Oscar 2024: full list of winners.

Every year, the awarding of the best film award in America turns into a real event. Therefore, the ceremony for the most prestigious film award of the year is held with scandals and various rumors.

For example, the Oscar 2024 winners and loud statements have certainly filled all the news around the world. There were many nominations and incredible winners that year.

Oscar 2024

Every year, the film community eagerly awaits the Oscar ceremony, which is the most influential and prestigious film award in the world. In 2024, the 96th Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles, traditionally at the Dolby Theatre, gathering the brightest representatives of the film industry. It was beautiful and picturesque, bright and with some excitement.

This year was special due to exceptionally strong competition in all categories - many films impressed with their depth of content and technical perfection. Among the main favorites of the ceremony were films that had already gained popularity among viewers and critics: Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Flower Moon Killers, Maestro, Barbie, and others. As always, the award results not only recognized the best of the best but also became a source of discussions, surprises, and even debates in the film world.

Best Film

The winner in the main category of the year was Oppenheimer - a powerful historical-biographical drama directed by Christopher Nolan. The film tells the story of the life and moral dilemmas of J. Robert Oppenheimer - the physicist who led the Manhattan Project. This film became not only a technically perfect product but also a profound philosophical exploration of the responsibility of science to humanity.

Best Director

Christopher Nolan won his Oscar for Best Director for the first time, which was a deserved recognition of his many years of work and influence on modern cinema. His style, ability to work with large themes, and create visually powerful yet deeply meaningful films found their ideal embodiment in Oppenheimer.

Best Actor

In the Best Actor category, Cillian Murphy won for his role as Robert Oppenheimer. His transformation into the scientist was incredibly convincing, emotionally complex, and genuine. This is the first Oscar of the actor's career, who had long remained in the shadow but this year rightly received well-deserved recognition.

Best Actress

Emma Stone won her second career award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in Poor Things. Her portrayal of Bella Baxter was a unique combination of naivety, intelligence, strength of spirit, and sensuality - it was innovative, provocative, and unexpected. Stone proved that she is one of the strongest actresses in modern Hollywood.

Best Supporting Actor

Robert Downey Jr. finally won an Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer. His character, Lewis Strauss, contrasts with the main character - cold, strategic, and politically motivated. Downey Jr.'s performance added even more tension to an already dramatic story.

Best Supporting Actress

This is also an important nomination. It deserves special attention.

Deaffy Lassy, an actress in Poor Things, though not the main character, made a significant contribution to the overall sound of the film. Her character was refined, vibrant, and multifaceted - the audience easily remembered her despite limited screen time.

Best Original Screenplay

Flower Moon Killers won for Best Original Screenplay. The story, based on real events, discusses a conspiracy against the native population of the USA in the early 20th century, resonating emotionally. The screenplay was incredibly precise, dynamic, and at the same time poetic.

Best Adapted Screenplay

This year, the award went to the screenplay for Poor Things, adapted from the novel of the same name. The authors skillfully translated the style, philosophical reflections, and absurdist vision of the original work onto the screen without losing its depth or humor.

Best Cinematography

Hoyte van Hoytema won the well-deserved award for cinematography in Oppenheimer. His visual language, work with shadows, experimental use of IMAX, and stunning recreation of the atomic explosion made the film impressive not only narratively but technically as well.

Best Editing

The editing of Oppenheimer was recognized for its impeccable rhythm, masterful blending of multiple timelines, and ability to keep the viewer in suspense for three hours. It is a model of how editing can become a driving force of the narrative.

Best Score

Composer Ludwig Göransson won an Oscar for the score of Oppenheimer. His music - atmospheric, introspective, sometimes ominous - organically fit into the overall tone of the film and emphasized the drama of the events.

Best Song

The unexpected winner in this category was What Was I Made For? from the film Barbie, performed by Billie Eilish. The song became a true anthem of self-discovery and resonated with millions of listeners.

Best Animated Feature

My Robot Dog is a poignant story about the friendship between a boy and a technological being - it won the Oscar for Best Animation. Visually, the film was extraordinarily harmonious, with a deep message about loneliness, empathy, and self-acceptance.

Best Original Score

Music is the heart of cinema. In 2024, Ludwig Göransson won the award for Best Original Score for the soundtrack to Oppenheimer. His music not only accompanies the events but deeply reflects the main character's inner state, creating psychological tension. The composer masterfully employed both classical and electronic elements to convey drama, ambition, and inner conflicts.

Other nominees included John Williams for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Justin Hurwitz for Babylon, and Hildur Guðnadóttir for The Woman Who Ran. All these works demonstrate the diversity of modern film music - from nostalgic melodies to experimental solutions.

Best Song from a Movie

The Oscar for Best Song was awarded to What Was I Made For? performed by Billie Eilish, created specifically for the film Barbie. The composition instantly became a hit, combining tenderness, depth of text, and melancholic sound that perfectly conveys the theme of the heroine's self-identity.

Among other nominees were I'm Just Ken (also from Barbie), Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever performed by Rihanna, and Naatu Naatu from the Indian blockbuster RRR, which impressed with its rhythm and scenography. The competition was fierce, but Billie Eilish's victory became a symbol of the new wave of authorial music in cinema.

Best Sound

Sound is one of the most important components of the presence effect in a film. This year, the award was won by the team of the film Oppenheimer. The sound work in this film is an example of how audio can enhance drama, emotional tension, and atmosphere. Sound waves, the silence before the explosion, the roar of radiation - everything is meticulously calibrated.

Other nominees included Avatar: The Way of Water, Top Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, and Dune: Part Two. All these films featured thoughtful sound solutions that enhanced the cinematic power of the frame.

Best Production Design

In the production design category, the team of Barbie won. They created a fantastic world of Barbie Land with extraordinary attention to detail - every location, every interior item looks like an embodiment of a child's imagination. The work of the artists became one of the most discussed in the film world.

Serious competition came from Babylon, Elvis, and The Favourite. All these films demonstrated a high level of visual style, which plays a key role in how the audience perceives the story.

Best Cinematography

The award for cinematography was won by Hoyte van Hoytema for Oppenheimer. His use of IMAX cameras, manipulation of light and shadow, framing, and complex composition creates a sense of depth and scale. The camera doesn't just shoot - it breathes along with the hero.

Nominees included Rodrigo Prieto for Flower Moon Killers, Linus Sandgren for Babylon, and Matthew Libatique for Black Swan. All these works are examples of a virtuosic visual language that transforms the film into a work of art.

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

In this category, the film Maestro won, where the makeup artists and stylists reached an impressive level of authenticity. The lead actor Bradley Cooper was hard to recognize - his transformation into Leonard Bernstein became a masterclass in practical makeup.

Also noted were House of the Dragon, Elvis, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, where hairstyles and makeup are not only aesthetic but also functional - they reveal characters deeper.

Best Costume Design

Costumes became one of the key elements of aesthetics in the film Barbie, which brought victory to its creators. The characters' outfits are not only bright but also symbolic: they reflect the characters' inner changes, their development, and cultural context. Barbie's and Ken's outfits have already become fashion icons.

Among the nominees were also Period Drama, Emma, and Elvis. All showcased a flawless combination of historical authenticity and artistic vision.

Best Editing

The Best Editing in 2024 was in Oppenheimer. Jennifer Lame's work impresses: smooth yet tense alternation of scenes, inserts from different timelines, editing techniques that help the viewer dive into the hero's inner world. Editing here is not just a technique but a full narrative form.

Nominees included Top Gun: Maverick, Babylon, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and The Trap. These films proved that good editing is rhythm, logic, tempo, and sometimes even poetry.

Best Visual Effects

The award for Best Visual Effects was won by Avatar: The Way of Water. The visual wonder created by James Cameron once again raised the bar for CGI quality. The world of Pandora with its ocean depths, fantastic creatures, and technological nuances impresses with realism.

Nominees included Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Oppenheimer, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, and Dune: Part Two. All these projects confirm that visual effects are not just spectacle but also an artistic tool.

Films with Multiple Nominations and Awards

Every year, critics also bet on those films that will receive the most awards.

The leader in the number of nominations and wins was Oppenheimer - the film received over 10 nominations and won the main awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor. Also among the winners was Barbie, which stood out in nominations for music, costumes, and production design.

Avatar: The Way of Water traditionally took home awards for visual effects, while Maestro won for acting and makeup. Films like Babylon, Dune, and Flower Moon Killers had a large number of nominations, but did not become absolute winners.

Interesting Facts

The 2024 ceremony had many surprises and interesting facts:

1. This was the first year that Barbie and Oppenheimer - two completely different genre films - became the center of the film event. Fans even started the Barbenheimer flash mob.
2. Billie Eilish became the youngest two-time Oscar winner for a song.
3. Oppenheimer became the first film about science to win so many main awards.
4. For the first time in many years, a film from Indian production made it to the top nominations and even won the award for Best Dance Scene.
5. The visual effects of Avatar required over 2 petabytes of data, which set a record in the film industry.

It's hard to argue that every year, the Oscar ceremony is interesting and dynamic.