By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Emily Blunt (left) and Ryan Gosling (right) stand illuminated on the Dolby Theatre stage at the 2024 Academy Awards. The actors were nominated for their supporting roles in “Oppenheinmer” and “Barbie.” (Courtesy of Trae Patton ©A.M.P.A.S.)
“Oppenheimer” won big at the 2024 Oscars, coming in with 13 nominations and earning awards in major categories such as best director, best actor and best picture.
“Barbie,” the other half of the dual box-office Barbenheimer sensation, earned eight nominations, but only got one win Sunday night for best song.
Other big winners at the 96th Academy Awards were “Poor Things” — which won awards for hair and makeup, production design and costume design — and Cillian Murphy, who won best actor, continuing his winning streak after taking home comparable awards at the 2024 Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards for the title role in “Oppenheimer.”
Emma Stone, in what some consider an upset win, took home best actress for her role in “Poor Things,” beating out Lily Gladstone, who became the first Native American to be nominated for best actress for her role as Mollie Burkhart in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
This year’s ceremony took place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel returned to host the Oscars for the second year in a row and his fourth time overall.
The following is a complete list of Oscar winners at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, presented at a live, televised ceremony from Hollywood.
Best picture
Oppenheimer
Best actor in a leading role
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Best actress in a leading role
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best director
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Best supporting actor
Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer
Best supporting actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Best adapted screenplay
American Fiction
Best original screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall
Best animated featured film
The Boy and the Heron
Best animated short
War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Best international feature
The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom
Best documentary feature
20 Days in Mariupol
Best documentary short
The Last Repair Shop
Best original score
Oppenheimer
Best original song
What Was I Made For?, Barbie
Best sound
The Zone of Interest
Best production design
Poor Things
Best live action short
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Best cinematography
Oppenheimer
Best makeup and hairstyling
Poor Things
Best costume design
Poor Things
Best visual effects
Godzilla Minus One
Best film editing
Oppenheimer.