Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy, ruled Oscar 2024 with 13 nominations.
In a surprising turn of events, the recently announced 96th Academy Award nominations for Oscar 2024 left some notable talents out of the race, sparking reactions from actors and fans alike.
Director Greta Gerwig and actress Margot Robbie, instrumental in the success of the box office hit Barbie in 2023, were notably absent from the list of nominees for Best Director and Lead Actress, respectively.
Despite the disappointment, Ryan Gosling, who secured a nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Barbie, voiced his support for Gerwig and Robbie. In a statement, Gosling praised their “talent, grit, and genius,” emphasizing their crucial roles in the making of the globally-celebrated film.
Leonardo DiCaprio, the lead actor in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, also found himself snubbed in the Best Actor category.
Barbie and Killers of the Flower Moon managed to secure two of the ten Best Picture nominations, but they face fierce competition from the frontrunner Oppenheimer, which dominated the nominations with an impressive 13 nods.
Greta Gerwig, however, received recognition for her work, earning a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay alongside her husband, Noah Baumbach.
Barbie broke records, earning over $1.4 billion worldwide in 2023. The film received a total of eight nominations, showcasing its impact on the industry. Margot Robbie’s involvement as a producer contributed to the film’s nod for Best Picture.
Ryan Gosling, who portrayed Ken opposite Robbie’s Barbie, expressed his gratitude for his Best Supporting Actor nomination but acknowledged the significant contributions of Gerwig and Robbie to the film’s success. He stated, “There is no Ken without Barbie,” emphasizing the integral role played by the director and lead actress in the making of the history-making film.
While some acclaimed names, such as Bradley Cooper and Penelope Cruz, were left off the nominations list, other films faced surprising oversights.
The Color Purple, a musical adaptation of the 1982 book and 1985 film, received only one nomination for Danielle Brooks in the Best Supporting Actress category.
Here is the complete list of nominations for 2024 Oscar that was unveiled on Tuesday.
BEST PICTURE
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Oppenheimer
BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
BEST ACTRESS
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Huller, Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Annette Bening, Nyad
BEST DIRECTOR
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
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 SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
America Ferrera, Barbie
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Fiction
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Zone of Interest
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
May December
Past Lives
Maestro
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robot Dreams
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Io Capitano, Italy
Perfect Days, Japan
Society of the Snow, Spain
The Teachers’ Lounge, Germany
The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Last Repair Shop
Nai Nai & Wai Po
The Barber of Little Rock
Island in Between
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
It Never Went Away, American Symphony
I’m Just Ken, Barbie
What Was I Made For?, Barbie
The Fire Inside, Flamin’ Hot
Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People), Killers of the Flower Moon
BEST SOUND
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Golda
Society of the Snow
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
BEST FILM EDITING
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
With the Oscars telecast scheduled for March 11, 2024, film enthusiasts can anticipate a showdown between major blockbusters, including Barbie and Oppenheimer, in what promises to be a night of celebration and recognition for the best in the film industry.
