Oscar 2024 Nominations: $23 Billion Blockbuster Leads with 13 Categories

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has officially announced the nominations for the 96th Oscar Awards.

Suicide Squad director points out the current issue with superhero films: excessive humor and a bit of “cheesiness.” DCU’s new Superman film will unveil 5 superheroes never seen on the big screen before. On the evening of January 23 (Hanoi time), actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid represented the Oscar organizers to announce this year’s nomination list. As predicted by many, following its Golden Globe triumph, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster “Oppenheimer” continues to be the most notable name of the film awards season, featuring in 13 categories, including major awards such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor…

Oscar 2024 Nominations: $23 Billion Blockbuster Leads with 13 Categories, Vietnamese Director’s Film Surprisingly Absent- Image 1. Blockbuster “Oppenheimer” tops the list of the 2024 Oscar nominations.

“Oppenheimer” premiered in the summer of 2023, becoming one of the most successful films of the past year with a global revenue of $952 million (over 23,000 billion VND). Inspired by the life of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, known as the “father of the atomic bomb,” the film received widespread acclaim from audiences and critics, achieving a “fresh” rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. It is also considered the strongest contender for the Best Picture award at this year’s Oscars.

Following “Oppenheimer” is Emma Stone’s “Poor Things” with 11 nominations. The film gained attention when it premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion. The historical epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” by actor Leonardo DiCaprio and legendary director Martin Scorsese ranks third with 10 nominations.

Oscar 2024 Nominations: $23 Billion Blockbuster Leads with 13 Categories, Vietnamese Director’s Film Surprisingly Absent- Image 2. Emma Stone’s film receives 11 nominations at the 2024 Oscars.

A regrettable absence in this year’s nomination list is Tran Anh Hung’s “The Pot-au-Feu.” Previously, the film helped the Vietnamese director win the Best Director award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. According to Variety, the project was highly praised by industry professionals and considered a strong contender for the Best International Film category. However, in the end, the film did not make it into the final list of 5 films competing for this award this year.

Oscar 2024 Nominations List:

Best Picture:

American Fiction

Anatomy of a Fall

Barbie

The Holdovers

Killers of the Flower Moon

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Past Lives

Poor Things

Zone of Interest

Best Director:

Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall

Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things

Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

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 Things

Best Original Song:

The Fire Inside – Flamin’ Hot

I’m Just Ken – Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)

It Never Went Away – American Symphony

Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People) – Killers of the Flower Moon

What Was I Made For? – Barbie (Billie Eilish O’Connell, Finneas O’Connell)

Best Original Score:

American Fiction

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Best Documentary Feature:

Bobi Wine: The People’s President

The Eternal Memory

Four Daughters

To Kill a Tiger

28 Days in Mariupol

Best Documentary Short Subject:

The ABCs of Book Banning

The Barber of Little Rock

Island in Between

The Last Repair Shop

Nai Nai and Wai Po

Best International Feature Film:

Io Capitano

Perfect Days

Society of the Snow

The Teachers’ Lounge

The Zone of Interest

Best Animated Feature Film:

The Boy and the Heron

Elemental

Nimona

Robot Dreams

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Animated Short Film:

Letter to a Pig

Ninety-Five Senses

Our Uniform

Pachyderme

War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

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

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 Cinematography:

El Conde

Killers of the Flower Moon

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

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

Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple

America Ferrera – Barbie

Jodie Foster – Nyad

Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Best Live Action Short Film:

The After

Invincible

Night of Fortune

Red, White and Blue

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Best Adapted Screenplay:

American Fiction

Barbie

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

The Zone of Interest

Best Original Screenplay:

Anatomy of a Fall

The Holdovers

Maestro

May December

Past Lives

Best Costume Design:

Barbie

Killers Of The Flower Moon

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

Golda

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Society of the Snow