The nominees for the 96th Academy Awards were announced on January 23, 2024, by actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.The winners will be announced during the awards ceremony on March 10, 2024.
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The cultural phenomenon of “Barbenheimer” received a total of twenty-one nominations (eight for Barbie and thirteen for Oppenheimer). The two films are competing against each other in six categories, including Best Picture.
Several notable nominees include Steven Spielberg, who extended his record for the most Best Picture nominations to thirteen; Martin Scorsese, who received his tenth nomination for Best Director, and became the oldest nominee in the category; Thelma Schoonmaker, who received her ninth nomination for Best Film Editing; composer John Williams, who received his 54th nomination;[17][18] and Willie D. Burton, who received his eighth nomination as a below-the-line crew member.
Ten actors received their first Oscar nominations this year.[21] The acting nominees included portrayals from three openly LGBTQ+ actors: Colman Domingo, Jodie Foster, and Lily Gladstone. Gladstone also became the first Indigenous American actress to be nominated. Scott George, who wrote the music and lyrics to “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)”, became the first member of the Osage Nation to be nominated for an Academy Award.
This was the fifth consecutive year with at least one Best Picture nominee directed by a woman: Greta Gerwig with Barbie, Celine Song with Past Lives, and Justine Triet with Anatomy of a Fall.[27][28] Triet also became the eighth woman nominated for Best Director.[29][30] Overall, six couples received nominations that they shared together in their respective categories.