visit the official Oscars website, www.oscar.com.
Academy members from each of the 18 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective
categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film, International Feature Film and Live Action Short Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees.
This year, voter participation was at an all-time high, with members submitting ballots from a record 93
countries.
Active members of the Academy are eligible to vote for the winners in all 23 categories beginning
Thursday, February 22, through Tuesday, February 27.
The 96th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood
and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY – 96TH AWARDS
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Bradley Cooper in “Maestro” (Netflix)
Colman Domingo in “Rustin” (Netflix)
Paul Giamatti in “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer” (Universal)
Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Sterling K. Brown in “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Robert De Niro in “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films)
Robert Downey Jr. in “Oppenheimer” (Universal)
Ryan Gosling in “Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
Mark Ruffalo in “Poor Things” (Searchlight)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Annette Bening in “Nyad” (Netflix)
Lily Gladstone in “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films)
Sandra Hüller in “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)
Carey Mulligan in “Maestro” (Netflix)
Emma Stone in “Poor Things” (Searchlight)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Emily Blunt in “Oppenheimer” (Universal)
Danielle Brooks in “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
America Ferrera in “Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
Jodie Foster in “Nyad” (Netflix)
Da’Vine Joy Randolph in “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Best animated feature film of the year
“The Boy and the Heron” (GKIDS) Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
“Elemental” (Walt Disney) Peter Sohn and Denise Ream
“Nimona” (Netflix) Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie
Zackary
“Robot Dreams” (Neon) Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé
and Sandra Tapia Díaz
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
x (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord,
Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal
Achievement in cinematography
“El Conde” (Netflix) Edward Lachman
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films) Rodrigo Prieto
“Maestro” (Netflix) Matthew Libatique
“Oppenheimer” (Universal) Hoyte van Hoytema
“Poor Things” (Searchlight) Robbie Ryan
Achievement in costume design
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.) Jacqueline Durran
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films) Jacqueline West
“Napoleon” (Apple Original Films) Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
“Oppenheimer” (Universal) Ellen Mirojnick
“Poor Things” (Searchlight) Holly Waddington
Achievement in directing
“Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon) Justine Triet
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films) Martin Scorsese
“Oppenheimer” (Universal) Christopher Nolan
“Poor Things” (Searchlight) Yorgos Lanthimos
“The Zone of Interest” (A24) Jonathan Glazer
Best documentary feature film
“Bobi Wine: The People’s President” (National Geographic)
A National Geographic Documentary Films/Southern
Films and Ventureland Production
Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John
Battsek
“The Eternal Memory” (MTV Documentary Films)
A Micromundo/Fabula Production
Nominees to be determined
“Four Daughters” (Kino Lorber)
A Tanit Films Production
Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
“To Kill a Tiger” (Notice Pictures)
A Notice Pictures/National Film Board of Canada
Production
Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David
Oppenheim
“20 Days in Mariupol” (PBS Distribution)
A Frontline/The Associated Press Production
Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney
Aronson-Rath
Best documentary short film
“The ABCs of Book Banning” (MTV Documentary Films)
An MTV Documentary Films/Ruby River Production
Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
“The Barber of Little Rock” (The New Yorker)
A Story Syndicate/59th & Prairie Entertainment
Production
John Hoffman and Christine Turner
“Island in Between” (New York Times Op-Docs)
A CNEX Studio Production
S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
“The Last Repair Shop” (Searchlight/L.A. Times Studios)
A Breakwater Studios/Et Al. Studios Production
Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
“Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó” (Disney+)
An Even/Odd/Junk Drawer Production
Sean Wang and Sam Davis
Achievement in film editing
“Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon) Laurent Sénéchal
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features) Kevin Tent
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films) Thelma Schoonmaker
“Oppenheimer” (Universal) Jennifer Lame
“Poor Things” (Searchlight) Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Best international feature film of the year
“Io Capitano”
An Archimede Production
Italy
“Perfect Days”
A Master Mind Production
Japan
“Society of the Snow”
A Netflix/Netflix Spain/Misión de Audaces Films in
collaboration with El Arriero Films Production
Spain
“The Teachers’ Lounge”
An if…Productions Film GmbH Production
Germany
“The Zone of Interest”
A Film4/A24 Production
United Kingdom
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
“Golda” (Bleecker Street) Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra
Kelly-Blue
“Maestro” (Netflix) Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell
“Oppenheimer” (Universal) Luisa Abel
“Poor Things” (Searchlight) Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston
“Society of the Snow” (Netflix) Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse
Ribé
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) Laura Karpman
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (Walt Disney) John Williams
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films) Robbie Robertson
“Oppenheimer” (Universal) Ludwig Göransson
“Poor Things” (Searchlight) Jerskin Fendrix
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot”
(Searchlight)
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
(Warner Bros.)
Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew
Wyatt
“It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony”
(Netflix)
Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
“Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the
Flower Moon”
(Apple Original Films)
Music and Lyric by Scott George
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
(Warner Bros.)
Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas
O’Connell
Best motion picture of the year
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
A T-Street/Almost Infinite/3 Arts Entertainment
Production
Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson
and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
“Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)
A Les Films Pelléas/Les Films de Pierre Production
Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
A Heyday Films/LuckyChap Entertainment/NB/GG
Pictures/Mattel Production
David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and
Robbie Brenner, Producers
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
An Honest Scholar Production
Mark Johnson, Producer
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films)
An Apple Original Films Production
Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese
and Daniel Lupi, Producers
“Maestro” (Netflix)
A Netflix/Sikelia/Amblin/Lea Pictures/Fred Berner
Films Production
Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner,
Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger,
Producers
“Oppenheimer” (Universal)
A Universal Pictures/Syncopy/Atlas Entertainment
Production
Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher
Nolan, Producers
“Past Lives” (A24)
An A24 Production
David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela
Koffler, Producers
“Poor Things” (Searchlight)
An Element Pictures Production
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and
Emma Stone, Producers
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)
A Film4/A24 Production
James Wilson, Producer
Achievement in production design
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.) Production Design:
Set Decoration:
Sarah Greenwood
Katie Spencer
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films) Production Design:
Set Decoration:
Jack Fisk
Adam Willis
“Napoleon” (Apple Original Films) Production Design:
Set Decoration:
Arthur Max
Elli Griff
“Oppenheimer” (Universal) Production Design:
Set Decoration:
Ruth De Jong
Claire Kaufman
“Poor Things” (Searchlight) Production Design:
Set Decoration:
James Price and
Shona Heath
Zsuzsa Mihalek
Best animated short film
“Letter to a Pig” (Miyu Distribution)
A Miyu Productions and The Hive Studio Production
Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter
“Ninety-Five Senses” (DOCUMENTARY+)
A MAST Production
Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
“Our Uniform”
N
Yegane Moghaddam
“Pachyderme” (Miyu Distribution)
A TNZPV Productions and Folimage Production
Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius
“WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”
An ElectroLeague Production
Dave Mullins and Brad Booker
Best live action short film
“The After” (Netflix)
A Neon Films in association with Yoruba Saxon
Production
Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham
“Invincible” (h264 Distribution)
A Telescope Films Production
Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron
“Knight of Fortune” (The New Yorker Studios)
An M&M Productions & Jalabert Production
Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk
“Red, White and Blue”
A Majic Ink Production
Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane
“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” (Netflix)
An Indian Paintbrush Production
Wes Anderson and Steven Rales
Achievement in sound
“The Creator” (Walt Disney) Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom
Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
“Maestro” (Netflix) Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder,
Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
x (Paramount)
Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and
Mark Taylor
“Oppenheimer” (Universal) Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and
Kevin O’Connell
“The Zone of Interest” (A24) Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn
Achievement in visual effects
“The Creator” (Walt Disney) Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and
Neil Corbould
“Godzilla Minus One” (Toho International) Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki
Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Walt Disney) Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams
and Theo Bialek
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
x (Paramount)
Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and
Neil Corbould
“Napoleon” (Apple Original Films) Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet,
Simone Coco and Neil Corbould
Adapted screenplay
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.) Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
“Oppenheimer” (Universal) Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
“Poor Things” (Searchlight) Screenplay by Tony McNamara
“The Zone of Interest” (A24) Written by Jonathan Glazer
Original screenplay
“Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon) Screenplay – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features) Written by David Hemingson
“Maestro” (Netflix) Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer
“May December” (Netflix) Screenplay by Samy Burch
Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik
“Past Lives” (A24) Written by Celine Song
MOTION PICTURE NOMINATIONS – 96TH AWARDS
NOMINATIONS BY PICTURE
(This list does not include Short Films or Documentary Short Films.)
“American Fiction,” a T-Street/Almost Infinite/3 Arts Entertainment Production (Orion
Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
(5 nominations)
Jeffrey Wright – Performance by an actor in a leading role
Sterling K. Brown – Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Original score
Best picture
Adapted screenplay
“American Symphony,” a Higher Ground/Mercury Studios/Our Time Projects Production
(Netflix)
(1 nomination)
Original song – “It Never Went Away”
“Anatomy of a Fall,” a Les Films Pelléas/Les Films de Pierre Production (Neon) (5 nominations)
Sandra Hüller – Performance by an actress in a leading role
Directing
Film editing
Best picture
Original screenplay
“Barbie,” a Heyday Films/LuckyChap Entertainment/NB/GG Pictures/Mattel Production
(Warner Bros.)
(8 nominations)
Ryan Gosling – Performance by an actor in a supporting role
America Ferrera – Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Costume design
Original song – “I’m Just Ken”
Original song – “What Was I Made For?”
Best picture
Production design
Adapted screenplay
“Bobi Wine: The People’s President,” a National Geographic Documentary
Films/Southern Films and Ventureland Production (National Geographic)
(1 nomination)
Documentary feature film
“The Boy and the Heron,” a Studio Ghibli Production (GKIDS) (1 nomination)
Best animated feature film
“The Color Purple,” a Harpo Films/Amblin Entertainment/SGS Pictures/QJP Production
(Warner Bros.)
(1 nomination)
Danielle Brooks – Performance by an actress in a supporting role
“The Creator,” a 20th Century Studios/New Regency/Entertainment One Production (Walt
Disney)
(2 nominations)
Sound
Visual effects
“El Conde,” a Fabula Production (Netflix) (1 nomination)
Cinematography
“Elemental,” a Pixar Animation Studios Production (Walt Disney) (1 nomination)
Best animated feature film
“The Eternal Memory,” a Micromundo/Fabula Production (MTV Documentary Films) (1 nomination)
Documentary feature film
“Flamin’ Hot,” a Franklin Entertainment Production (Searchlight) (1 nomination)
Original song – “The Fire Inside”
“Four Daughters,” a Tanit Films Production (Kino Lorber) (1 nomination)
Documentary feature film
“Godzilla Minus One,” a Toho Studios/Robot Communications Production (Toho
International)
(1 nomination)
Visual effects
“Golda,” an Embankment Films Production (Bleecker Street) (1 nomination)
Makeup and hairstyling
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” a Marvel Studios Production (Walt Disney) (1 nomination)
Visual effects
“The Holdovers,” an Honest Scholar Production (Focus Features) (5 nominations)
Paul Giamatti – Performance by an actor in a leading role
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Film editing
Best picture
Original screenplay
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” a Lucasfilm Production (Walt Disney) (1 nomination)
Original score
“Io Capitano,” an Archimede Production (1 nomination)
Best international feature film (Italy)
“Killers of the Flower Moon,” an Apple Original Films Production (Apple Original Films) (10 nominations)
Robert De Niro – Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Lily Gladstone – Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cinematography
Costume design
Directing
Film editing
Original score
Original song – “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)”
Best picture
Production design
“Maestro,” a Netflix/Sikelia/Amblin/Lea Pictures/Fred Berner Films Production (Netflix) (7 nominations)
Bradley Cooper – Performance by an actor in a leading role
Carey Mulligan – Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cinematography
Makeup and hairstyling
Best picture
Sound
Original screenplay
“May December,” a Netflix/Mountaina/Gloria Sanchez/Killer Films in association with Taylor
& Dodge/Project Infinity Production (Netflix)
(1 nomination)
Original screenplay
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” a Paramount Pictures/Skydance
Production (Paramount)
(2 nominations)
Sound
Visual effects
“Napoleon,” an Apple Original Films Production (Apple Original Films) (3 nominations)
Costume design
Production design
Visual effects
“Nimona,” an Annapurna Pictures Production (Netflix) (1 nomination)
Best animated feature film
“Nyad,” a Netflix/Black Bear Pictures/Mad Chance Production (Netflix) (2 nominations)
Annette Bening – Performance by an actress in a leading role
Jodie Foster – Performance by an actress in a supporting role