Academy Awards 2024: From Oppenheimer, Barbie to Poor Things; Movies with Most Nominations at Oscars This Year
The Academy Awards are less than a week away, and we can’t control our excitement. As last year had already filled everyone up with eagerness and uncontrollable wait after watching the thrilling movies, the nominations have now made each movie buff desperate to know which movie would win in the best picture category.
Whoever wins in the aforementioned category still has a chance to claim awards within the other nominations, as most of these movies are in the list of not just one but several categories.
What are the categories, and what are the names of these movies? Let’s find out.
Oppenheimer
It had to be amongst the top ones. The Christopher Nolan-directed historical epic discussing the start of the nuclear age was the most anticipated movie of 2023. It created a huge buzz, and people have not gotten over it yet. Starring Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr, Emily Blunt, and other fabulous cast members, one could not take his eye off the screen even for a second.
The movie had such intense scenes and a story that the audience almost felt their hearts heavy, even when the credits rolled over.
Oppenheimer is leading by being nominated for 13 categories.
Categories
Best Picture
Best Actor- Cillian Murphy
Best Supporting Actress- Emily Blunt
Best Supporting Actor- Robert Downey Jr.
Best Director- Christopher Nolan
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Score
Best Costume Design
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling
Best Production Design
Best Sound
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography
Poor Things
The second film nominated in the most categories is Poor Things. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things is a feminist fantasy movie in which an orthodox scientist brings a young woman back to life. In the new world, the girl who is no longer bound to her prejudices stands for equality and liberation.
Another movie with a mind-blowing cast that includes Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, and others is a comedy-sci-fi flick.
Poor Things has been nominated within 11 categories.
Categories
Best Picture
Best Actress- Emma Stone
Best Supporting Actor- Mark Ruffalo
Best Director- Yorgos Lanthimos
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Score
Best Costume Design
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling
Best Production Design
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography
Killers of the Flower Moon
Another evident and deserving movie is not just nominated for Best Picture. This movie has made Martin Scorsese the oldest director to be nominated at 81. The film depicts a serious chapter of American history. It is a historical crime drama telling the story of a tragic conspiracy of the Osage Nation.
It is about greed, oil, and how the cruel history is shown on the big screen.
Killers of the Flower Moon has received 10 nominations
Categories
Best Picture
Best Actress- Lily Gladstone
Best Supporting Actor- Robert de Niro
Best Director- Martin Scorsese
Best Original Song- Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People) (Scott George)
Best Original Score
Best Costume Design
Best Production Design
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography
Barbie
Mattel has now stepped into the film industry, and with its first-ever live-action feature, it brought forth a huge army of people wearing pink to the theatres. The Greta Gerwig-directed movie was one of the biggest box hits last year.
It was released alongside Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, leading to the invention of a new term, Barbenheimer. The movie was appreciated by millions through memes and hearts.
Barbie has been nominated for 8 categories.
Categories
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actress- America Ferrera
Best Supporting Actor- Ryan Gosling
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Song- I’m Just Ken (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)
Best Original Song- What Was I Made For? (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell)
Best Costume Design
Best Production Design
Anatomy of a Fall
An intense courtroom drama, also in a foreign language, Anatomy of a Fall, describes everything that could go wrong if you hear just one side of the story. The name itself defines the whole movie, and hence, we would not like to spoil the fun for you.
Directed by Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall is about a woman on trial for the murder of her husband.
The movie has been nominated for 5 categories.
Categories
Best Picture
Best Actress- Sandra Huller
Best Director- Justine Triet
Best Screenplay
Best Film Editing
These were the movies that were nominated for the most categories and included in the list of best pictures. Other than the aforementioned movies, the best picture category includes American Fiction, The Holdovers, Maestro, Past Lives, and The Zone of Interest.
The 2024 Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 10, 2024.
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Academy Awards 2024: From Oppenheimer, Barbie to Poor Things; Movies with Most Nominations at Oscars This Year
