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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, 10:01 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 10:01 PM

'Anatomy of a Fall' actors wear Palestinian flag pins on red carpet

Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, "Anatomy of a Fall" actors Milo Machado-Graner and Swann Arlaud wore Palestinian flag pins on the Oscars red carpet.

PHOTO: French actor Milo Machado-Graner (2nd L) and French actor Swann Arlaud (2nd R), wearing a Palestinian flag pin, attend the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, Mar. 10, 2024.
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French actor Milo Machado-Graner (2nd L) and French actor Swann Arlaud (2nd R), wearing a Palestinian flag pin, attend the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, Mar. 10, 2024.
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Mar 10, 2024 9:52 PM

Who is up for the best director Oscar?

The five filmmakers nominated in the best director category include Martin Scorsese, Justine Triet, Christopher Nolan, Yorgos Lanthimos and Jonathan Glazer.

Scorsese's nomination for the crime drama "Killers of the Flower Moon" is his 10th best director nomination. He won best director in 2007 for "The Departed."

Nolan, who directed and wrote "Oppenheimer," and Lanthimos, who directed "Poor Things," are up for best director at the Oscars for the second time in their careers.

Triet, who directed and co-wrote "Anatomy of a Fall," and Glazer, who directed and wrote "The Zone of Interest," are first-time Oscar nominees.


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 8:05 PM

Who is hosting the 2024 Oscars?

Jimmy Kimmel is hosting tonight, marking his fourth time helming the awards show.

Ahead of the show, Kimmel opened up to "Good Morning America" about why he decided to return as host.

"There were some really good movies," he said in an interview that aired March 7. "I think they're all really good. I saw them all."

PHOTO: Jimmy Kimmel sits down for an interview with Lara Spencer ahead of Oscars Sunday.
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Jimmy Kimmel sits down for an interview with Lara Spencer ahead of Oscars Sunday.
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"It's a big part of why I decided to host the show this year, because I do know that there are movies that people have actually seen, which makes it a lot easier to make jokes about."

The talk show host's wife, screenwriter Molly McNearney, also returns as one of the ceremony's executive producers for the second consecutive year.

Kimmel previously hosted the 89th Academy Awards in 2017, the 90th Academy Awards in 2018 and the 95th Academy Awards in 2023.


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