Academy Awards 2024 Nominations – Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon to Poor Things, check out who reigns at the prestigious honors

It’s official! The announcement for the Oscar contenders dropped on Tuesday and escalated the adrenaline rush of witnessing our favorite actors/actresses from the entertainment industry cementing their names for the prestigious honors. In the past weeks, we have already observed the best of the talents in the glamor industry taking away the coveted titles during the Primetime Emmys and Golden Globes awards. Actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid presented the nominations live from Los Angeles (Film Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater). Amongst the top contenders were Oppenheimer, Poor Things, and Killers of the Flower Moon, which secured the top 3 spots with the most nominations in over 10 categories.

The Oscar Awards will air live on Sunday, March 10 from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be presented by the talented Jimmy Kimmel as he will return for the fourth time to roll out his charm and humor.

Academy Awards nominations

The official 2024 nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were sealed on January 23 after its shortlisted contenders list was shared on December 21.  In the announcement, Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer secured the maximum chances for taking home the glitzy honors as it grabbed 13 nominations including Best Actor for Cillian Murphy and Best Film. Following in the footsteps is Martin Scorsese’s epic crime drama film Killers of the Flower Moon with a whopping 11 nominations. Meanwhile, Poor Things with 10 and Barbie with 8 are among the top 5 contenders. The presenters announced awards in 23 categories, both reflecting acting craft and technical areas, from best picture, director, actor, actress, original screenplay, supporting actor, supporting actress, documentary to costume design, makeup and hairstyling, cinematography, and editing, several contenders are vying for the highest accolades.

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Check out some of the nominations below:

Best Picture

Oppenheimer

Barbie

Anatomy of a Fall

American Fiction

Killers of the Flower Moon

The Holdovers

Maestro

Past Lives

Poor Things

The Zone of Interest

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Bradley Cooper (Maestro)

Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)

Colman Domingo (Rustin)

Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)

Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Annette Bening (Nyad)

Carey Mulligan (Maestro)

Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall)

Emma Stone (Poor Things)

Best Directing

Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)

Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall)

Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things)

Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest)

Best Documentary Feature Film

Bobi Wine: The People’s President

The Eternal Memory

Four Daughters

To Kill a Tiger

20 Days in Mariupol

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction)

Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)

Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Ryan Gosling (Barbie)

Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things)

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Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)

America Ferrera (Barbie)

Jodie Foster (Nyad)

Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple)

Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)

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