The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards have been announced. From India, documentary feature - 'To Kill a Tiger', has been nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category at the 96th Oscars. The film narrates the struggle of a father (Ranjit) to seek justice for his 13-year-old daughter who was sexually assaulted.
'To Kill a Tiger' has been helmed by Delhi-born Nisha Pahuja, who is presently based in Toronto. The film had earlier won the Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Feature Film at Toronto International Film Festival 2022.
For 2024 Academy Awards, more than 120 films and documentaries have been nominated in the categories of Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Foreign Film and Best Director. ‘Open Hammer’, ‘The Poor Things’, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and ‘Barbie’ are the most nominated films.
The Oscars are the most prestigious awards in the film industry. All the celebrities are eagerly waiting for this award. From India, the song 'Naatu Naatu' from the film 'RRR' won the award in the Best Original Song category in the last year.
The ‘Elephant Whispers’ also won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film.
The 96th Academy Awards will be held in 2024 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. The awards ceremony will be held on March 10 (March 11 IST).
The list of the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards here:
Best Picture:
American Fiction - Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
Anatomy of a Fall - Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers
Barbie - David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers
The Holdovers - Mark Johnson, Producer
Killers of the Flower Moon - Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers
Maestro - Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
Oppenheimer - Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers
Past Lives - David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers
Poor Things - Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, Producers
The Zone of Interest - James Wilson, Producer
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Bradley Cooper - Maestro
Colman Domingo - Rustin
Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright - American Fiction
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Annette Bening - Nyad
Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller - Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan - Maestro
Emma Stone - Poor Things
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
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 Actress in a Supporting Role:
Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks - The Color Purple
America Ferrera - Barbie
Jodie Foster - Nyad
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers
Best Animated Feature Film:
The Boy and the Heron - Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
Elemental - Peter Sohn and Denise Ream
Nimona - Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary
Robot Dreams - Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal
Best Cinematography:
El Conde - Edward Lachman
Killers of the Flower Moon - Rodrigo Prieto
Maestro - Matthew Libatique
Oppenheimer - Hoyte van Hoytema
Poor Things - Robbie Ryan
Best Costume Design:
Barbie - Jacqueline Durran
Killers of the Flower Moon - Jacqueline West
Napoleon - Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
Oppenheimer - Ellen Mirojnick
Poor Things - Holly Waddington
Best Directing:
Anatomy of a Fall - Justine Triet
Killers of the Flower Moon - Martin Scorsese
Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan
Poor Things - Yorgos Lanthimos
The Zone of Interest - Jonathan Glazer
Best Documentary Feature Film:
Bobi Wine: The People’s President - Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters - Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
To Kill a Tiger - Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim
20 Days in Mariupol - Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath
Best Documentary Short Film:
The ABCs of Book Banning - Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
The Barber of Little Rock - John Hoffman and Christine Turner
Island in Between - S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
The Last Repair Shop - Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó - Sean Wang and Sam Davis
Best Film Editing:
Anatomy of a Fall - Laurent Sénéchal
The Holdovers - Kevin Tent
Killers of the Flower Moon - Thelma Schoonmaker
Oppenheimer - Jennifer Lame
Poor Things - Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Best International Feature Film:
Io Capitano - Italy
Perfect Days - Japan
Society of the Snow - Spain
The Teachers' Lounge - Germany
The Zone of Interest - United Kingdom
Best Music (Original Score):
American Fiction - Laura Karpman
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - John Williams
Killers of the Flower Moon - Robbie Robertson
Oppenheimer - Ludwig Göransson
Poor Things - Jerskin Fendrix
Best Music (Original Song):
"The Fire Inside" from Flamin' Hot - Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
"I'm Just Ken" from Barbie - Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
"It Never Went Away" from American Symphony - Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" from Killers of the Flower Moon -Music and Lyric by Scott George
"What Was I Made For?" from Barbie - Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
American Fiction - Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson
Barbie - Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
Oppenheimer - Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
Poor Things - Screenplay by Tony McNamara
The Zone of Interest - Written by Jonathan Glazer
Best Writing (Original Screenplay):
Anatomy of a Fall - Screenplay by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
The Holdovers - Written by David Hemingson
Maestro - Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer
May December - Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik
Past Lives - Written by Celine Song
