Y’all ready?
Here are the nominations for the 96th Oscars!
Best Motion Picture of the Year
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
Performance by an 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
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper | Maestro
Colman Domingo | Rustin
Paul Giamatti | The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy | Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright | American Fiction
Performance by an 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
Performance by an 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
Achievement in Directing
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
Original Screenplay
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari | Anatomy of a Fall
David Hemingson | The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer | Maestro
Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik | May December
Celine Song | Past Lives
Adapted Screenplay
Cord Jefferson | American Fiction
Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach | Barbie
Christopher Nolan | Oppenheimer
Tony McNamara | Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer | The Zone of Interest
Best Animated Feature
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary Feature
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol
Best International Feature
Io Capitano | Italy
Perfect Days | Japan
Society of the Snow | Spain
The Teachers’ Lounge | Germany
The Zone of Interest | England
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 Documentary Short Subject
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island in Between
The Last Repair Shop
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
Best Live Action Short Film
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Achievement in Cinematography
Edward Lachman| El Conde
Rodrigo Prieto | Killers of a Flower Moon
Matthew Libatique | Maestro
Hoyte van Hoytema | Oppenheimer
Robbie Ryan | Poor Things
Achievement in Film Editing
Laurent Sénéchal | Anatomy of a Fall
Kevin Tent | The Holdovers
Thelma Schoonmaker | Killers of the Flower Moon
Jennifer Lame | Oppenheimer
Yorgos Mavropsaridis | Poor Things
Achievement in Production Design
Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer | Barbie
Jack Fisk & Adam Willis | Killers of the Flower Moon
Arthur Max & Elli Griff |Napoleon
Ruth De Jong & Claire Kaufman | Oppenheimer
James Price, Shona Heath, and Zsuzsa Mihalek | Poor Things
Achievement in Sound
Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich, and Dean Zupancic | The Creator
Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich, and Dean Zupancic | Maestro
Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo, and Kevin O’Connell | Oppenheimer
Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn | The Zone of Interest
Achievement in Visual Effects
Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts, and Neil Corbould | The Creator
Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi, and Tatsuji Nojima | Godzilla Minus One
Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams, and Theo Bialek | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland, and Neil Corbould | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco, and Neil Corbould | Napoleon
Achievement in Costume Design
Jacqueline Durran | Barbie
Jacqueline West | Killers of the Flower Moon
Janty Yates & Dave Crossman | Napoleon
Ellen Mirojnick | Oppenheimer
Holly Waddington | Poor Things
Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby, and Ashra Kelly-Blue | Golda
Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou, and Lori McCoy-Bell | Maestro
Luisa Abel | Oppenheimer
Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, and Josh Weston | Poor Things
Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí, and Montse Ribé | Society of the Snow
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Laura Karpman | American Fiction
John Williams | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Robbie Robertson | Killers of the Flower Moon
Ludwig Göransson | Oppenheimer
Jerskin Fendrix | Poor Things
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (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
Oppenheimer leads the way this Oscars with 13 nominations! From there, let’s start with the positives.
Firstly, Sterling K. Brown in Supporting Actor! I was thrilled to see him pick up the SAG nom earlier this month, and seeing him grab the Oscar nom is just as stellar! He’s so, so good in American Fiction, and I couldn’t be happier about his nom. Also, seeing Cord Jefferson pick up a Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as the film nabbing a Best Score nom, let’s go American Fiction!
America Ferrera picking up a nom in Best Supporting Actress for Barbie is just wonderful. She had one of the most emotional moments of the film in the form of that epic and incredibly memorable monologue. Love this for her!
This brings me to the egregious snubs of Greta Gerwig in Best Director and Margot Robbie–Barbie herself–in Best Actress. What are we doing here!? This was the biggest film of 2023, and its director and star/producer are going unrecognized where they deserved it the most. That scene of Barbie at the bus stop where she cries for the first time, and she tells the woman sitting there that she’s “so beautiful,” and the woman responds, “I know it!” Could you pull at the heartstrings a little more? Barbie was nominated in eight categories, but in my opinion, it was deserving of a couple more.
Other major snubs included Andrew Scott in All of Us Strangers and Teyana Taylor in A Thousand and One. I know they were considered long shots for nominations, but I thought they more than deserved to be there. Do yourselves a favor, and if you have yet to see these films, please go watch them/stream them/celebrate them.
I did not see both Annette Bening and Jodie Foster getting nominated for Nyad. But, they both grabbed SAG noms, so it shouldn’t be as surprising as it was to see the Oscar crossover.
Saltburn got completely shut out, which was slightly surprising. I know this film didn’t work for everybody, but Barry Keoghan seemed to have some momentum. It’s a beautifully shot film, so I thought it might sneak into Best Cinematography, but not so much.
I did not expect to see multiple craft noms for Napoleon–it was the one film that I thought overperformed a little.
I was disappointed that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem was snubbed in Best Animated Feature. That was one of the most beautifully animated films, and it’s an absolute shame that the category couldn’t find a spot for it.
I’m sure I’ll have more thoughts as awards season marches on. Follow me on Threads for more awards season talk!
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