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Oscars 2024 Awards: Stars gather for Hollywood’s biggest night today

Hollywood A-listers are at the Oscars, the biggest night in showbiz

Entertainment

March 11, 2024

The 96th Academy Awards began in Hollywood on Sunday from 4:00 pm 

Christopher Nolan’s atomic blockbuster “Oppenheimer” is the big winner of the 96th Oscars after scooping seven awards including best picture and best actor for Cillian Murphy

The film, which had 13 nominations, also wins best supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr, as well as best director for Christopher Nolan, plus film editing, cinematography and original score

Emma Stone is awarded best actress for her role in Poor things, which also won best production design, make-up and costume design

The best supporting actress award goes to The Holdovers’ star Da’Vine Joy Randolph

Barbie – last year’s highest grossing film – receives just one award for best original song written by Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas. The pair performed live, as did actor Ryan Gosling

Anatomy of a Fall wins best original screenplay, while American Fiction scoops the adapted screenplay gong

It’s a historic night for some, as Ukraine wins its first ever Oscar with best documentary 20 Days in Mariupol, and the UK wins best international film for The Zone of Interest