Oscars 2024 nominations live coverage – All the news as it happens
The Oscars 2024 nominations are here, and as ever, it's a tight race for the most prestigious accolade of the awards season. The ceremony itself isn't underway until March 10, but today (January 23, 2024) we found out who will be vying to become one of the best Oscar-winning movies.
Joker's Zazie Beetz and The Boys star Jack Quaid presented all of the nominations live from Los Angeles, with some surprises along the way. You can read our full list of nominations below, as Oppenheimer, Poor Things, and Barbie led the way. That's not all yet either, with The Holdovers and Killers of the Flower Moon also having a strong showing.
When do the Oscars 2024 nominations start?
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Oscars 2024 nominations!
We've still got a bit of time until things kick off officially, so it's the perfect opportunity to go into everything you need to know about the livestream itself.
This begins at 1.30pm GMT/8.30am EST/5:30am PST and can be watched via the official Academy Awards YouTube channel. If you're tuning in from the UK, you can also watch them on ITV.
From experience, we know that the nominations come in very quickly, but don't worry, we'll keep you updated here on all of the latest announcements and via the Total Film Twitter account.
While we wait for the nominations to start, it's a good time to look back at the 2024 BAFTA nominations to see who might be in with a shot. We've also got our own guide to the best movies of 2023 too for some of our picks.
With just over an hour until things kick off, it's worth taking a look at who the frontrunners are at the moment.
We're at an interesting stage in the awards season with some of the biggest ceremonies already behind us (including the Golden Globes) as well as nominations out for the 2024 BAFTAs. This all gives us a decent indication of who to expect to see nominated today.
At the moment, we're predicting to see Oppenheimer and Poor Things among the frontrunners. Barbie and Killers of the Flower Moon will also likely have a good showing too, as will The Holdovers.
However, this is the Oscars so we are expecting some surprises. Last week's BAFTA nominations taught us to expect the unexpected too, after that Lily Gladstone snub. So watch this space...
It's worth noting too that the actual ceremony for the 2024 Oscars is a little way off still: it takes place on Sunday, March 10.
The 96th edition of the awards show will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles. You’ll be able to watch it live on ABC in the US, and in the early hours of March 11 in the UK on ITV.
But what happens between now and then? Well, it’s campaign time. Many of those hoping to win have already been campaigning for months now, but things heat up in the time before the actual ceremony.
The actual final voting takes place from February 22-27, after the annual nominees’ luncheon takes place on February 12. Expect plenty of press, social media, and photography opportunities before that.
The hosts for the 2024 Oscar nominations are Joker and Deadpool 2 star Zazie Beetz and The Boys actor Jack Quaid. Interestingly, Quaid also appeared in Oppenheimer, which looks set to get plenty of nominations this year. We'll be watching closely to see his celebrations for that, then!
So let's get into some predictions for what we'll see this year. Kicking off with Best Director, it seems like Christopher Nolan is almost a guarantee at this point, and will also be the one to beat.
Expect to see Alexander Payne for The Holdovers and Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things too, as well as likely Justine Triet for Anatomy of a Fall. Martin Scorsese for Killers of the Flower Moon, Greta Gerwig for Barbie, Jonathan Glazer for The Zone of Interest, and Celine Song for Past Lives are also in the running.
So, what about the acting categories? Well, as usual, there are four main ones to consider: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. Some of these are looking tighter than others but there are a few people we're almost certain will make the list.
Cillian Murphy and Paul Giamatti are likely to lead the Best Actor list, while Best Supporting Actor will likely feature Robert Downey Jr. and Sterling K. Brown. On the Best Actress side, Emma Stone and Lily Gladstone are likely, while Best Supporting Actress will almost certainly see Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Emily Blunt.
Now, this is one of the categories where shocks and surprises are likely, so keep an eye on it. Who knows, Ryan Gosling may even be nominated for Barbie like our writer hopes he will be.
The spotlight, as ever, will be firmly shining on this year’s Best Picture contenders. Remember, the Academy bumped up the number of nominees to 10, which means a few surprises often sneak in.
Even so, we’d expect Oppenheimer as a lock alongside the likes of Poor Things, The Holdovers, and Killers of the Flower Moon. Perennial fan favorite Barbie should also bring its Kenergy to the Best Picture lineup, while Past Lives, The Zone of Interest, and Anatomy of a Fall could give a more international flavor to proceedings.
That still leaves room for a handful of outsiders to stake their claim for the top prize. The Color Purple, American Fiction, Maestro, All of Us Strangers and May December may be there or thereabouts in the Best Picture nominations. We’ll find out in just under 30 minutes. Watch this space!
15 minutes to go!
We've got 15 minutes to go until the nominations livestream begins so it's time to get your popcorn ready and your last wild predictions in. If you want to make sure you're up to date on all platforms too, follow along with us here and on the Total Film Twitter account.
It's showtime!
And here we go...
The livestream for the Oscars 2024 nominations has started. We'll be posting all of the nominations as they come in. Keep refreshing this page to keep up to date as it's all speed ahead from here on out.
Best Supporting Actor
Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
Robert DeNiro, 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 Make-up and Hairstyling
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society of the Snow
Best Live-Action Short
The After
Invincible
Night of Fortune
Red, White, And Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Best Animated Short
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, Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
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
May December, Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik
Past Lives, Celine Song
Maestro, Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer
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
‘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
Original Score
American Fiction, Laura Karpman
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, John Williams
Killers of the Flower Moon, Robbie Robertson
Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson
Poor Things, Jerskin Fendrix
Best Documentary
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 Barber of Little Rock
Island In-between
The Last Repair Shop
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
Best International Film
Io Capitano
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Teacher’s Lounge
The Zone of Interest
Best Animated Feature Film
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Best Production Design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best Sound
Maestro
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest
Best Cinematography
El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best Film editing
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best Visual Effects
The Creator
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
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 Thing
Best Director
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Martin Scorsese, Killer 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
So that's it!
Oppenheimer leads the way with 13 nominations and is closely followed by Poor Things with 11 and Barbie with eight. The Holdovers, American Fiction, Killers of the Flower Moon, and The Zone of Interest all had strong showings too.
In fact, many of the names we expected to see were there in all the big categories, bar some notable exceptions. All of Us Strangers and Saltburn came away with nothing, while Margot Robbie didn't land a Best Actress nomination for Barbie, nor did Greta Gerwig for Barbie. Others who lost out include Charles Melton for May December and Dominic Sessa for The Holdovers.
Check out the full list of Oscars 2024 nominations.
Speaking about those snubs, some fans have been sharing their reactions to one big one: Gerwig's absence in the Best Director category. Despite becoming the first female director to ever earn $1 billion at the box office, she didn't secure a directing nomination.
"Greta Gerwig made a film that was critically acclaimed, culturally impactful, hilarious, unique, visually exceptional, perfectly cast and acted, left people laughing, crying and thinking, AND made a billion dollars at the box office. But no Best Director nom," wrote one on Twitter.