There weren't many studs at the 2024 Oscars, which were presented on Sunday (March 10) at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Everyone knew Oppenheimer would dominate, which it did, winning seven awards on the night.
There was a modest upset in the leading actress category when Emma Stone won best actress Poor over Lily Gladstone for Killers of the Flower Moon. Gladstone aimed to make history by becoming the first Native American to win in this category (just as Michelle Yeoh last year became the first Asian American to win in this category for her role in Everything Everywhere Simultaneously).
Cillian Murphy's win as lead actor in Oppenheimer it was to be expected, although Paul Giamatti was a strong contender The Holdovers.
The supporting actor and actor awards, on the other hand, were virtual locks. Robert Downey Jr. was considered as the gain for the supporting role Oppenheimer. And Da'Vine Joy Randolph had won so many precursor awards for her soulful performance The Holdovers that she might have to move to a bigger place just to house all her trophies.
And while some fans of “I'm Just Ken” may have had a glimmer of hope that this comedic delight from Barbie would win Best Original Song, even they probably knew deep down that Billie Eilish and Finneas' wonderful 'What Was I Made For'. from the same film would take the award, as it did.
That's not to say there weren't snubs and surprises at the 2024 Oscars. Take a look.
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Snub: Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon was disqualified, despite 10 nominations. Okay, that's what happens at awards. But this was director Martin Scorsese's third film to go 0-10 on Oscar night, after Gangs of New York (2002) and The Irishman (2019). Scorsese is universally recognized as one of the greatest directors of our time. For it to happen three times to the same director – a legend, no less – is hard to explain.
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Snub: Music teacher
music teacher, Bradley Cooper's second film as director went 0-7 for the night. A star Is Born, Cooper's directorial debut, also had a disappointing night at the Oscars. It went 1-8, winning only for Best Original Song. In terms of personal nominations, Cooper has gone 0-12 at the Oscars over the years. (Hopefully he'll soon end this weird losing streak — which could be rooted in jealousy that he's handsome and rich and famous.)
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Surprise: The boy and the heron
This Japanese film won Best Animated Feature in what was considered a close contest Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The boy and the heron he also won at the BAFTAs, so his win here was no shocker, but most pundits gave Spider-Verse a slight edge. Hayao Miyazaki, who won for The boy and the heronwon in the same category 21 years ago for Spirited Away. The Japanese-born Miyazaki is the first person born outside the US to win twice in this category.
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Mini-Snub: Barbie
Barbie won just one award out of its eight nominations – a somewhat disappointing showing for the year's top box office hit. But box office success and Oscar glory don't always go hand in hand. This is the fifth year in a row that the top box office hit of the year won only one or no Oscars. The last time the year's box-office champion won more than one Oscar was in 2019, when Black panther won three Oscars. And only receiving eight nods, Barbie had the most nominations for the year's top box-office hit since then Avatar earned nine nods in 2010. Oscar voters may think these juggernauts have already had their box office reward.
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Mini surprise: The Zone of Interest
The Zone of Interest won the audio award in close competition with Oppenheimerone of the few close calls that Oppy lost. The sounds of evil in the Auschwitz concentration camp next to a well-kept house were unforgettable to anyone who saw The Zone of Interest. This loss was sustained Oppenheimer since becoming the first film to win eight Oscars Slumdog Millionaire.
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