Oscars 2024 nominations live coverage – All the news as it happens

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The Oscars 2024 nominations are here, and as ever, it's a tight race for the most prestigious accolade of the awards season. The ceremony itself isn't underway until March 10, but today (January 23, 2024) we found out who will be vying to become one of the best Oscar-winning movies.

Joker's Zazie Beetz and The Boys star Jack Quaid presented all of the nominations live from Los Angeles, with some surprises along the way. You can read our full list of nominations below, as Oppenheimer, Poor Things, and Barbie led the way. That's not all yet either, with The Holdovers and Killers of the Flower Moon also having a strong showing. 

When do the Oscars 2024 nominations start?

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Oscars 2024 nominations!

We've still got a bit of time until things kick off officially, so it's the perfect opportunity to go into everything you need to know about the livestream itself. 

This begins at 1.30pm GMT/8.30am EST/5:30am PST and can be watched via the official Academy Awards YouTube channel. If you're tuning in from the UK, you can also watch them on ITV. 

From experience, we know that the nominations come in very quickly, but don't worry, we'll keep you updated here on all of the latest announcements and via the Total Film Twitter account.

While we wait for the nominations to start, it's a good time to look back at the 2024 BAFTA nominations to see who might be in with a shot. We've also got our own guide to the best movies of 2023 too for some of our picks.

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With just over an hour until things kick off, it's worth taking a look at who the frontrunners are at the moment. 

We're at an interesting stage in the awards season with some of the biggest ceremonies already behind us (including the Golden Globes) as well as nominations out for the 2024 BAFTAs. This all gives us a decent indication of who to expect to see nominated today.

At the moment, we're predicting to see Oppenheimer and Poor Things among the frontrunners. Barbie and Killers of the Flower Moon will also likely have a good showing too, as will The Holdovers. 

However, this is the Oscars so we are expecting some surprises. Last week's BAFTA nominations taught us to expect the unexpected too, after that Lily Gladstone snub. So watch this space...

It's worth noting too that the actual ceremony for the 2024 Oscars is a little way off still: it takes place on Sunday, March 10. 

The 96th edition of the awards show will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles. You’ll be able to watch it live on ABC in the US, and in the early hours of March 11 in the UK on ITV. 

But what happens between now and then? Well, it’s campaign time. Many of those hoping to win have already been campaigning for months now, but things heat up in the time before the actual ceremony.

The actual final voting takes place from February 22-27, after the annual nominees’ luncheon takes place on February 12. Expect plenty of press, social media, and photography opportunities before that.

The hosts for the 2024 Oscar nominations are Joker and Deadpool 2 star Zazie Beetz and The Boys actor Jack Quaid. Interestingly, Quaid also appeared in Oppenheimer, which looks set to get plenty of nominations this year. We'll be watching closely to see his celebrations for that, then!

Meet your 2024 Oscar nominations hosts: Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid. #OscarsJoin us on Tuesday, January 23rd at 8:30 AM ET / 5:30 AM PT for the Oscar nominations live stream and find who is headed to the 96th Academy Awards. pic.twitter.com/urK6AVKhlrJanuary 19, 2024

So let's get into some predictions for what we'll see this year. Kicking off with Best Director, it seems like Christopher Nolan is almost a guarantee at this point, and will also be the one to beat.

Expect to see Alexander Payne for The Holdovers and Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things too, as well as likely Justine Triet for Anatomy of a Fall. Martin Scorsese for Killers of the Flower Moon, Greta Gerwig for Barbie, Jonathan Glazer for The Zone of Interest, and Celine Song for Past Lives are also in the running.

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So, what about the acting categories? Well, as usual, there are four main ones to consider: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. Some of these are looking tighter than others but there are a few people we're almost certain will make the list.

Cillian Murphy and Paul Giamatti are likely to lead the Best Actor list, while Best Supporting Actor will likely feature Robert Downey Jr. and Sterling K. Brown. On the Best Actress side, Emma Stone and Lily Gladstone are likely, while Best Supporting Actress will almost certainly see Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Emily Blunt.

Now, this is one of the categories where shocks and surprises are likely, so keep an eye on it. Who knows, Ryan Gosling may even be nominated for Barbie like our writer hopes he will be.

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The spotlight, as ever, will be firmly shining on this year’s Best Picture contenders. Remember, the Academy bumped up the number of nominees to 10, which means a few surprises often sneak in.

Even so, we’d expect Oppenheimer as a lock alongside the likes of Poor Things, The Holdovers, and Killers of the Flower Moon. Perennial fan favorite Barbie should also bring its Kenergy to the Best Picture lineup, while Past Lives, The Zone of Interest, and Anatomy of a Fall could give a more international flavor to proceedings.

That still leaves room for a handful of outsiders to stake their claim for the top prize. The Color Purple, American Fiction, Maestro, All of Us Strangers and May December may be there or thereabouts in the Best Picture nominations. We’ll find out in just under 30 minutes. Watch this space!

15 minutes to go!

We've got 15 minutes to go until the nominations livestream begins so it's time to get your popcorn ready and your last wild predictions in. If you want to make sure you're up to date on all platforms too, follow along with us here and on the Total Film Twitter account.

It's showtime!

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And here we go...

The livestream for the Oscars 2024 nominations has started. We'll be posting all of the nominations as they come in. Keep refreshing this page to keep up to date as it's all speed ahead from here on out.

Best Supporting Actor

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

Best Costume Design

• Barbie, Jacqueline Durran
• Killers of the Flower Moon, Jacqueline West
• Napoleon, David Crossman, Janty Yates
• Oppenheimer, Ellen Mirojnick
• Poor Things, Holly Waddington

Best Make-up and Hairstyling

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

Best Live-Action Short

• The After
• Invincible
• Night of Fortune
• Red, White, And Blue
• The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Best Animated Short

• Letter to a Pig
• Ninety Five Senses
• Our Uniform
• Pachyderme
• War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

Best Adapted Screenplay

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• American Fiction, Cord Jefferson
• Barbie, Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
• Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan
• Poor Things, Tony McNamara
• The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer

Best Original Screenplay

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• Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
• The Holdovers, David Hemingson
• May December, Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik
• Past Lives, Celine Song
• Maestro, Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer

Best Supporting Actress

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

Best Original Song

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

Original Score

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

Best Documentary

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

Best Documentary Short

• The ABCs of Book Banning
• The Barber of Little Rock
• Island In-between
• The Last Repair Shop
• Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó

Best International Film

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

Best Animated Feature Film

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

Best Production Design

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

Best Sound

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• The Creator
• Maestro
• Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
• Oppenheimer
• The Zone of Interest

Best Cinematography

• El Conde
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Maestro
• Oppenheimer
• Poor Things

Best Film editing

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

Best Visual Effects

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

Best Actor

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

Best Actress

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

Best Director

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

Best Picture

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

So that's it! 

Oppenheimer leads the way with 13 nominations and is closely followed by Poor Things with 11 and Barbie with eight. The Holdovers, American Fiction, Killers of the Flower Moon, and The Zone of Interest all had strong showings too. 

In fact, many of the names we expected to see were there in all the big categories, bar some notable exceptions. All of Us Strangers and Saltburn came away with nothing, while Margot Robbie didn't land a Best Actress nomination for Barbie, nor did Greta Gerwig for Barbie. Others who lost out include Charles Melton for May December and Dominic Sessa for The Holdovers.

Check out the full list of Oscars 2024 nominations.

Speaking about those snubs, some fans have been sharing their reactions to one big one: Gerwig's absence in the Best Director category. Despite becoming the first female director to ever earn $1 billion at the box office, she didn't secure a directing nomination. 

"Greta Gerwig made a film that was critically acclaimed, culturally impactful, hilarious, unique, visually exceptional, perfectly cast and acted, left people laughing, crying and thinking, AND made a billion dollars at the box office. But no Best Director nom," wrote one on Twitter.