96th Oscars Unveil Dazzling Nominations: ‘Oppenheimer’ Takes the Lead! Early Showtime and Jimmy Kimmel’s Return Promise Thrills

Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid unveiled the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards, encompassing all 23 categories, from the iconic Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. “Oppenheimer” emerged as the leading contender, securing an impressive 13 nominations. Close on its heels were “Poor Things” with 11 nominations and “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10. Notably, “Barbie” garnered eight nominations, while “Maestro” earned seven.

Jimmy Kimmel is set to host the 96th Academy Awards, marking his fourth time presiding over the prestigious event. The awards ceremony will grace the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will air live on ABC at an earlier time this year, commencing at 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT). Before the main event, a pre-show is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT). Save the date for Sunday, March 10, as the film industry’s finest gather to celebrate cinematic excellence.

See the full list of nominations below.

Best supporting actor

• Sterling K. Brown, “American Fiction”
• Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”
• Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”
• Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things”

Best costume design

• “Barbie” – Jacqueline Durran
• “Killers of the Flower Moon” – Jacqueline West
• “Napoleon” – David Crossman, Janty Yates
• “Oppenheimer” – Ellen Mirojnick
• “Poor Things” – Holly Waddington

Best makeup and hairstyling

• “Golda”
• “Maestro”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Poor Things”
• “Society of the Snow”

Best live-action short film

• “The After”
• “Invincible”
• “Knight of Fortune”
• “Red, White and Blue”
• “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”

Best animated short film

• “Letter to a Pig”
• “Ninety-Five Senses”
• “Our Uniform”
• “Pachyderme”
• “War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”

Best adapted screenplay

• “American Fiction” – Cord Jefferson
• “Barbie” – Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig
• “Oppenheimer” – Christopher Nolan
• “Poor Things” – Tony McNamara
• “The Zone of Interest” – Jonathan Glazer

Best original screenplay

• “Anatomy of a Fall” – Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
• “The Holdovers” – David Hemingson
• “Maestro” – Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer
• “May December” – Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik
• “Past Lives” – Celine Song

Best supporting actress

• Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”
• Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple”
• America Ferrera, “Barbie”
• Jodie Foster, “Nyad”
• Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”

Best original song

• “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot”
• “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
• “It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony”
• “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”

Best original score

• “American Fiction”
• “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
• “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Poor Things”

Best documentary feature film

• “Bobi Wine: The People’s President”
• “The Eternal Memory”
• “Four Daughters”
• “To Kill a Tiger”
• “20 Days in Mariupol”

Best documentary short film

• “The ABCs of Book Banning”
• “The Barber of Little Rock”
• “Island In Between”
• “The Last Repair Shop”
• “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó”

Best international feature film

• “Io Capitano” (Italy)
• “Perfect Days” (Japan)
• “Society of the Snow” (Spain)
• “The Teachers’ Lounge” (Germany)
• “The Zone of Interest” (United Kingdom)

Best animated feature film

• “The Boy and the Heron”
• “Elemental”
• “Nimona”
• “Robot Dreams”
• “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

Best production design

• “Barbie”
• “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• “Napoleon”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Poor Things”

Best film editing

• “Anatomy of a Fall”
• “The Holdovers”
• “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Poor Things”

Best sound

• “The Creator”
• “Maestro”
• “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “The Zone of Interest”

Best visual effects

• “The Creator”
• “Godzilla Minus One”
• “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
• “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
• “Napoleon”

Best Cinematography

• “El Conde” – Edward Lachman
• “Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto
• “Maestro” – Matthew Libatique
• “Oppenheimer” – Hoyte van Hoytema
• “Poor Things” – Robbie Ryan

Best actor

• Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”
• Colman Domingo, “Rustin”
• Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”
• Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
• Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”

Best Actress

• Annette Bening, “Nyad”
• Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall”
• Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”
• Emma Stone, “Poor Things”

Best director

• Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall”
• Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
• Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”
• Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest”

Best picture

• “American Fiction”
• “Anatomy of a Fall”
• “Barbie”
• “The Holdovers”
• “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• “Maestro”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Past Lives”
• “Poor Things”
• “The Zone of Interest”