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Oscars 2024 recap: Biggest moments from the 96th Academy Awards

PHOTO: Director Christopher Nolan and Producers Emma Thomas and Charles Roven win the Oscar for Best Picture for "Oppenheimer" during the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Mar. 10, 2024.
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Oscars 2024: Showstopping looks from the Oscars red carpet
By Hayley FitzPatrick, Carson Blackwelder, Angeline Jane Bernabe, Shafiq Najib, Mason Leib
Last Updated: March 11, 2024, 1:26 AM

The 2024 Oscars have come and gone, and "Oppenheimer" was the big winner of the night.

Jimmy Kimmel hosted the 96th Academy Awards, a ceremony which honored excellence in cinematic achievements for some of the past year's biggest films.

MORE: Oscars 2024: Complete winners list for the 96th Academy Awards

"Oppenheimer" earned seven Oscars from its 13 total nominations, including the top prize of the night, best picture, as well as best director for Christopher Nolan.

In the lead acting categories, "Poor Things" star Emma Stone took home the award for best actress while "Oppenheimer" star Cillian Murphy took home best actor.

MORE: Oscars 2024: Must-see red carpet looks on Hollywood's biggest night

"The Holdovers" star Da'Vine Joy Randolph and "Oppenheimer" star Robert Downey Jr. snagged wins in the supporting acting categories.

For all the biggest moments from the 2024 Oscars, keep reading below.

Latest headlines:

  • Cillian Murphy dedicates best actor win to 'peacemakers everywhere'
  • Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell's 'What Was I Made For?' wins best original song
  • Robert Downey Jr. wins best supporting actor
  • Da'Vine Joy Randolph wins best supporting actress
Here's how the night unfolded.

Mar 11, 2024 1:26 AM

'20 Days in Mariupol' wins best documentary feature film

"20 Days in Mariupol" won the Oscar for best documentary feature film.

Filmmakers Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath accepted the award, which was presented by Kate McKinnon and America Ferrera.

PHOTO: Director Mstyslav Chernov, producers Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath win the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "20 Days in Mariupol" during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards, March 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
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Director Mstyslav Chernov, producers Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath win the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "20 Days in Mariupol" during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards, March 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
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"Probably I will be the first director on this stage who will say I wish I had never made this film," Chernov said about his film, which offers a harrowing account of the Russia-Ukraine war. "I wish to be able to exchange this [for] Russia never attacking Ukraine, never occupying our cities. I wish to give all the recognition to Russia for killing tens of thousands of my fellow Ukrainians."

"I wish for them to release all the hostages, all the soldiers who are protecting their lands, all the civilians who are now in their jails, but I cannot change the history," he continued. "I cannot change the past. But we, all together, you ... some of the most talented people in the world, we can make sure that the history record is set straight, and that the truth will prevail -- and that the people of Mariupol and those who have given their lives will never be forgotten. Because cinema forms memories and memories form history."

Other nominees in the category included "Bobi Wine: The People's President," "The Eternal Memory," "Four Daughters" and "To Kill a Tiger."


Mar 11, 2024 1:09 AM

'The Last Repair Shop' wins best documentary short film

The Oscar for best documentary short film went to "The Last Repair Shop."

Kris Bowers, who took to the stage with his co-director Ben Proudfoot, called the film a project "about the heroes in our schools who often go unsung, unthanked and unseen."

"Tonight, you are sung, you are thanked and you are seen," he said.

PHOTO: Ben Proudfoot, Kris Bowers and Dana Atkinson accept the award for Best Documentary Short Film for "The Last Repair Shop" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, CA, March 10, 2024.
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Ben Proudfoot, Kris Bowers and Dana Atkinson accept the award for Best Documentary Short Film for "The Last Repair Shop" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, CA, March 10, 2024.
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Other nominees in the category included "The ABCs of Book Banning," "The Barber of Little Rock," "Island In Between" and "Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó."


Mar 11, 2024 1:05 AM

‘Oppenheimer’ wins best film editing

“Oppenheimer” won the Oscar for best film editing.

Film editor Jennifer Lame accepted the award from presenters Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito, thanking director Christopher Nolan for taking a chance on her during her speech.

Other nominees in the category included “Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Poor Things.”

PHOTO: Jennifer Lame accepts the award for Best Film Editing for "Oppenheimer" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards, March 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
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Jennifer Lame accepts the award for Best Film Editing for "Oppenheimer" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards, March 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images



Mar 11, 2024 12:59 AM

Jon Batiste performs 'It Never Went Away'

Jon Batiste took the Oscars stage and performed "It Never Went Away" from "American Symphony," the moving documentary about Batiste and his wife Suleika Jaouad navigating her cancer battle.

Batiste could win his second Oscar tonight for "It Never Went Away," which is nominated for best original song. In 2020, the musician won an Academy Award for best original score for "Soul."

PHOTO: Jon Batiste performs during the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Mar. 10, 2024.
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Jon Batiste performs during the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Mar. 10, 2024.
Mike Blake/Reuters


Mar 10, 2024 10:44 PM

How 'Oppenheimer' could make history tonight

Christopher Nolan's biopic "Oppenheimer" could make history tonight by either tying or breaking the record for the most Oscar wins by a single film.

Going into tonight's ceremony, the film was nominated for 13 Oscars, including the coveted best picture award.

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Vivian Oparah poses for photographers upon arrival at the 77th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
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Currently, the record for most Oscar wins by a single film is 11. That title is shared by "Ben-Hur," "Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," with each of those films winning 11 trophies at Academy Awards ceremonies in 1960, 1998 and 2004, respectively.

With 11 total nominations tonight, "Poor Things" has a shot at tying the record.

Check out more potential historic moments here.


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