Oscar Award 2024

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The Oscars, or the Academy Awards, are the most prestigious awards in the film industry. Every year, actors, directors, producers, and other filmmaking professionals gather in Hollywood for a night of glitz, glamour, and recognition of the year's best cinematic achievements.  This blog post will serve as your one-stop guide to everything Oscar-related, from its history to the coveted golden statue.




What is Oscar Award?

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), established in 1927, is the organization behind the Oscars.  The very first ceremony, held in 1929, was a small and private affair.  Since then, the Oscars have grown into a global phenomenon, televised around the world and watched by millions.

What Awards Are Given Out?

The Academy Awards encompass 23 categories honoring both artistic and technical excellence in filmmaking. The most coveted award is undoubtedly the Academy Award of Merit, better known by its iconic nickname - the Oscar statuette. This golden statuette depicts a knight holding a sword and standing on a film reel.  Throughout the years, awards have been given out in various categories including:


  1. Best Actor
  2. Best Actress
  3. Best Supporting Actor
  4. Best Supporting Actress
  5. Best Director
  6. Best Picture
  7. Best Original Screenplay
  8. Best Adapted Screenplay
  9. Best Cinematography
  10. Best Film Editing
  11. Best Costume Design
  12. Best Production Design
  13. Best Visual Effects
  14. Best International Feature Film
  15. Best Documentary Feature
  16. Best Animated Feature
  17. Best Live Action Short Film
  18. Best Documentary Short Subject
  19. Best Animated Short Film
  20. Best Sound Mixing
  21. Best Sound Editing


The Ceremony: Hollywood's Biggest Night

The Academy Awards ceremony is a star-studded event typically held in late February or early March.  The 96th Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled for March 11, 2024!  It's a night filled with unforgettable moments - emotional acceptance speeches, surprise wins, and of course, the iconic red carpet fashion.

BEST PICTURE

  1. American Fiction
  2. Anatomy of a Fall
  3. Barbie
  4. The Holdovers
  5. Killers of the Flower Moon
  6. Maestro
  7. Oppenheimer
  8. Past Lives
  9. Poor Things
  10. The Zone of Interest

BEST DIRECTOR

  1. Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
  2. Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
  3. Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
  4. Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
  5. Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall

BEST ACTRESS

  1. Annette Bening, Nyad
  2. Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
  3. Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
  4. Carey Mulligan, Maestro
  5. Emma Stone, Poor Things

BEST ACTOR 

  1. Bradley Cooper, Maestro
  2. Colman Domingo, Rustin
  3. Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
  4. Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
  5. Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  1. Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
  2. Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
  3. America Ferrera, Barbie
  4. Jodie Foster, Nyad
  5. Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  1. Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
  2. Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
  3. Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
  4. Ryan Gosling, Barbie
  5. Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

  1. Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall
  2. David Hemingson, The Holdovers
  3. Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer, Maestro
  4. Samy Burch, May December
  5. Celine Song, Past Lives

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

  1. Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
  2. Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
  3. Tony McNamara, Poor Things
  4. Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
  5. Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

  1. Io Capitano, Italy
  2. Perfect Days, Japan
  3. Society of the Snow, Spain
  4. The Teacher’s Lounge, Germany
  5. The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

  1. The Boy and the Heron
  2. Elemental
  3. Nimona
  4. Robot Dreams
  5. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

  1. Bobi Wine: The People’s President
  2. The Eternal Memory
  3. Four Daughters
  4. To Kill a Tiger
  5. 20 Days in Mariupol

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  1. El Conde
  2. Killers of the Flower Moon
  3. Maestro
  4. Oppenheimer
  5. Poor Things

BEST EDITING

  1. Anatomy of a Fall
  2. The Holdovers
  3. Killers of the Flower Moon
  4. Oppenheimer
  5. Poor Things

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

  1. Barbie
  2. Killers of the Flower Moon
  3. Napoleon
  4. Oppenheimer
  5. Poor Things

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP 

  1. Golda
  2. Maestro
  3. Oppenheimer
  4. Poor Things
  5. Society of the Snow

BEST SOUND

  1. The Creator
  2. Maestro
  3. Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One
  4. Oppenheimer
  5. The Zone of Interest

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

  1. The Creator
  2. Godzilla Minus One
  3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  4. Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One
  5. Napoleon

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

  1. Barbie
  2. Killers of the Flower Moon
  3. Napoleon
  4. Oppenheimer
  5. Poor Things

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

  1. “What Was I Made For?”, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Barbie
  2. “I’m Just Ken,” Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Barbie
  3. “The Fire Inside,” Diane Warren, Flamin’ Hot
  4. “It Never Went Away,” Jon Batiste, American Symphony
  5. “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People),” Osage Tribal Singers, Killers of the Flower Moon

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

  1. American Fiction
  2. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
  3. Killers of the Flower Moon
  4. Oppenheimer
  5. Poor Things

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT

  1. The After
  2. Invincible
  3. Knight of Fortune
  4. Red, White and Blue
  5. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

  1. Letter to a Pig
  2. Ninety-Five Senses
  3. Our Uniform
  4. Pachyderme
  5. War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

  1. The ABCs of Book Banning
  2. The Barber of Little Rock
  3. Island in Between
  4. The Last Repair Shop
  5. Nai Nai & Wai Po




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