Oscars 2024 nominees and predictions
Written by: Hailey Goebel
The highly anticipated Oscars ceremony is just around the corner, with less than a month until the grand event.
The buzz around the most prestigious award ceremony in the entertainment industry is at its peak, and all eyes are on the frontrunners for the major categories.
"Oppenheimer" has emerged as the top contender with a whopping 13 nominations, making it the movie with the highest number of nominations this year.
However, "Poor Things" is not far behind, with 11 nominations, followed closely by "Killers of the Flower Moon" with 10 nominations.
"Barbie" has also made it to the list of top contenders with eight nominations.
The ceremony will be broadcast live in more than 200 territories worldwide on March 10, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting for the fourth time.
As with the 2023 ceremony, the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles will be the venue for the 96th Academy Awards.
In anticipation of the upcoming Oscars ceremony, we will run through the nominees and share the predictions made by Backstage Features about who has the best chance of winning the coveted golden statuette on the big night.
Photo credit: The Oscars
Here is the full list of nominees this year:
Best Picture
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer (PREDICTED WINNER)
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
The 2024 Oscars are the first in which films must meet two of four representation and inclusion standards to be eligible for the top prize of Best Picture.
Best Director
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer (PREDICTED WINNER)
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
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 (PREDICTED WINNER)
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers (PREDICTED WINNER)
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers (PREDICTED WINNER)
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Jodie Foster, Nyad
America Ferrera, Barbie
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer (PREDICTED WINNER)
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Robert DeNiro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sterling K Brown, American Fiction
Best Original Screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall (PREDICTED WINNER)
The Holdovers
Past Lives
May December
Maestro
Best Adapted Screenplay
Barbie (PREDICTED WINNER)
Poor Things
American Fiction
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest
International Feature
Io Capitano
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Teachers’ Lounge
The Zone of Interest (PREDICTED WINNER)
Cinematography
El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer (PREDICTED WINNER)
Poor Things
Production Design
Barbie
Poor Things (PREDICTED WINNER)
Oppenheimer
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Costume Design
Barbie
Poor Things (PREDICTED WINNER)
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Napoleon
Original Score
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer (PREDICTED WINNER)
Poor Things
Original Song
“The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot
“I’m Just Ken” from Barbie
“It Never Went Away” from American Symphony
“Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon
“What Was I Made For?” from Barbie (PREDICTED WINNER)
Editing
Oppenheimer (PREDICTED WINNER)
The Holdovers
Anatomy of a Fall
Killers of the Flower Moon
Poor Things
Make-up and Hairstyling
Golda
Maestro (PREDICTED WINNER)
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society of the Snow
Sound
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer (PREDICTED WINNER)
The Zone of Interest
Visual Effects
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One (PREDICTED WINNER)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Live Action Short Film
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (PREDICTED WINNER)
Documentary Feature Film
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol (PREDICTED WINNER)
Documentary Short Film
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island in Between
The Last Repair Shop (PREDICTED WINNER)
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
Animated Feature
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Boy and the Heron (PREDICTED WINNER)
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Animated Short Film
Letter to a Pig (PREDICTED WINNER)
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
On Feb. 8, the Academy announced the introduction of a new Oscar category for Best Casting, which will take effect in 2026.
