Oscars 2024 nominations & winner predictions

The nominations for the 2024 Oscars have been announced – here’s the full list and our predictions for the winners come the night of the Academy Awards.

Awards season is in full swing, with cinema’s finest artists taking to stages across the world to collect their statuettes. Each win is an honor, and every loss stings, but they’re all on the runway to the biggest night of them all: the Oscars.

Last year’s ceremony was uniquely momentous, with Everything Everywhere All at Once dominating the acting categories with its three wins for Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Brendan Fraser also won a long-overdue Oscar for his breathtaking performance in The Whale.

The 96th Academy Awards is poised to have one of the strongest lineups of the 21st century to date. So, following the announcement of the nominations, these are our predictions for the names and movies at the end of those five anxious words: “And the Oscar goes to…”

Oscars 2024 nominations and predictions

Below you will find every nomination and our predictions for major categories at the 2024 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and more.

We will list all of our predicted nominees, and our expected winners will be placed at the top of each list in bold. The list will also be ordered to indicate the next likely winner; so in the case of the Best Picture category, the 10th entry is the least likely to win – according to us, anyway.

Best Picture

• Oppenheimer
• The Holdovers
• Barbie
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Poor Things
• Anatomy of a Fall
• Past Lives
• Maestro
• American Fiction
• The Zone of Interest

Best Director

Universal Pictures

• Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
• Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
• Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
• Justin Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
• Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

Best Actor

Universal Pictures

• Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
• Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
• Bradley Cooper, Maestro
• Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
• Colman Domingo, Rustin

Best Actress

Apple TV+

• Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
• Emma Stone, Poor Things
• Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
• Carey Mulligan, Maestro
• Annette Bening, NYAD

Best Supporting Actor

Universal Pictures

• Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
• Ryan Gosling, Barbie
• Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
• Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
• Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction

Best Supporting Actress

Focus Features

• Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
• Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
• Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
• America Ferrera, Barbie
• Jodie Foster, NYAD

Best Original Screenplay

Focus Features

• The Holdovers
• Anatomy of a Fall
• Past Lives
• May December
• Maestro

Best Adapted Screenplay

Universal Pictures

• Oppenheimer
• Barbie
• Poor Things
• The Zone of Interest
• American Fiction

Best Cinematography

Universal Pictures

• Hoyte Van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
• Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
• Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
• Edward Lachman, El Conde
• Łukasz Żal, The Zone of Interest

Best Film Editing

• Oppenheimer
• Anatomy of a Fall
• The Holdovers
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Poor Things

Best Visual Effects

Toho

• Godzilla Minus One
• The Creator
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
• Napoleon
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1

Best Original Score

• Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
• Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
• Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
• Laura Karpman, American Fiction
• John Williams, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Best Original Song

• ‘What Was I Made For?’, Barbie
• ‘I’m Just Ken’, Barbie
• ‘The Fire Inside’, Flamin’ Hot
• ‘It Never Went Away’, American Symphony
• ‘Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)’, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best International Film

A24

• The Zone of Interest
• Society of the Snow
• Perfect Days
• Io Capitano
• The Teachers’ Lounge

Best Animated Feature

Sony Pictures

• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• The Boy and the Heron
• Elemental
• Nimona
• Robot Dreams

Best Sound

• Oppenheimer
• The Zone of Interest
• The Creator
• Maestro
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1

Best Production Design

• Poor Things
• Barbie
• Oppenheimer
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Napoleon

Best Costume Design

• Barbie
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Napoleon
• Oppenheimer
• Poor Things

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Maestro
• Golda
• Oppenheimer
• Poor Things
• Society of the Snow

Best Documentary Feature

• 20 Days in Mariupol
• Bobi Wine: The People’s President
• The Eternal Memory
• Four Daughters
• To Kill a Tiger

Best Live Action Short Film

• The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
• The Actor
• Invincible
• Knight of Fortune
• Red, White and Blue

Best Animated Short Film

• Letter to a Pig
• Ninety-Five Senses
• Our Uniform
• Pachyderme
• War Is Over!

The 96th Academy Awards will take place on March 10, 2024, commencing at 7pm ET.