96th Oscars shortlists announced for 10 categories, 'Barbie' leads with 5 nominations

The shortlists for the 96th Oscars ceremony have been revealed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in ten categories. The categories are Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound, and Visual Effects.

Barbenheimer has once again dominated the list like every other awards nominations, with Barbie receiving five nominations, and Oppenheimer receiving nominations in Three categories for Oscars 2024.

Margot Robbie’s ‘Barbie’ earned recognition in categories such as, original songs for its three submissions including performance by Billie Eilish ('What I Was Made For?') and Dua Lipa ('Dance the Night') and Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt ('I’m Just Ken'). Barbie also received a nomination in Sound as well as an original score composed by the latter duo, however unexpectedly, it faced a setback in the makeup and hairstyling category, surprising many despite its overall strong presence.

Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' has earned nominations in three categories: Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound, and Original Score. 

Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' has earned four nominations, including one in the original song category. J.A. Bayona’s 'Society of the Snow,' drawing parallels to last year's unexpected success 'All Quiet on the Western Front,' secured four Oscars.

'The Color Purple' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' did not make it to the shortlist. Instead, A24's eccentric 'Beau is Afraid' and Universal Pictures' horror summer film 'The Last Voyage of the Demeter' secured spots.

Nominations included Black talents like Jon Batiste ('American Symphony') and Kris Bowers ('The Color Purple'), the renowned female musician Laura Karpman ('American Fiction'), and nonbinary artist Mica Levi, an Oscar nominee for ‘Jackie,’ acknowledged for ‘The Zone of Interest.’ Mark Orton's inclusion for ‘The Holdovers,’ despite prior speculation about its eligibility, was a pleasant and commendable surprise according to the branch.

This time, there were no shortlisted films from India.

Oscars 2024 details

The 96th Oscars ceremony is scheduled to take place on March 10, 2024 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

The Oscar nomination period is set to begin from January 11 to 16. The final list of nominations will be unveiled on January 23.

The host for the 96th Oscars in 2024 has been revealed, and A24 announced the return of television host-comedian Jimmy Kimmel. The Academy shared, 'Well, I guess the secret’s out. Presenting your 96th Oscars host, Jimmy Kimmel. Welcome back.'

Oscar Nominations

1. Documentary Feature Film

• American Symphony 
• Apolonia, Apolonia 
• Beyond Utopia 
• Bobi Wine: The People's President Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy 
• The Eternal Memory 
• Four Daughters 
• Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
• In the Rearview 
• Stamped from the Beginning 
• Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie 
• A Still Small Voice 
• 32 Sounds 
• To Kill a Tiger 
• 20 Days in Mariupol

2. Documentary Short Subject

• The ABCs of Book Banning
• The Barber of Little Rock
• Bear
• Between Earth & Sky
• Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
• Camp Courage
• Deciding Vote
• How We Get Free
• If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis
• Island in Between
• The Last Repair Shop
• Last Song from Kabul”
• Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
• Oasis
• Wings of Dust

3. International Feature Films

• Armenia, “Amerikatsi”
• Bhutan, “The Monk and the Gun”
• Denmark, “The Promised Land”
• Finland, “Fallen Leaves”
• France, “The Taste of Things”
• Germany, “The Teachers’ Lounge”
• Iceland, “Godland”
• Italy, “Io Capitano”
• Japan, “Perfect Days”
• Mexico, “Totem”
• Morocco, “The Mother of All Lies”
• Spain, “Society of the Snow”
• Tunisia, “Four Daughters”
• Ukraine, “20 Days in Mariupol”
• United Kingdom, “The Zone of Interest”

4. Makeup and Hairstyling

• Beau Is Afraid
• Ferrari
• Golda”
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• The Last Voyage of the Demeter
• Maestro
• Napoleon
• Oppenheimer
• Poor Things
• Society of the Snow

5. Sound

• Barbie
• The Creator
• Ferrari
• The Killer
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Maestro
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
• Napoleon
• Oppenheimer
• The Zone of Interest

6. Original Score

• American Fiction
• American Symphony
• Barbie
• The Boy and the Heron
• The Color Purple
• Elemental
• The Holdovers
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Oppenheimer
• Poor Things
• Saltburn
• Society of the Snow
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• The Zone of Interest

7. Original Song

• “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony
• “Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven)” from Asteroid City
• “Dance The Night” from Barbie
• “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie
• “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie
• “Keep It Movin’” from The Color Purple
• “Superpower (I)” from The Color Purple
• “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot
• “High Life” from Flora and Son
• “Meet In The Middle” from Flora and Son
• “Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
• “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon
• “Quiet Eyes” from Past Lives
• “Road To Freedom” from Rustin
• “Am I Dreaming” from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

8. Animated Short Film

• Boom
• Eeva
• Humo (Smoke)
• I’m Hip
• A Kind of Testament
• Koerkorter (Dog Apartment)
• Letter to a Pig
• Ninety-Five Senses
• Once Upon a Studio
• Our Uniform
• Pachyderme
• Pete
• 27
• War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
• Wild Summon

9. Live Action Short Film

• “The After”
• “The Anne Frank Gift Shop”
• “An Avocado Pit”
• “Bienvenidos a Los Angeles”
• “Dead Cat”
• “Good Boy”
• “Invincible”
• “Invisible Border”
• “Knight of Fortune”
• “The One Note Man”
• “Red, White and Blue”
• “The Shepherd”
• “Strange Way of Life”
• “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”

10. Visual Effects

• The Creator
• Godzilla Minus One
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
• Napoleon
• Poor Things
• Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire
• Society of the Snow
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

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