# Highlights from the Oscars 2024

Olivia Broadley

Mar 11, 2024

5 min read

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The much-anticipated climax of the awards season, the 96th Academy Awards, finally arrived, and as the night unfolded, it was a showcase of fierce competition, unforgettable moments (Ryan Gosling's rendition of "I'm Ken!"), and well-deserved victories. Below, find our concise roundup, and dive into the complete list of who took home gold at the Oscars 2024.

Nolan's "Oppenheimer" shone brightest with a staggering seven awards, snagging the coveted Best Picture and Best Director awards but also earned recognition for two stellar performances and three other achievements. As Nolan himself expressed, the journey of cinema, now over a century old, continues to evolve, with each contribution holding profound significance.

Other [big winners of the night included Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/poor-things-criticism-emma-stone-b2480726.html), which took home four prizes including Best Actress for Emma Stone. Stone's heartfelt appreciation for every member of the cast and crew emphasised the collaborative essence of filmmaking.

As the curtains closed on the Oscars 2024, Sohonet is thrilled to have supported teams that contributed to 18 out of 23 wins behind the scenes. Congratulations to all involved; these films are a testament to the enduring power of storytelling and the boundless creativity that propels it forward.

##### Best picture

[American Fiction](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/10/american-fiction-review-cord-jefferson-jeffrey-wright)

[Anatomy of a Fall](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/21/anatomy-of-a-fall-review-sandra-huller-compels-as-an-author-accused-of-her-husbands)

[Barbie](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jul/19/barbie-review-greta-gerwig-delirious-bubblegum-fantasy)

[The Holdovers](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/17/the-holdovers-review-brilliant-paul-giamatti-hits-the-happysad-sweet-spot)

[Killers of the Flower Moon](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/20/killers-of-the-flower-moon-review-martin-scorsese-leonardo-dicaprio)

[Maestro](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/02/maestro-review-bradley-coopers-head-flingingly-heartfelt-leonard-bernstein-biopic)

[**Oppenheimer**](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/10/oscars-best-picture-oppenheimer) **– WINNER**

[Past Lives](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/06/past-lives-review-a-must-see-story-of-lost-loves-childhood-crushes-and-changing-identities)

[Poor Things](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/01/poor-things-review-yorgos-lanthimos-emma-stone)

[The Zone of Interest](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/19/the-zone-of-interest-review-jonathan-glazer-adapts-martin-amiss-chilling-holocaust-drama)

##### Best actor in a leading role

[Bradley Cooper](https://www.theguardian.com/film/bradley-cooper) – Maestro

Colman Domingo – [Rustin](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/19/rustin-review-colman-domingo-dutiful-civil-rights-biopic-bayard-rustin-george-c-wolfe-netflix)

[Paul Giamatti](https://www.theguardian.com/film/paul-giamatti) – The Holdovers

[**Cillian Murphy**](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/11/cillian-murphy-best-actor-oscar) **– Oppenheimer – WINNER**

Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

##### Best actor in a supporting role

Sterling K Brown – American Fiction

Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon

**Robert Downey Jr – Oppenheimer – WINNER**

[Ryan Gosling](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jul/25/ryan-gosling-ken-barbie-movie) – Barbie

Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things

##### Best actress in a leading role

[Annette Bening](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/dec/11/annette-bening-nyad-netflix-success-surgery-hollywood) – [Nyad](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/24/nyad-review-annette-bening-pulls-out-all-the-stops-in-engaging-swimming-drama)

[Lily Gladstone](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/07/leonardo-dicaprio-lily-gladstone-interview-mark-kermode-killers-flower-moon) – Killers of the Flower Moon

Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall

Carey Mulligan – Maestro

[**Emma Stone – Poor Things – WINNER**](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/11/emma-stone-best-actress-oscar-poor-things)

##### Best actress in a supporting role

Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer

Danielle Brooks – [The Color Purple](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/19/the-color-purple-review-a-heartfelt-remake-supercharged-by-a-powerhouse-cast)

America Ferrera – Barbie

Jodie Foster – Nyad

[**Da’Vine Joy Randolph**](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/14/actor-davine-joy-randolph-holdovers-only-murders-golden-globes-eddie-murphy) **– The Holdovers – WINNER**

##### Best directing

Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet

Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese

[**Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan – WINNER**](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/11/christopher-nolan-best-director-oppenheimer)

Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos

The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer

##### Best animated feature film

[**The Boy and the Heron**](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/20/the-boy-and-the-heron-review-hayao-miyazaki) **– WINNER**

[Elemental](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/19/elemental-review-fire-and-water-fall-in-love-in-multicoloured-unworldly-pixar-fable)

[Nimona](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/21/nimona-review-a-shapeshifter-and-a-knight-join-forces-in-queer-science-fantasy-chloe-grace-moretz-riz-ahmed)

Robot Dreams

[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/31/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-review)

##### Best adapted screenplay

**American Fiction – WINNER**

Barbie

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

The Zone of Interest

##### Best original screenplay

**Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER**

The Holdovers

Maestro

[May December](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/21/may-december-review-julianne-moore-and-natalie-portman-potent-in-highsmithian-drama)

Past Lives

##### Best cinematography

[El Conde](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/31/el-conde-review-pablo-larrain-chile-pinochet)

Killers of the Flower Moon

Maestro

**Oppenheimer- WINNER**

Poor Things

##### Best costume design

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon

[Napoleon](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/15/napoleon-review-joaquin-phoenix-emperor-ridley-scott)

Oppenheimer

**Poor Things – WINNER**

##### Best documentary feature film

[Bobi Wine: The People’s President](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/29/bobi-wine-the-peoples-president-review-shocking-look-at-ugandan-stars-campaign)

[The Eternal Memory](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/08/the-eternal-memory-review-potent-portrait-of-a-devoted-couple-dealing-with-alzheimers)

[Four Daughters](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/20/four-daughters-review-fact-and-fiction-mix-in-mothers-heartbreak-over-islamic-state)

To Kill a Tiger

[**20 Days in Mariupol**](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/04/20-days-in-mariupol-review-searing-film-bears-terrible-witness-to-brutal-siege) **– WINNER**

##### Best documentary short film

The ABCs of Book Banning

The Barber of Little Rock

Island in Between

**The Last Repair Shop – WINNER**

Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó

##### Best film editing

Anatomy of a Fall

The Holdovers

Killers of the Flower Moon

**Oppenheimer – WINNER**

Poor Things

##### Best international feature film

[Io Capitano](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/25/matteo-garrone-io-capitano-interview)

[Perfect Days](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/25/perfect-days-review-wim-wenders-tokyo-toilet-cleaner)

[Society of the Snow](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/19/society-of-the-snow-review-cannibalism-in-the-ice-in-incredible-real-life-survival-tale)

[The Teachers’ Lounge](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/22/the-teachers-lounge-review-a-deeply-unsettling-day-at-the-chalkface-unravels)

**The Zone of Interest – WINNER**

##### Best makeup and hairstyling

[Golda](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/20/golda-review-lifeless-meir-biopic-hides-helen-mirrens-talent-in-a-cloud-of-cigarette-smoke)

Maestro

Oppenheimer

**Poor Things – WINNER**

Society of the Snow

##### Best original score

American Fiction

[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/18/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review-harrison-ford-cracks-the-whip-in-taut-sequel)

Killers of the Flower Moon

**Oppenheimer – WINNER**

Poor Things

##### Best original song

The Fire Inside – Flamin’ Hot

I’m Just Ken – Barbie

It Never Went Away – American Symphony

Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People) – Killers of the Flower Moon

[**What Was I Made For? – Barbie – WINNER**](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/11/billie-eilish-barbie-best-song-oscar)

##### Best production design

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

**Poor Things – WINNER**

##### Best animated short film

Letter to a Pig

Ninety-Five Senses

Our Uniform

Pachyderme

**WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko – WINNER**

##### Best live action short film

The After

Invincible

Knight of Fortune

Red, White and Blue

[**The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar**](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/01/the-wonderful-story-of-henry-sugar-review-wes-anderson-roald-dahl-benedict-cumberbatch) **– WINNER**

##### Best sound

[The Creator](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/26/the-creator-review-sci-fi-actioner-ai-gareth-edwards)

Maestro

[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jul/05/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-review-tom-cruise)

Oppenheimer

**The Zone of Interest – WINNER**

##### Best visual effects

The Creator

[**Godzilla Minus One**](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/13/godzilla-minus-one-review-rageful-monster-is-one-of-the-best-in-the-series) **– WINNER**

[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/apr/28/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-review-james-gunns-fun-and-energetic-threequel)

[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jul/05/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-review-tom-cruise)

Napoleon