On March 10, the 96th Oscars ceremony was held in the United States, awarded for achievements in the field of cinema by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

The event once again took place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, and its broadcast began an hour earlier than usual.

Like last year, the host of the ceremony was comedian Jimmy Kimmel.

In his speech, he again did not skimp on jokes.

For example, the comedian expressed regret over the absence of Barbie director Greta Gerwig from the nominees, and when the audience applauded in response, he reminded those present that they were the ones who did not vote for the director.

In addition, Kimmel congratulated the film's actors Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, noting that they had already won the genetic lottery of life.

The absolute leader in the number of wins in 2024 was Christopher Nolan’s biographical film “Oppenheimer,” which received the award for “Best Film” and was ahead of “Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Poor People,” “Maestro,” “Barbie” and other nominees.

Nolan himself also did not go without applause and recognition, winning an Oscar as best director.

“The art of cinema is a little over 100 years old.

Just imagine what it’s like to be at such a century mark, if we talk about painting or theater... We don’t know where this incredible journey will take us in the future, but to know that you think that I represent a significant part of it is for This means the world to me,” said Christopher Nolan in his acceptance speech.

In addition, Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. received awards as best leading and supporting actors.

In total, “Oppenheimer” took home seven statuettes, including prizes in the categories “Best Original Score,” “Best Editing,” and “Best Cinematography.”

However, the fame of “Oppenheimer” was not a surprise: the film had previously won five Golden Globes, seven British Academy awards, as well as three Saturns and Actors Guild Awards.

Seven years after winning the statuette for her role in La La Land, Emma Stone, who played Bella in Yorgos Lanthimos' drama The Lost and Lost, returned to the stage to receive her well-deserved award for best actress.

In her speech, Stone thanked the director and crew who worked on the creation of the film, which, in addition, took prizes for costume design, makeup and hairstyles, and production design.

“I am so honored to share this with every member of the cast, every member of the crew, every single person who poured their love, their care and their talent into making this film,” Stone said. 

  • © Still from the film “Oppenheimer” (2023)

Best Supporting Actress went to Davane Joy Randolph for her work in Alexander Payne's dramatic comedy "The Leftovers."

She played cook Mary, who, along with history teacher Mr. Hanham, is forced to look after several students at a prestigious boys' school during the Christmas holidays.

The statuette for best original screenplay in 2024 was taken by the French film “Anatomy of a Fall,” directed by Justine Trieu, about a famous writer who became the main suspect in the death of her husband.

The director also co-wrote the film with Arthur Harari.  

Cord Jefferson's comedy American Fiction, based on Percival Everett's novel Annihilation, won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

This is a film about a writer who satirizes racial stereotypes.

In the International Feature Film category, the historical drama Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer took the statuette, which also received an award for best sound.

Previously, the film received the Grand Prix of the Jury, the FIPRESCI Prize and two more awards at the Cannes Film Festival.

The film tells about the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, Rudolf Höss, and his family.

The long-awaited cartoon “The Boy and the Bird” by the cult Japanese director and artist Hayao Miyazaki did not go unnoticed and received awards - the film became the best animated film of the year and brought the director a third statuette.

Miyazaki received his first Oscar for the film Spirited Away in 2003, and in 2015 he was awarded an honorary award.

The best song was awarded to the composition from the movie “Barbie” called “What Was I Made For?”

performer Billie Eilish, for whom this is her second Oscar win - the artist received her first statuette for the track to the James Bond film No Time to Die.

Thus, Eilish broke the record and became the youngest two-time winner of the prestigious award.

The award for visual effects at the 96th ceremony was given to the Japanese science-fiction action film “Godzilla: Minus One” by Takashi Yamazaki.

This is the first Japanese film to be nominated in this category.

Wes Anderson's 40-minute comedy-drama The Marvelous Story of Henry Sugar, starring Ralph Fiennes and Benedict Cumberbatch, was named best short film.

The best animated short film was “The War is Over!

Inspired by the music of John and Yoko."

The animation was written by Sean Lennon, the son of musician John Lennon, and Dave Mullins.

The musical film “The Last Repair Shop” by Chris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot received a statuette for best short documentary film.