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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 10, 2024, 9:40 PM

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 10, 2024 9:40 PM

Who is presenting at the 2024 Oscars?

Some of this year's presenters at the Oscars include Matthew McConaughey, Zendaya, Dwayne Johnson, Jennifer Lawrence, "Wicked" co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and more.

Last year's quartet of Oscar winners for acting -- Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis of "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and Brendan Fraser of "The Whale" -- will also take the stage.

Check out a full list of this year's presenters here.


Mar 10, 2024 9:49 PM

'Godzilla Minus One' filmmakers wear matching Godzilla-themed shoes

While walking the red carpet, the filmmakers behind "Godzilla Minus One" showed off their Godzilla-themed shoes and miniature Godzilla figurines.

Writer, director and visual effects supervisor Takashi Yamazaki, along with 3D CG director Masaki Takahashi, visual effects director Kiyoko Shibuya, and effects artist and compositor Tatsuji Nojima were all smiles as they posed for photos with the Godzilla figurines in their hands.

PHOTO: (L-R) Masaki Takahashi, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, and Tatsuji Nojima, shoe detail, attend the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood.
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(L-R) Masaki Takahashi, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, and Tatsuji Nojima, shoe detail, attend the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood.
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PHOTO: (From L) Masaki Takahashi, Japanese film director Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya and Tatsuji Nojima attend the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 10, 2024.
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(From L) Masaki Takahashi, Japanese film director Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya and Tatsuji Nojima attend the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 10, 2024.
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"Godzilla Minus One" is nominated for best visual effects tonight.


Mar 10, 2024 9:34 PM

Who is nominated for best original song?

There are five songs nominated for best original song tonight and they will all be performed during the ceremony.

"Barbie" has two songs from the film battling it out for the Oscar: Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt's power ballad "I'm Just Ken" and Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell's "What Was I Made For?"

"Wazhazhe (A Song for My People)" by Scott George from "Killers of the Flower Moon" is also nominated, as well as Diane Warren's "The Fire Inside" from the film "Flamin' Hot" and "It Never Went Away" by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson from the documentary "American Symphony."

Read more about each song here.



Mar 10, 2024 9:20 PM

Rita Moreno arrives on the red carpet with daughter: See her look

Rita Moreno arrived at the 2024 Oscars in a stunning black gown, sporting a short black wig.

PHOTO: Puerto Rican actress Rita Moreno attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, on March 10, 2024.
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Puerto Rican actress Rita Moreno attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, on March 10, 2024.
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Speaking to ABC News, the EGOT winner said her wig was a tribute to the late Broadway star Chita Rivera, who died in January at age 91. Moreno paired her dress, which featured an elaborate design on top, with silver earrings.

PHOTO: Rita Moreno attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, Mar. 10, 2024.
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Rita Moreno attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, Mar. 10, 2024.
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Moreno, who is a presenter tonight, was all smiles as she walked the red carpet with her daughter Fernanda Luisa Gordon, whom she shares with late husband Leonard Gordon.


Mar 11, 2024 1:29 AM

‘Oppenheimer’ wins best cinematography.

“Oppenheimer” won the Oscar for best cinematography. Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema accepted the award from presenter Zendaya.

PHOTO: Hoyte van Hoytema accepts the award for Best Cinematography for "Oppenheimer" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, CA, March 10, 2024.
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Hoyte van Hoytema accepts the award for Best Cinematography for "Oppenheimer" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, CA, March 10, 2024.
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Expressing his gratitude to director Christopher Nolan and producer Emma Thomas, he said, “You are by far the best thing that could have happened to my career, obviously. This wouldn’t have existed without you.”

Other nominees in the category included “El Conde,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro” and “Poor Things.”


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