“Oppenheimer” did well at the 2024 Oscars. It got 13 nominations and won big in important categories like best director, best actor, and best picture.
“Barbie,” the other part of the popular Barbenheimer pair, got eight nominations but only won one award for best song on Sunday night.
Some other winners at the 96th Academy Awards were “Poor Things,” which won for hair and makeup, production design, and costume design. Cillian Murphy also won best actor, continuing his success after winning similar awards at the 2024 Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his role in “Oppenheimer.”
Emma Stone surprised some by winning Best Actress for her role in “Poor Things,” beating Lily Gladstone, who was the first Native American nominated for Best Actress for her role in “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
The awards ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles had funny and touching moments. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the Oscars for the second year and his fourth time overall.
Who Won the Most Oscars in 2024?
“Oppenheimer” won the most Oscars at the 96th Academy Awards with seven wins, including best picture and best director. Robert Downey Jr. and Cillian Murphy won Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor for their roles in the film. At the same time, the movie also took home awards for cinematography, editing, and score.
Here’s the Full List of This Year’s Oscar Winners and Nominees.
| Category | Winner |
| Best Picture | Oppenheimer |
| Best Director | Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer |
| Best Actress | Emma Stone, Poor Things |
| Best Actor | Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer |
| Best Supporting Actress | Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers |
| Best Supporting Actor | Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer |
| Best Original Screenplay | Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson, American Fiction |
| Best Animated Feature | The Boy and the Heron |
| Best Animated Short | War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
| Best International Feature | The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom) |
| Best Documentary Feature | 20 Days in Mariupol |
| Best Documentary Short | The Last Repair Shop |
| Best Live-action Short | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar |
| Best Score | Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer |
| Best Original Song | Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, What Was I Made For? from Barbie |
| Best Sound | Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn, The Zone of Interest |
| Best Production Design | James Price, Shona Heath and Zsuzsa Mihalek, Poor Things |
| Best Cinematography | Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston, Poor Things |
| Best Costume Design | Holly Waddington, Poor Things |
| Best Editing | Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer |
| Best Visual Effects | Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima, Godzilla Minus One |
There were winners in various categories like Best Supporting Actress, Best Animated Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay, and more.
