Africa-Press – Lesotho. The nominees for the 96th Academy Awards were announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The announcement was hosted by actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid. Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan’s portrait of the father of the atomic bomb – topped the list with 13 nods, including for best picture.
It was followed by Poor Things, a female-focused take on the Frankenstein myth, with 11, and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon on 10. Winners of the industry’s highest honours will be unveiled at a 10 March ceremony at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who returns as host for a second consecutive year and aired live on Walt Disney Co’s ABC network.
The Oscars will air on M-Net in South Africa. SEE THE LIST OF NOMINEES HERE: Best Picture American Fiction Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of Interest Best Director Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall Best Actor Bradley Cooper, Maestro Colman Domingo, Rustin Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction Best Actress Annette Bening, Nyad Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan, Maestro Emma Stone, Poor Things Best Supporting Actor Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things Best Supporting Actress Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple America Ferrera, Barbie”
Jodie Foster, Nyad Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers Original Screenplay Anatomy of a Fall The Holdovers May December Maestro Past Lives Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction Barbie Oppenheimer Poor Things The Zone of Interest Animated Feature The Boy and the Heron Elemental Nimona Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robot Dreams Production Design Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Napoleon Oppenheimer Poor Things Costume Design Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Napoleon
Oppenheimer Poor Things Cinematography El Conde Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Oppenheimer Poor Things Editing Anatomy of a Fall The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer Poor Things Makeup and Hairstyling Golda Maestro Oppenheimer Poor Things Society of the Snow Sound The Creator Maestro Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer The Zone of Interest Visual Effects The Creator Godzilla Minus One Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon Original Score American Fiction Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things Original Song The Fire Inside (Flamin’ Hot)
I’m Just Ken (Barbie) It Never Went Away (American Symphony) Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) (Killers of the Flower Moon) What Was I Made For? (Barbie)
Documentary Feature Bobi Wine: The People’s President The Eternal Memory Four Daughters To Kill a Tiger 20 Days in Mariupol International Feature The Teachers’ Lounge, Germany
Io Capitano, Italy Perfect Days, Japan Society of the Snow, Spain The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom Animated Short Letter to a Pig Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform Pachyderme War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko Documentary Short The ABCs of Book Banning The Barber of Little Rock Island in Between The Last Repair Shop Nai Nai & Wai Po Live-Action Short The After Invincible Knight of Fortune Red, White and Blue The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
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