The anticipation is building as we approach the 2024 Oscars, and this year’s nominees promise a diverse array of cinematic excellence. Let’s take a closer look at the contenders in some key categories:

Best Picture

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

Best Actor

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

Best Actress

• Annette Bening – Nyad
• Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Sandra Huller – Anatomy of a Fall
• Carey Mulligan – Maestro
• Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best Supporting Actress

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

Best Supporting Actor

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

Best Director

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

Best Animated Feature

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

Best Documentary Feature

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

Best Original Song

• The Fire Inside – Flamin’ Hot (Diane Warren)
• I’m Just Ken – Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)
• It Never Went Away – American Symphony (Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson)
• Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) – Killers of the Flower Moon (Scott George)
• What Was I Made For? – Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell)

The list goes on, and these nominations promise an evening filled with excitement, talent, and celebration of the art of filmmaking. Stay tuned for the 2024 Oscars, where these outstanding films and artists will be vying for the prestigious awards.