The 96th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the gala, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories honoring films released in 2023. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan, and was directed by Hamish Hamilton. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted the show for the fourth time. He first presided over the 89th ceremony held in 2017, and had most recently hosted the previous year's ceremony.
In related events, the Academy held its 14th Governors Awards ceremony at the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Ovation Hollywood complex in Hollywood, on January 9, 2024. The Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by host Natasha Lyonne on February 23, 2024, in a ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
Oppenheimer won seven awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included Poor Things with four awards, The Zone of Interest with two, and 20 Days in Mariupol, American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One, The Holdovers, The Last Repair Shop, War Is Over!, and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar with one. The telecast drew 19.49 million viewers in the United States.
Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 96th Academy Awards were announced on January 23, 2024, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, by actress Zazie Beetz and actor Jack Quaid. Oppenheimer led all nominees with thirteen nominations; Poor Things came in second with eleven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 10.
Oppenheimer is the first Best Picture winner to also win both male acting awards since Ben-Hur (1959). For the first time in Oscar history, three Best Picture nominees were directed by women. At age 81, Martin Scorsese became the oldest Best Director nominee in Oscar history. Best Actress nominee Lily Gladstone became the first US-born Native American person nominated in that category. The 49-year gap between Robert De Niro's first nomination for The Godfather Part II and his latest for Killers of the Flower Moon set the record for longest gap between first and most recent career Oscar nominations. Having previously won for composing the titular song for No Time to Die (2021), Best Original Song co-winner Billie Eilish became the youngest person to win two Oscars. Best Sound winner The Zone of Interest and Best Visual Effects winner Godzilla Minus One were the first non-English language films to win their respective categories.
Awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
{| class="wikitable" role="presentation" | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Oppenheimer – Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan, producers ‡ American Fiction – Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson, producers Anatomy of a Fall – Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, producers Barbie – David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner, producers The Holdovers – Mark Johnson, producer Killers of the Flower Moon – Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese, and Daniel Lupi, producers Maestro – Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning, and Kristie Macosko Krieger, producers Past Lives – David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler, producers Poor Things – Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Emma Stone, producers The Zone of Interest – James Wilson, producer | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| 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 |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer ‡ Bradley Cooper – Maestro as Leonard Bernstein Colman Domingo – Rustin as Bayard Rustin Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers as Paul Hunham Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Emma Stone – Poor Things as Bella Baxter ‡ Annette Bening – Nyad as Diana Nyad Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall as Sandra Voyter Carey Mulligan – Maestro as Felicia Montealegre |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss ‡ Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction as Clifford "Cliff" Ellison Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon as William King Hale Ryan Gosling – Barbie as Ken Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things as Duncan Wedderburn | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers as Mary Lamb ‡ Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer as Kitty Oppenheimer Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple as Sofia America Ferrera – Barbie as Gloria Jodie Foster – Nyad as Bonnie Stoll |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari ‡ The Holdovers – David Hemingson Maestro – Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer May December – Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik Past Lives – Celine Song | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| American Fiction – Cord Jefferson; based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett ‡ Barbie – Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach; based on Barbie by Mattel Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan; based on the biography American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin Poor Things – Tony McNamara; based on the novel by Alasdair Gray The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer; based on the novel by Martin Amis |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| The Boy and the Heron – Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki ‡ Elemental – Peter Sohn and Denise Ream Nimona – Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan, and Julie Zackary Robot Dreams – Pablo Berger, Ibón Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé, and Sandra Tapia Díaz Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom) in German, Polish, and Yiddish – directed by Jonathan Glazer ‡ Io capitano (Italy) in Wolof and French – directed by Matteo Garrone Perfect Days (Japan) in Japanese – directed by Wim Wenders Society of the Snow (Spain) in Spanish – directed by J. A. Bayona The Teachers' Lounge (Germany) in German, Turkish, Polish, and English – directed by İlker Çatak |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| 20 Days in Mariupol – Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, and Raney Aronson-Rath ‡ Bobi Wine: The People's President – Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp, and John Battsek The Eternal Memory – Maite Alberdi Four Daughters – Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha To Kill a Tiger – Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe, and David Oppenheim | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| The Last Repair Shop – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers ‡ The ABCs of Book Banning – Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic The Barber of Little Rock – John Hoffman and Christine Turner Island in Between – S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó – Sean Wang and Sam Davis |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar – Wes Anderson and Steven Rales ‡ The After – Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham Invincible – Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron Knight of Fortune – Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk Red, White and Blue – Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko – Dave Mullins and Brad Booker ‡ Letter to a Pig – Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter Ninety-Five Senses – Jared and Jerusha Hess Our Uniform – Yegane Moghaddam Pachyderme – Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson ‡ American Fiction – Laura Karpman Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – John Williams Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson Poor Things – Jerskin Fendrix | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| "What Was I Made For?" from Barbie – Music and lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell ‡ "The Fire Inside" from Flamin' Hot – Music and lyrics by Diane Warren "I'm Just Ken" from Barbie – Music and lyrics by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt "It Never Went Away" from American Symphony – Music and lyrics by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson "Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)" from Killers of the Flower Moon – Music and lyrics by Scott George |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| The Zone of Interest – Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn ‡ The Creator – Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich, and Dean Zupancic Maestro – Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich, and Dean Zupancic Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor Oppenheimer – Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo, and Kevin O'Connell | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Poor Things – Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek ‡ Barbie – Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer Killers of the Flower Moon – Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis Napoleon – Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff Oppenheimer – Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Oppenheimer – Hoyte van Hoytema ‡ El Conde – Edward Lachman Killers of the Flower Moon – Rodrigo Prieto Maestro – Matthew Libatique Poor Things – Robbie Ryan | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Poor Things – Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, and Josh Weston ‡ Golda – Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby, and Ashra Kelly-Blue Maestro – Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou, and Lori McCoy-Bell Oppenheimer – Luisa Abel Society of the Snow – Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí, and Montse Ribé |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Poor Things – Holly Waddington ‡ Barbie – Jacqueline Durran Killers of the Flower Moon – Jacqueline West Napoleon – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman Oppenheimer – Ellen Mirojnick | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame ‡ Anatomy of a Fall – Laurent Sénéchal The Holdovers – Kevin Tent Killers of the Flower Moon – Thelma Schoonmaker Poor Things – Yorgos Mavropsaridis |- | colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Godzilla Minus One'' – Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi, and Tatsuji Nojima ‡ The Creator – Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts, and Neil Corbould Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Stéphane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams, and Theo Bialek Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland, and Neil Corbould Napoleon – Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco, and Neil Corbould
Governors Awards The academy held its 14th annual Governors Awards ceremony on January 9, 2024, during which the following awards were presented:
Honorary Awards To Angela Bassett, who has inspired audiences around the world with her powerful and fearless performances. To Mel Brooks, for his comedic brilliance, producing acumen and expansive body of work. To Carol Littleton, whose commitment to her craft has significantly elevated the art of film editing.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Michelle Satter"For her unwavering support of filmmakers and commitment to the independent filmmaking community."
Films with multiple nominations and awards