Anticipation was thick just before dawn in Los Angeles as the announcement of the 2024 Oscar nominations was made.
Oppenheimer led the list with 13 nominations, followed by Poor Things with 11 and Killers of the Flower Moon with 10.
Then came the private celebrations of all those who were named as nominees. And soon thereafter, the backlash, particularly concerning the biggest box office smash of the year, Barbie, which brought in $1.5 billion globally.
Barbie herself, Margot Robbie, was left off the nominees list as best actress. So was the film’s director, Greta Gerwig. Yet Ryan Gosling, who played Ken, was deservedly nominated– as was America Ferrera for best supporting actress.
On the best directors list was only one woman, Justine Triet, who helmed Anatomy of a Fall. Yet three of the 10 films vying for best picture were directed by women including Triet’s, Gerwig’s Barbie and Celine Song’s Past Lives.
A shocking statistic: Triet is only the eighth woman in history ever nominated as best director. Meanwhile, one of her competitors, Martin Scorsese received his 10th nomination as best director.
Another nod left off the list was for Leonardo DiCaprio, star of Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. Yet, as expected, his costar Lily Gladstone did receive a nomination as lead actress.
Yet no one could complain about the diversity of the acting nominees, putting #OscarsSoWhite to rest, for now.
Among the actors competing in their respective categories are Colman Domingo, Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K Brown, Danielle Brooks and Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
But back to Barbie. Because it is nominated for best picture, Robbie got the nod as producer of the film, and Gerwig and her husband Noah Baumbach are up for best adapted screenplay.
Still, it put Gosling in a position that he had to address.
“I am extremely honored to be nominated by my colleagues alongside such remarkable artists in a year of so many great films. And I never thought I’d being saying this, but I’m also incredibly honored and proud that it’s for portraying a plastic doll named Ken,” he said in a statement. “But there is no Ken without Barbie, and there is no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most responsible for this history-making, globally-celebrated film. No recognition would be possible for anyone on the film without their talent, grit, and genius.”
“To say that I’m disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement,” he continued. “Against all odds with nothing but a couple of soulless, scantily clad, and thankfully crotchless dolls, they made us laugh, they broke our hearts, they pushed the culture, and they made history. Their work should be recognized along with the other very deserving nominees. Having said that, I am so happy for America Ferrera and the other incredible artists who contributed their talents to making this such a groundbreaking film.”
Here are the nominees:
Best Picture
American Fiction
Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
Anatomy of a Fall
Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers
Barbie
David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers
The Holdovers
Mark Johnson, Producer
Killers of the Flower Moon
Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers
Maestro
Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
Oppenheimer
Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers
Past Lives
David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers
Poor Things
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, Producers
The Zone of Interest
James Wilson, Producer
Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper
Maestro
Colman Domingo
Rustin
Paul Giamatti
The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy
Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright
American Fiction
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
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 Supporting Role
Emily Blunt
Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks
The Color Purple
America Ferrera
Barbie
Jodie Foster
Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
The Holdovers
Directing
Anatomy of a Fall
Justine Triet
Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese
Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan
Poor Things
Yorgos Lanthimos
The Zone of Interest
Jonathan Glazer
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
American Fiction
Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson
Barbie
Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
Oppenheimer
Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
Poor Things
Screenplay by Tony McNamara
The Zone of Interest
Written by Jonathan Glazer
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Anatomy of a Fall
Screenplay – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
The Holdovers
Written by David Hemingson
Maestro
Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer
May December
Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik
Past Lives
Written by Celine Song
International Feature Film
Io Capitano (Italy)
Perfect Days (Japan)
Society of the Snow (Spain)
The Teachers’ Lounge (Germany)
The Zone of Interest (UK)
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
Nominees to be determined
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
Live Action Short Film
The After
Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham
Invincible
Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron
Knight of Fortune
Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk
Red, White and Blue
Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Wes Anderson and Steven Rales
Documentary Short Film
The ABCs of Book Banning
Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
The Barber of Little Rock
John Hoffman and Christine Turner
Island in Between
S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
The Last Repair Shop
Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
Sean Wang and Sam Davis
Animated Short Film
Letter to a Pig
Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter
Ninety-Five Senses
Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
Our Uniform
Yegane Moghaddam
Pachyderme
Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Dave Mullins and Brad Booker
Film Editing
Anatomy of a Fall
Laurent Sénéchal
The Holdovers
Kevin Tent
Killers of the Flower Moon
Thelma Schoonmaker
Oppenheimer
Jennifer Lame
Poor Things
Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Cinematography
El Conde
Edward Lachman
Killers of the Flower Moon
Rodrigo Prieto
Maestro
Matthew Libatique
Oppenheimer
Hoyte van Hoytema
Poor Things
Robbie Ryan
Production Design
Barbie
Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
Killers of the Flower Moon
Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
Napoleon
Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff
Oppenheimer
Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman
Poor Things
Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek
Costume Design
Barbie
Jacqueline Durran
Killers of the Flower Moon
Jacqueline West
Napoleon
Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
Oppenheimer
Ellen Mirojnick
Poor Things
Holly Waddington
Music (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
Music (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
Makeup and Hairstyling
Golda
Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue
Maestro
Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell
Oppenheimer
Luisa Abel
Poor Things
Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston
Society of the Snow
Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé
Sound
The Creator
Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
Maestro
Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
Oppenheimer
Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell
The Zone of Interest
Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn
Visual Effects
The Creator
Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould
Godzilla Minus One
Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould
Napoleon
Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould
Nominations by Film
(2 or more)
Oppenheimer – 13
Poor Things – 11
Killers of the Flower Moon – 10
Barbie – 8
Maestro – 7
American Fiction – 5
Anatomy of a Fall – 5
The Holdovers – 5
The Zone of Interest – 5
Napoleon – 3
The Creator – 2
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – 2
Nyad – 2
Past Lives – 2
Society of the Snow – 2
