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Oscars 2024 Winners: See the Full List
The complete list of winners for the 96th Academy Awards.
Read the highlights of the 2024 Oscars.
After a very long and busy awards season, we have officially made it to end.
The 96th Academy Awards were held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles and were once again hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
“Oppenheimer” had the most wins of the night, taking home seven awards, including best picture, actor, supporting actor and director.
“Poor Things” received four awards, including a win for Emma Stone, her second Oscar in the best actress category.
“Barbie,” despite being nominated for eight awards, only took home one: for Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell’s original song “What Was I Made For” (their second win in the category). But a standout moment of the night was Ryan Gosling’s performance of “I’m Just Ken” while wearing a bedazzled pink suit with dozens of other Kens in tow.
See below for a full list of winners.
Best Actress
Emma Stone, “Poor Things”
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Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”
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Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
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Adapted Screenplay
“American Fiction”
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Animated Feature
“The Boy and the Heron”
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Production Design
“Poor Things”
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Cinematography
“Oppenheimer”
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Editing
“Oppenheimer”
Makeup and Hairstyling
“Poor Things”
International Feature
“The Zone of Interest,” United Kingdom
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Animated Short
“War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”
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Documentary Short
“The Last Repair Shop”
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Live-Action Short
“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”
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Why should you not thank your publicist if you win an Oscar?
The idea, some think, is that publicists work behind the scenes to promote you, so they should be kept in the background. But the Oscars are the ultimate promotion, so I agree that if they helped get you there, they are worth a thank you.
How did the award get the nickname “Oscars”?
There’s some debate. Some say the statue reminded academy librarian Margaret Herrick of her uncle Oscar. Others say Bette Davis said its derriere reminded her of her second husband, Harmon Oscar Nelson. Hollywood gossip columnist Sidney Skolsky said he gave the nickname. It’s not, as far as we know, named for the Grouch.
What’s the deal with the floating straps trend seen on the red carpet?
The working theory is that the straps were a design accent that allowed the actresses (Emily Blunt and Florence Pugh, both representing “Oppenheimer”) to safely stand out — to inject just the right amount of strangeness and direction into their look, without verging too far into risk-taking, worst-dressed territory. The futuristic floating straps were polarizing, but memorable. And at the end of the day, the gowns you remember are the gowns that won the night.
Why aren’t stunts an Oscar category?
They should be! (In my opinion.) The Screen Actors Guild Awards honor the stunt people for film and TV already. But adding a category to the Oscars is a fraught process, and has been known to go haywire. (Anyone remember the “achievement in popular film” Oscar, which was introduced in 2018 and then scrapped a week later after an outcry?) Still, there is hope: There have reportedly been talks within the academy about a stunt Oscar.
How do they choose presenters? Some folks, besides past winners, seem random.
This is part previous winners, part actors who were in some of the nominated films and part publicists working overtime. A number of presenters have projects to promote, so it’s good for them to get face time on the show for those future (and current) releases.
Do the actors announcing the nominees write their own introductions?
They usually do not. Often, their intros are put together by the show’s writers, and the actors don’t get much time with the material, which is why some read the lines so awkwardly. The exception is usually with comedian presenters, like John Mulaney, who no doubt wrote his funny/oddball bit about “Field of Dreams” that he delivered when presenting the Oscar for best sound this year.
Shivani Gonzalez is a news assistant at The Times who writes a weekly TV column and contributes to a variety of sections. More about Shivani Gonzalez
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