With the film “Poor Things” by Giorgos Lanthimos winning 4 Golden Statuettes and his cinematic “child”. Christopher Nolan to win a total of 7 awards, including that of Best Film, the great celebration of cinema was completed, the 96th Academy Awards 2024of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
BEST MOVIE
Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” won the Oscar for “Best Picture”. In total, the film, which was the favorite in the category, collected seven Golden Statuettes.
BETTER DIRECTION
Christopher Nolan was awarded the Best Director Oscar for the film “Oppenheimer”.
Nominees in this category were Justin Trier, for “Anatomy of a Fall”, Martin Scorsese for the film “The Killers of the Blooming Moon”, George Lanthimos for the film “Poor Things” and Jonathan Glazer for “Zone of Interest”.
FIRST MALE ROLE
Cillian Murphy was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer at the 2024 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 96th Annual Academy Awards.
Cillian Murphy was nominated for an Oscar for the first time in his career and as soon as he won the Golden Statuette he decided to dedicate it to those who fight for peace.
FIRST FEMALE ROLE
The Oscar for Best Actress for her role as Bella Baxter in George Lanthimos’ film, “Poor Things” was awarded to Emma Stone.
Obviously moved in the acceptance speech, the actress mentioned that she shares her award with her co-nominations and emphasized the importance of teamwork, which is the essence of cinema. Referring to George Lanthimos, she said that she thanks him for this “gift of life” he gave her by offering her the role of Bella Baxter.
Oscar 2024: Emma Stone’s speech, tears and “thank you” to George Lanthimos – VIDEO
SECOND MALE ROLE
Robert Downey Jr. received the Oscar for supporting actor for his performance in the film “Oppenheimer”, in the role of the bureaucrat who turns into the nemesis of the main character.
His presence in Christopher Nolan’s portrait of the father of the atomic bomb is decisive for the scientist’s humiliation following World War II. It allowed Robert Downey Jr. to beat out other contenders for the award, Ryan Gosling (“Barbie”), Robert De Niro (“The Killers”), Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”) and Sterling K. Brown (“ American Fiction”).
SECOND FEMALE ROLE
Day’Vine Joy Randolph received the award for supporting actress for her portrayal of the grieving cook in the Christmas film “The Holdovers,” directed by Alexander Payne.
The performance of the 37-year-old African-American actress in the role of Mary Lam gave her the upper hand over heavier names: the award was also claimed by Jodie Foster (“Nyad”), America Ferrera (“Barbie”), Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer”), and Danielle Brooks (“The Color Purple”).
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
The British film “The Zone of Interest” (directed by Jonathan Glazer) received the Oscar for best foreign film: it is a surreal chronicle of the carefree life of a Nazi family in a villa next to the Auschwitz concentration camp.
The film touches on the horrors of the Holocaust, which lie on the other side of the family garden fence, but never appear. This narrative of the banality of evil beat out the other competing films, ‘Io Capitano’ (Italy), ‘Perfect Days’ (Japan), ‘In the Professor’s Office’ (Germany) and ‘Society of the Snow’ (Spain). .
ORIGINAL SCRIPT
The French film “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Oscar for best original screenplay, for the court drama set in a trial where a writer is accused of murdering her husband.
Justine Trier, who directed the film, shares the award with her partner Artir Arari, with whom they co-wrote the script—which they created amid the pandemic. The film, which received the Palme d’Or at Cannes, dissects the dissolution of a marriage and always leaves doubts regarding the truth.
PREPARED SCRIPT
The Adapted Screenplay Oscar went to “American Fiction.” “Poor Things” by Giorgos Lanthimos was also nominated in this category.
ARTISTIC DIRECTION-SCENEGRAPHY
The Oscar for Screenplay was awarded to the film “Poor Things”.
BEST EDITING
The Oscar for Best Editing was awarded to Jennifer Laim for “Oppenheimer”.
BETTER SOUND
The award for best sound was the second Oscar for the film “Zone of Interest”. The truth is, the sound of this film is proof that the academy chose more artistic choices over blockbusters. “Thank you to the academy for ‘listening’ to the film”, the creators will say. Let’s remember that this is also a victory for Great Britain.
SPECIAL EFFECTS
In “Godzilla Minus One” the Oscar for Visual Effects. It was presented by the protagonists of the beloved 80s comedy “The Twins”.
BEST PHOTO
The Oscar for Best Cinematography was awarded to the film “Oppenheimer”.
BEST MAKEUP-HAIRSTYLES
The Oscar for Best Make-up – Hairstyling was awarded to the film “Poor Things”.
BETTER COSTUMES
The Oscar for Best Costumes was awarded to the film “Poor Things”.
BEST MUSIC-SOUNDTRACK
The Oscar for Best Music was awarded to the film “Oppenheimer”.
BEST SONG
The Academy Award for Best Original Song was awarded to What Was I Made For for the movie Barbie.
SHORT and LONG LENGTH DOCUMENTARIES
The award for the best documentary short was awarded to “The Last repair Shop”. The film is a touching love letter to a shop that fixes musical instruments for free for students. The documentary has been posted for free by the Los Angeles Times for the public to see. Of course the director thanked them for this act.
“Twenty days in Mariupoli”, the big favorite for the Oscar for best documentary feature, is also the one that won it. “I would trade this Oscar for the fact that the war in Ukraine had not happened,” said director Mstyslav Chernov, among others. The Oscar for Best Documentary Feature traditionally goes to a film of political interest or political overtones.
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“War is Over”. This is the Oscar winning animated short film. It is the story of a carrier pigeon that carries messages between two soldiers from opposing armies.
BEST MOTION PICTURE
The film “The Boy and the Heron”, the latest work of Japanese manga master Hayao Miyazaki, won the Academy Award for best animated film.
The fantasy film, possibly the last of the 83-year-old creator, made a surprise, beating the favorite, which was the film “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”. The other three films that claimed the statuette were “Nimona”, “In their element” (“Elemental”, studio Pixar) and “Robot dreams”.
BEST SHORT FILM
The Oscar for Best Short Film was awarded to “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”.
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