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DAY#48
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96TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2024 OSCARS CHALLENGE
“OPPENHEIMER”
MARCH 10, 2024
PEACOCK
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The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Universal Pictures
July 21, 2023
180 minutes
Best PICTURE
Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan
| 83rd Academy Awards (2010) | Best Picture | “Inception” | Nominated |
| 90th Academy Awards (2017) | Best Picture | “Dunkirk” | Nominated |
| 86th Academy Awards (2013) | Best Picture | “American Hustle” | Nominated |
EXPERTS
1. “Oppenheimer”
2. “The Holdovers”
3. “Poor Things”
4. “Anatomy Of A Fall”
5. “Killers of the Flower Moon”
6. “Barbie”
7. “American Fiction”
8. “The Zone Of Interest”
9. “Maestro”
10. “Past Lives”
PERSONAL
1. “Oppenheimer”
2. “Killers of the Flower Moon”
3. “Barbie”
4. “The Zone Of Interest”
5. “Past Lives”
6. “Poor Things”
7. “American Fiction”
8. “Anatomy Of A Fall”
9. “The Holdovers”
10. “Maestro”
BEST DIRECTING
Christopher Nolan
| 74th Academy Awards (2001) | Best Original Screenplay | “Memento” | Nominated |
| 83rd Academy Awards (2010) | Best Picture | “Inception” | Nominated |
| Best Original Screenplay | “Inception” | Nominated | |
| 90th Academy Awards (2017) | Best Picture | “Dunkirk” | Nominated |
| Best Directing | “Dunkirk” | Nominated |
EXPERTS
1. Christopher Nolan | “Oppenheimer”
2. Yorgos Lanthimos | “Poor Things”
3. Jonathan Glazer | “The Zone Of Interest”
4. Justine Triet | “Anatomy Of A Fall”
5. Martin Scorsese | “Killers of the Flower Moon”
PERSONAL
1. Christopher Nolan | “Oppenheimer”
2. Jonathan Glazer | “The Zone Of Interest”
3. Martin Scorsese | “Killers of the Flower Moon”
4. Yorgos Lanthimos | “Poor Things”
5. Justine Triet | “Anatomy Of A Fall”
BEST Actor in a Leading Role
Cillian Murphy
| First-time Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. Paul Giamatti – “The Holdovers”
2. Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer”
3. Bradley Cooper – “Maestro”
4. Jeffrey Wright – “American Fiction”
5. Colman Domingo – “Rustin”
PERSONAL
1. Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer”
2. Jeffrey Wright – “American Fiction”
3. Paul Giamatti – “The Holdovers”
4. Bradley Cooper – “Maestro”
5. Colman Domingo – “Rustin”
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Robert Downey Jr.
| 65th Academy Awards (1992) | Best Actor in a Leading Role | “Chaplin” | Nominated |
| 81st Academy Awards (2008) | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | “Tropic Thunder” | Nominated |
EXPERTS
1. Robert Downey Jr. – “Oppenheimer”
2. Ryan Gosling – “Barbie”
3. Mark Ruffalo – “Poor Things”
4. Robert De Niro – “Killers of the Flower Moon”
5. Sterling K. Brown – “American Fiction”
PERSONAL
1. Robert Downey Jr. – “Oppenheimer”
2. Ryan Gosling – “Barbie”
3. Robert De Niro – “Killers of the Flower Moon”
4. Sterling K. Brown – “American Fiction”
5. Mark Ruffalo – “Poor Things”
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Emily Blunt
| First-time Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. Da’Vine Joy Randolph – “The Holdovers”
2. Danielle Brooks – “The Color Purple”
3. Emily Blunt – “Oppenheimer”
4. America Ferrera – “Barbie”
5. Jodie Foster – “Nyad”
PERSONAL
1. Da’Vine Joy Randolph – “The Holdovers”
2. Emily Blunt – “Oppenheimer”
3. America Ferrera – “Barbie”
4. Danielle Brooks – “The Color Purple”
5. Jodie Foster – “Nyad”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Hoyte van Hoytema
| 90th Academy Awards (2017) | Best Cinematography | “Dunkirk” | Nominated |
EXPERTS
1. “Oppenheimer” – Hoyte van Hoytema
2. “Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto
3. “Poor Things” – Robbie Ryan
4. “Maestro” – Matthew Libatique
5. “El Conde” – Edward Lachman
PERSONAL
1. “Oppenheimer” – Hoyte van Hoytema
2. “Poor Things” – Robbie Ryan
3. “Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto
4. “Maestro” – Matthew Libatique
5. “El Conde” – Edward Lachman
BEST Costume Design
Ellen Mirojnick
| First-time Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. “Barbie” – Jacqueline Durran
2. “Poor Things” – Holly Waddington
3. “Killers of the Flower Moon” – Jacqueline West
4. “Oppenheimer” – Ellen Mirojnick
5. “Napoleon” – Janty Yates & Dave Crossman
PERSONAL
1. “Barbie” – Jacqueline Durran
2. “Poor Things” – Holly Waddington
3. “Napoleon” – Janty Yates & Dave Crossman
4. “Killers of the Flower Moon” – Jacqueline West
5. “Oppenheimer” – Ellen Mirojnick
Best FILM EDITING
Jennifer Lame
| First-time Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. “Oppenheimer”
2. “Anatomy of a Fall”
3. “Killers of the Flower Moon”
4. “Poor Things”
5. “The Holdovers”
PERSONAL
1. “Oppenheimer”
2. “Killers of the Flower Moon”
3. “Poor Things”
4. “Anatomy of a Fall”
5. “The Holdovers”
best Makeup and Hairstyling
Luisa Abel
| First-time Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. “Maestro”
2. “Poor Things”
3. “Oppenheimer”
4. “Society of the Snow”
5. “Golda”
PERSONAL
1. “Poor Things”
2. “Maestro”
3. “Oppenheimer”
4. “Society of the Snow”
5. “Golda”
Best Music (Original SCORE)
Ludwig Göransson
| 91st Academy Awards (2018) | Best Original Score | “Black Panther” | WINNER |
| 95th Academy Awards (2022) | Best Original Song | “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” | Nominated |
EXPERTS
1. “Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson
2. “Killers of the Flower Moon” – Robbie Robertson
3. “Poor Things” – Jerskin Fendrix
4. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” – John Williams
5. “American Fiction” – Laura Karpman
PERSONAL
1. “Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson
2. “Killers of the Flower Moon” – Robbie Robertson
3. “Poor Things” – Jerskin Fendrix
4. “American Fiction” – Laura Karpman
5. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” – John Williams
Best Production Design
Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman
| First-time Nominees |
EXPERTS
1. “Barbie”
2. “Poor Things”
3. “Oppenheimer”
4. “Killers of the Flower Moon”
5. “Napoleon”
PERSONAL
1. “Barbie”
2. “Poor Things”
3. “Oppenheimer”
4. “Napoleon”
5. “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Best SOUND
Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell
| 51st Academy Awards (1978) | Best Sound | “The Buddy Holly Story” | Nominated |
| 53rd Academy Awards (1980) | Best Sound | “Altered States” | Nominated |
| 56th Academy Awards (1983) | Best Sound | “WarGames” | Nominated |
| 61st Academy Awards (1988) | Best Sound | “Bird” | WINNER |
| 67th Academy Awards (1994) | Best Sound | “The Shawshank Redemption” | Nominated |
| 72nd Academy Awards (1999) | Best Sound | “The Green Mile” | Nominated |
| 79th Academy Awards (2006) | Best Sound Mixing | “Dreamgirls” | WINNER |
| 76th Academy Awards (2003) | Best Sound Editing | “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” | WINNER |
| 78th Academy Awards (2005) | Best Sound Editing | “War of the Worlds” | Nominated |
| 81st Academy Awards (2008) | Best Sound Editing | “The Dark Knight” | WINNER |
| 83rd Academy Awards (2010) | Best Sound Editing | “Inception” | WINNER |
| 87th Academy Awards (2014) | Best Sound Editing | “Interstellar” | Nominated |
| 90th Academy Awards (2017) | Best Sound Editing | “Dunkirk” | WINNER |
| 77th Academy Awards (2004) | Best Sound Mixing | “The Incredibles” | Nominated |
| 81st Academy Awards (2008) | Best Sound Mixing | “The Dark Knight” | Nominated |
| 83rd Academy Awards (2010) | Best Sound Mixing | “Inception” | WINNER |
| 87th Academy Awards (2014) | Best Sound Mixing | “Interstellar” | Nominated |
| 90th Academy Awards (2017) | Best Sound Mixing | “Dunkirk” | WINNER |
| 56th Academy Awards (1983) | Best Sound | “Terms of Endearment” | Nominated |
| 57th Academy Awards (1984) | Best Sound | “Dune” | Nominated |
| 58th Academy Awards (1985) | Best Sound | “Silverado” | Nominated |
| 59th Academy Awards (1986) | Best Sound | “Top Gun” | Nominated |
| 62nd Academy Awards (1989) | Best Sound | “Black Rain” | Nominated |
| 63rd Academy Awards (1990) | Best Sound | “Days of Thunder” | Nominated |
| 65th Academy Awards (1992) | Best Sound | “A Few Good Men” | Nominated |
| 68th Academy Awards (1995) | Best Sound | “Crimson Tide” | Nominated |
| 69th Academy Awards (1996) | Best Sound | “The Rock” | Nominated |
| Best Sound | “Twister” | Nominated | |
| 70th Academy Awards (1997) | Best Sound | “Con Air” | Nominated |
| 71st Academy Awards (1998) | Best Sound | “Armageddon” | Nominated |
| Best Sound | “The Mask” | Nominated | |
| 73rd Academy Awards (2000) | Best Sound | “The Patriot” | Nominated |
| 74th Academy Awards (2001) | Best Sound | “Pearl Harbor” | Nominated |
| 75th Academy Awards (2002) | Best Sound | “Spider-Man” | Nominated |
| 77th Academy Awards (2004) | Best Sound Mixing | “Spider-Man 2” | Nominated |
| 78th Academy Awards (2005) | Best Sound Mixing | “Memoirs of a Geisha” | Nominated |
| 79th Academy Awards (2006) | Best Sound Mixing | “Apocalypto” | Nominated |
| 80th Academy Awards (2007) | Best Sound Mixing | “Transformers” | Nominated |
| 89th Academy Awards (2016) | Best Sound Mixing | “Hacksaw Ridge” | WINNER |
EXPERTS
1. “Oppenheimer”
2. “The Zone Of Interest”
3. “Maestro”
4. “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning”
5. “The Creator”
PERSONAL
1. “The Zone Of Interest”
2. “Oppenheimer”
3. “Maestro”
4. “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning”
5. “The Creator”
Best Writing (ADAPTED Screenplay)
Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
EXPERTS
1. “Oppenheimer”
2. “Barbie”
3. “American Fiction”
4. “Poor Things”
5. “The Zone Of Interest”
PERSONAL
1. “Barbie”
2. “Oppenheimer”
3. “The Zone Of Interest”
4. “Poor Things”
5. “American Fiction”
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