The 96th Academy Awards was an award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honoring the best movies of 2023. The event took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on March 10, 2024.[1] The ceremony was hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel for the fourth time. The producers of the ceremony were Raj Kapoor, Molly McNearney, and Katy Mullan. The director was Hamish Hamilton. It was televised in the United States by ABC.[2]
The nominations were announced on January 23, 2024. Oppenheimer led with thirteen nominations, followed by Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon with eleven and ten nominations respectively.[4][5][6] "Barbenheimer" received a total of twenty-one nominations, eight for Barbie and thirteen for Oppenheimer.[7] The acting nominees featured a record number of LGBTQ+ characters.[8]
Awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
Producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan were announced on October 17, 2023, with Hamish Hamilton as the director.[1] On November 15, Jimmy Kimmel was announced as host, marking his fourth overall hosting role for the ceremony.[9] On November 30, 2023, ABC and the Academy announced a change in the ceremony's start time to 4:00 p.m. PT (7:00 p.m. ET).
Diversity rules
This will be the first year that diversity rules for the Best Picture category become mandatory. Established under the Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, these rules aim to promote inclusive representation and employment in the film industry.
Barbie Director and Actress snubs
The snubbing of Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie from getting respective Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Actress for Barbie received criticism. Cast members expressed their reactions, and actor Ryan Gosling released a statement in response, emphasizing the significant contributions of Gerwig and Robbie to the movie's success.
