Actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid announced the 96th Oscars nominations today, live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via a global live stream. You can see the full list HERE.
Historical epic “Oppenheimer,” about the race to build the first atomic bomb, landed a leading 13 Oscar nominations on Tuesday and will compete for the prestigious best picture trophy.
“Oppenheimer” outpaced gothic comedy “Poor Things,” which received 11 nominations for the film industry’s highest honors.
Also in the best picture race were feminist doll adventure “Barbie,” Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro,” and Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” about the murders of members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma in the 1920s.
Rounding out the field of 10 were “American Fiction,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Holdovers,” “Past Lives” and “The Zone of Interest.”
“Barbie,” last year’s highest-grossing movie, landed eight nominations, including a supporting actress nod for America Ferrera, but voters passed over lead actress Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig.
Bradley Cooper also was left off the best director list for “Maestro,” though he was nominated for best actor for starring in the film as composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
His competitors include Cillian Murphy, who played scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer. In a surprise, voters snubbed Leonardo DiCaprio, star of “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
The 96th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC.