The 2024 Oscar Nominations in All the Major Categories, Plus How to Watch

We're only days away from finding out if Oppenheimer can continue to pile up trophies and accolades at the 96th Academy Awards.

Oppenheimer, the historical biopic about American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb, is nominated for more Oscars this Sunday than any other movie with 13. They include Best Actor in a Leading Role for Cillian Murphy, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Robert Downey Jr., Best Director for Christopher Nolan, and Best Picture.

Murphy, Downey, and Nolan all won in equivalent categories at the Golden Globes in January, and followed that up with similar honors at the Screen Actors Guild and Directors Guild of America Awards—making them heavy favorites to each earn their first Oscar.

Meanwhile, the year’s biggest moneymaker Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig, is up for eight awards, including Best Actor in a Supporting Role for everyone’s favorite Ken, Ryan Gosling; Best Adapted Screenplay; and Best Picture.

The fantasy comedy Poor Things was the second most nominated movie, earning 11 nods, followed by the crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon with 10. The latter made Oscar history, with Lily Gladstone becoming the first Native American to receive a nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Mollie Kyle Burkhart. Director Martin Scorsese made some history of his own with a Best Director nod—more on that below.

Below are the 2024 Oscar nominees for acting and directing, as well as in the major motion picture, screenplay, and music categories. Any historic or particularly noteworthy selections are in bold.

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How to Watch the Oscars

The 96^th Academy Awards air live on Sunday, March 10 at 7 p.m. ET on ABC. Comedian and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is set to host for the fourth time.

Cable or satellite subscribers can watch for free via their local ABC affiliate. The ceremony will be shown again in the Pacific Time Zone in prime time following the live broadcast.

Meanwhile, those without cable can watch through a variety of streaming services that offer ABC as part of their programming, including Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, and Fubo.

The 7 p.m. ET start time is an hour earlier than usual, and ensures the full broadcast will take place during prime time hours.

Acting Categories

Actor in a Leading Role

• Bradley Cooper, Maestro

• Colman Domingo, Rustin

• Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

• Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

• Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Is the seventh—or eighth, or ninth—time the charm for Bradley Cooper? The 49-year-old received three nominations at this year’s ceremony, including Best Actor for his portrayal of composer Leonard Bernstein. Cooper is still seeking his first Oscar win despite six prior chances, including three in this category for Silver Linings Playbook (2012), American Sniper (2014), and A Star Is Born (2018).

Cooper also directed Maestro but was left out in that category.

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction

• Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon

• Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer

• Ryan Gosling, Barbie

• Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

Actress in a Leading Role

• Annette Bening, Nyad

• Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon

• Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

• Carey Mulligan, Maestro

• Emma Stone, Poor Things

Emma Stone, 35, is going for a unique double victory at the Academy Awards. The Poor Things star is only the second woman to receive consideration for Best Actress and Best Picture in the same year. Stone serves as a producer for the Yorgos Lanthimos–directed movie. Frances McDormand was similarly nominated—and won in both categories—for Nomadland at the 93^rd Oscars in 2021.

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer

• Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple

• America Ferrara, Barbie

• Jodie Foster, Nyad

• Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

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

Martin Scorsese’s 10^th nomination for Best Director is a historic one. The 81-year-old becomes the oldest nominee ever in the category, surpassing John Huston who was 79 when he earned a directing nod for the 1985 film Prizzi’s Honor. William Wyler has the most nominations ever for Best Director with 12.

Motion Picture Categories

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

For the first time in Academy Awards history, three Best Picture nominees are helmed by female directors: Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, and Celine Song’s Past Lives. Historically, women-led movies have struggled to earn nominations in the category, especially in critical mass. According to Variety, only four years saw two films directed by women compete for the prize: 2009 (won by Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker), 2010, 2020 (won by Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland), and 2021 (won by Siân Heder’s Coda).

Animated Feature Film

• 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, Ibon 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

Documentary Feature Film

• Bobi Wine: The People’s President, Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp, and John Battsek

• The Eternal Memory

• Four Daughters, Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha

• To Kill a Tiger, Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe, and David Oppenheim

• 20 Days in Mariupol, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, and Raney Aronson-Rath

International Feature Film

• Io Capitano (Italy)

• Perfect Days (Japan)

• Society of the Snow (Spain)

• The Teachers’ Lounge (Germany)

• The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom)

Society of the Snow, a dramatized account of the 1972 crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, is nominated after gaining popularity on Netflix. The movie, directed by J.A. Bayona, was viewed 51 million times within its first 11 days on the streaming service, quickly reaching the top 10 among non-English films in Netflix history.

Screenplay Categories

Adapted Screenplay

• American Fiction, written by Cord Jefferson

• Barbie, written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach

• Oppenheimer, written by Christopher Nolan

• Poor Things, written by Tony McNamara

• The Zone of Interest, written by Jonathan Glazer

Original Screenplay

• Anatomy of a Fall, written by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

• The Holdovers, written by David Hemingson

• Maestro, written by Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer

• May December, written by Samy Burch; story by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik

• Past Lives, written by Celine Song

Music Categories

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

John Williams, the composer responsible for the iconic film scores in Jaws, Star Wars, and E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, continues to make Academy Awards history with his latest nomination. According to CNN, the 92-year-old is the oldest nominee ever for a competitive Oscar category. The composer now has 54 total nominations, the most by any individual still alive; the late Walt Disney has the record with 59.

Original Song

• “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot, music and lyric by Diane Warren

• “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie, music and lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt

• “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony, music and lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson

• “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon, music and lyric by Scott George

• “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie, music and lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell

Sorry, Dua Lipa: Academy rules allow for only two songs from any movie to compete for Best Original Song. So, the 28-year-old’s massive pop hit “Dance the Night” is the odd tune out from Barbie. Billie Eilish, meanwhile, is seeking her second win in the category in three years after earning an Oscar for 2021’s “No Time to Die” from the James Bond film of the same name.

As if that weren’t “Ken-ough,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has confirmed that Ryan Gosling will perform his Barbie character’s namesake song during the show—plan accordingly.

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