Oscars 2024 Highlights: Oppenheimer Wins 7 Awards, Poor Things Bags 4; Nolan Secures His First Golden Girl!

Oscars 2024 Highlights: Director Christopher Nolan's film 'Oppenheimer' shinned at the Oscars 2024 with seven wins including Best Director, Best Film, and Best Leading Actor awards.

Academy Awards 2024 Highlights!

Oscars 2024 Higlights: The 96th annual Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles today. With 13 nominations in total, director Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' lead the nominations list, followed by 'Poor Things' with 11 noms and Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' with 10. 'Oppenheimer' shinned at the Oscars 2024 with seven wins including Best Director, Best Film, and Best Leading Actor awards. 

Big names like Jodie Foster, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, and Robert Downey Jr. were among the actors nominated. 

Emma Stone won best actress for 'Poor Things', the film also snapped up with three crafts wins, for best costume design, production design, and makeup and hairstyling. She beat out perceived frontrunner Lily Gladstone, who has scooped up numerous awards for her role in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'.

From the emergence of outstanding women filmmakers to the groundbreaking nominations for queer actors and Native American performers, this year’s Oscars line-up reflected a broader spectrum of voices and experiences than ever before. 

With the Oscars, the year of Barbenheimer comes to an end, finally!

Keep scrolling down for more Oscars 2024 updates.  

11 March 2024

11:32 AM IST

Oscars 2024: Liza Koshy Faces 'Oops Moment'

Actress Liza Koshy surely knows how to turn heads even with 'oops moments' at award shows. Koshy walked the carpet at the 96th Academy Awards in a red off-the-shoulder Marchesa gown and massive platform heels but she lost her balance on those heels.

10:42 AM IST

96th Academy Awards: Check Full List Of Winners 

Director Christopher Nolan's biopic film 'Oppenheimer' shinned at the Oscars 2024 with seven wins including Best Director, Best Film, and Best Leading Actor awards. The film took a total of seven awards during the night, Christopher Nolan won best director, Cillian Murphy won best actor and Robert Downey Jr. won best supporting actor. The film also won awards for best cinematography, best original score and best film editing.

10:00 AM IST

Oscars 2024: RRR Action Scene Shown At Academy

At this year’s Academy Awards, an action scene featuring Ram Charan and Jr NTR from SS Rajamouli’s movie RRR was a part of a montage that was shared to pay tribute to the contribution of stunt coordinators to cinema across the world. The official X handle of RRR also shared the clip from the ceremony. 

And again, a sweet surprise for us… 

Glad that @TheAcademy included #RRRMovie action sequences as part of their tribute to the world’s greatest stunt sequences in cinema. pic.twitter.com/TGkycNtF2I

— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) March 11, 2024

09:43 AM IST

Oscars 2024: Oppenheimer Dominates Academy Awards 

The incontestable Oppenheimer made a clean sweep at the 96 Academy Awards taking home 7 trophies out of its 13 nominations. Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster which chronicles the life and times of the father of the atomic bomb, J Robert Oppenheimer, was an inevitable win in the major categories. The film bagged the Best Picture award, as well as Best Director for Nolan.

09:35 AM IST

Oscars 2024: Jimmy Kimmel's Jibe At Donald Trump

Jimmy Kimmel took a dig at Donald Trump while onstage at the 96th Oscars less than an hour after the ex-president penned a scathing Truth Social post about the late-night talk show host. “Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars. His opening was that of a less than average person trying too hard to be something which he is not, and never can be,” Kimmel read aloud Trump’s post from his phone.

Kimmel then quipped: “See if you can guess which former president just posted that on Truth Social.” He then thanked Trump for watching before asking: “Isn’t it past your jail time?”

08:34 AM IST

Oscars 2024: Christopher Nolan FINALLY Wins

Celebrated filmmaker Christopher Nolan finally bagged his first-ever Oscar for his latest release 'Oppenheimer' starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr. Yoked with Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie using the hashtag #Barbenheimer, the film became a significant commercial hit with a decent box office collection. 

08:08 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: Academy Awards Conclude With Happy Faces

'Oppenheimer' won 7 awards including Best Picture, Best Actor bagged by Cillian Murphy, Best Director bagged by Christopher Nolan. Emma Stone won the Best Actress Award for 'Poor Things' and Barbie song 'What Was I Made For' by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell. 

07:52 AM IST

Academy Awards LIVE Updates: Oppenheimer Is The Best Picture 

'Oppenheimer' wins Best Picture at Oscars 2024 making it the team's 7th win. Christopher Nolan takes the team and cart to the stage to celebrate the wins. 

07:49 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: Academy Pays Tribute To Late Actors Mathew Perry, Andre Braugher And Others 

The In Memorium segment honoured Indian art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Michael Gambon, Matthew Perry, Andre Braugher and others. Singer Andrea Bochelli sang Time To Say Goodbye. 

07:45 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: Emma Stone Wins Best Actress

'Poor Things' actress Emma Stone bagged the Oscar for her amazing performance as Bella in Yorgos Lanthimos' film. Emma gets emotional during her speech, and shares the award with the other 4 nominations. 

07:36 AM IST

Academy Awards 2024 LIVE: The Best Director Goes To... Christopher Nolan

Celebrated director Christopher Nolan bags Academy Award for his commendable work in 'Oppenheimer.' 

07:31 AM IST

Academy Awards 2024 LIVE: The Best Actor Goes To... Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy bags the Best Actor Award for his commendable performance in 'Oppenheimer' The crowd gives a huge round of applause and standing ovation to the 'Man Of The Hour' Cillian Murphy for his first Oscar. 

07:13 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: Billie Eilish Bags Another Oscar

Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell bag their second Academy Award for Barbie song 'What Was I Made For.' The duo performed the song on the stage earlier. 

07:06 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: Ryan Gosling Performs

'Barbie' actor Ryan Gosling performs 'I'm Just Ken' on the Academy stage in a sparkly pink suit making the audience sing along. His powerful performance forced all to give him a big round of applause and a standing ovation. 

BEHOLD, THE GREATEST MOMENT IN OSCAR HISTORY!! BRAVO, RYAN GOSLING & “I’M JUST KEN!” #OSCARS #BARBIE #KENERGY pic.twitter.com/KVwwBwDXYT

— Scott Mantz (@MovieMantz) March 11, 2024

07:04 AM IST

Oscars 2024 live updates: Best Sound

The Zone of Interest wins an Academy Award for  Best Sound.

06:52 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: Best Live Action Short Goes To...

Wes Anderson’s adaptation of the Raoul Dahl fairy tale ‘The Wonderful Life of Henry Sugar’ takes home the Oscar for Best Live Action Short. 

06:50 AM IST

Academy Awards LIVE Updates: Another Win For Oppenheimer

Hoyte Van Hoytema wins Best Cinematography for Oppenheimer. 

06:45 AM IST

Academy Awards LIVE Updates: 20 Days in Mariupol Wins Best Documentary Feature

20 Days in Mariupol, which chronicles the Russian invasion of Ukraine, wins best documentary feature. Writer-director Mstyslav Chernov walks up on stage to collect the award and makes a powerful speech. 

06:40 AM IST

Academy Awards LIVE Updates: Downey Poses With The Boys

Robert Downey Jr. poses with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 'Oppenheimer', along with Ke Huy Quan, Sam Rockwell, Mahershala Ali, Christoph Waltz and Tim Robbins, in the Oscars photo room.

06:36 AM IST

Academy Awards 2024 LIVE: 'The Last Repair Shop' Wins Best Documentary/Short

'The Last Repair Shop' wins the Best Documentary/Short at the 96th Academy Awards. This award was bagged by India's Guneet Monga's 'The Elephant Whisperers' last year. 

06:30 AM IST

Oscars 2024: Best Film Editing

Jennifer Lame won the Best Film Editing award for Oppenheimer. 

06:27 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: BARBIEHEIMER On The Stage! 

Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling make the audience laugh with their sweet conversation, sarcasm, and wit over #barbieheimer! 

BARBENHEIMER ON STAGE! Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/4UHyyFMUqM

— best of ryan gosling (@gosling_best) March 11, 2024

06:23 AM IST

Oscars LIVE Updates: Best Visual Effects Goes To... 

Godzilla Minus One wins the Best Visual Effects award. All 610 of the film's visual effect shots were handled by a crew of 35 artists at Shirogumi's Chōfu studio, under the supervision of Yamazaki and the direction of Kiyoko Shibuya. 

06:14 AM IST

Oscars LIVE Updates: John Cena's Naked Stunt Goes VIRAL

John Cena has sent the internet into a tizzy after he walked up on the Oscars stage naked to present Best Costume Design award. 

John Cena just came out naked at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/OKaKXUxJ8M

— Stephanie Hypes (@StephanieHypes) March 11, 2024

06:09 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: The Award For Best Supporting Actor Finally Goes To Robert Downey Jr

Robert Downey Jr wins his first-ever Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his commendable performance in Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer.'

06:03 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: Best International Feature

The Zone Of Interest won Best International Feature. This was UK's third win in the category. 

06:00 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: John Cena Takes Over The Stage, Naked! 

John Cena goes naked to present the Best Costume Design award to Holly Waddington for her work on Poor Things. “Poor Things was a very rare opportunity to be free and artistic in a creative process as a costume designer,” Holly said while accepting the honour.

05:52 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: John Cena Goes 'Naked'!

Jimmy Kimmel and John Cena re-create the 'naked man running through the stage' scene back from the 46th Academy Awards ceremony. Cena arrives on the stage and gets into a curtain-cloth after the nominations giving the audience a huge laugh. 

Margot Robbie reacting to John Cena at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/ejeoh0QdFe

— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 11, 2024

05:47 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: Poor Things Wins Best Costume

Holly Waddington bags her first-ever Oscar for Best Costumes in Emma Stone's 'Poor Things.' 

05:46 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: Oscar For Best Production Design Goes To... 

Yet another win for Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos' Production Design team wins their first-ever Oscar. 

05:37 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: Oscar For Makeup And Hairstyling Goes To... 

Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh win the Oscar for Makeup And Hairstyling in 'Poor Things.'

05:31 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: Jimmy Kimmel Takes A Dig At Robert Downey Jr, Nolan 

Host Jimmy Kimmel took over the stage with his opening monologue and also introduced best picture nominees as he poked fun at the long runtime of the movies. He made a few jokes on Robert Downey Jr and Christopher Nolan that fans are not very happy about! 

Did Jimmy Kimmel just suggest Christopher Nolan has a porn addiction? why make it so uncomfortable for everyone #Oscars

— Lene (Post-Spatort-Brainrot) (@mrlnxf) March 10, 2024

Jimmy Kimmel… awkward Robert Downey Jr. “jokes” #Oscars pic.twitter.com/iTsY9xea3B

— think. (@_GLVSS_) March 10, 2024

05:26 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: Billie Eilish Performs 'Barbie' Song

Oscar-Winner duo Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell perform Barbie's 'What Was I Made For' on the Academy Awards stage making the audience go numb. 

05:23 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: American Fiction Wins Best Adapted Screenplay 

Cord Jefferson wins Best Adapted Screenplay for American Fiction, this is his first-ever Academy win. 

05:19 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: Anatomy Of A Fall Bags Best Original Screenplay 

Anatomy Of A Fall Bags wins the Best Original Screenplay, Justine Triet and Arthur Harari accept their first-ever Oscar award. 

05:14 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: The Boy And The Heron Wins Best Animated Feature 

Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron wins Best Animated Feature. Chris Hemsworth and Anya Taylor-Joy who presented the award accept it on behalf of the team. 

05:09 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: War Is Over Wins Best Animated Short Film

Dave Mullins and Sean Lennon's War Is Over wins the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. 

04:59 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: Da'Vine Wins Best Supporting Actress 

'The Holdovers' actress Da'Vine Randolph wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The actress gets teary-eyed as she accepts her first-ever Oscar award. 

04:51 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: Barbie I Here!

Margot Robbie might have been snubbed at the Oscars 2024, but the actress has arrived at the red carpet at last. She ditched pink and opted for a black strapless body-hugging gown for The Academy Awards. 

Margot Robbie at the 2024 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/T8U9SJSRiQ

— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 10, 2024

04:43 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: Jimmy Kimmel On FIRE! 

Emmy-Award Winner Jimmy Kimmel begins the Academy Awards. The actor-producer sets the stage on fire with his wit, praises Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things as he kickstarts the biggest night of Hollywood. 

04:38 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: Here Begins The Academy Awards

Emmy-Award Winner Jimmy Kimmel begins the Academy Awards, he is all set to host Hollywood's biggest awards for the fourth time. The actor-producer sets the stage on fire in a black tuxedo. Let the fun begin!!! 

04:36 AM IST

Oscars LIVE: Christopher Nolan Arrives

Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas arrive in stylish black outfits at the Oscars. 

Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas have arrived at the 2024 #Oscars. pic.twitter.com/1ZPKwmFrp2

— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 10, 2024

04:18 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: Protests Outside The Academy Awards

Protests over Israel's war in Gaza are taking place near the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The protestors have reportedly blocked the traffic in the vicinity of the Oscars. 

Happening now: pro-Palestinian protesters have partially blocked traffic in front of the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood to protest the Oscars. pic.twitter.com/Xgoadpti7G

— Samuel Braslow (@SamBraslow) March 10, 2024

04:16 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE: Nominations For Best Picture

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer leads the nominations this year with 13 nods, followed by Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things with 11 nods and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon with 10 nods. The remaining Best Picture nominees are American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Maestro, Past Lives, and The Zone of Interest. 

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04:11 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: Emma Stone Walks The Red Carpet In Style 

Emma Stone walks the Oscars' red carpet in a stunning Louis Vuitton and we are obsessed! The best actress nominee for Poor Things looks gorgeous in an ice-blue gown. 

emma stone stop serving challenge (IMPOSSIBLE) pic.twitter.com/XYOuwhNaqA

— emma stone's manager (@emmarstones) March 10, 2024

04:09 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: And It BEGINS!

Tune in to Disney+ Hotstar now to watch the biggest night of Hollywood LIVE as it has FINALLY begun. 

04:05 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: Jimmy Kimmel To Host The Ceremony 

Emmy Award-winning late-night talk show host and producer Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the live show for the fourth time. 

04:01 AM IST

Oscars 2024 LIVE Updates: Where To Watch Academy Awards 

The 96th Academy Award is set to round off an exhilarating year of cinema. Jimmy Kimmel will host the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Viewers can watch it live on Disney+ Hotstar from 4 a.m. (IST) onwards.