Late-night talk show personality Jimmy Kimmel hosted the 96th annual Academy Awards last night live from Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre.
The evening started off with Kimmel telling jokes, with each being the equivalent of a coin flip as some landed with laughs while others made the audience visibly uncomfortable in their seats.
Kimmel went as far as to joke about “Oppenheimer” actor Robert Downey Jr.’s history with drug use, causing the actor himself to signal to move on.
The night was littered with star-studded performances and appearances, starting with Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell’s “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” which was nominated for Best Original Song.
The emotional performance pulled on some heartstrings, earning a standing ovation from the crowd.
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Soon after, actor and professional wrestler John Cena took the crowd by surprise with his presentation for the award for Best Costume Design seemingly in his birthday suit. After reading out the nominees, he magically appeared once again with a long dress.
Ryan Gosling’s highly anticipated performance of “I’m Just Ken” from the “Barbie” soundtrack came to fruition with the best choreography of the night. The performance was bright, colorful and full of life as Gosling paraded his way through the stage and crowd.
Notable wins included Da’Vine Joy Rudoplh taking home Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in “The Holdovers,” Cillian Murphy’s first-ever Academy Award win with Best Actor for his lead role in “Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s win for Best Director with “Oppenheimer” and Emma Stone’s win of Best Actress for her portrayal of Bella Baxter in “Poor Things.”
The night made history for Godzilla fans as “Godzilla Minus One” won Best Visual Effects, making it the first Academy Award the franchise received in almost 70 years of its existence.
Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” dominated the night, taking home seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. “Poor Things” followed up with four.
Below is the complete list of this year’s winners.
BEST PICTURE
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
BEST DIRECTOR
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer – WINNER
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
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 – WINNER
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer – WINNER
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
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 – WINNER
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer – WINNER
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer, Maestro
Samy Burch, May December
Celine Song, Past Lives
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction – WINNER
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Tony McNamara, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Io Capitano
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Teacher’s Lounge
The Zone of Interest – WINNER
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Boy and the Heron – WINNER
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
“Four Daughters”
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol – WINNER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Poor Things
BEST EDITING
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Poor Things
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things – WINNER
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things – WINNER
Society of the Snow
BEST SOUND
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest – WINNER
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One – WINNER
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things – WINNER
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“What Was I Made For?”, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Barbie – WINNER
“I’m Just Ken,” Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Barbie
“The Fire Inside,” Diane Warren, Flamin’ Hot
“It Never Went Away,” Jon Batiste, American Symphony
“Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People),” Osage Tribal Singers, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Poor Things
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar – WINNER
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko – WINNER
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island in Between
The Last Repair Shop – WINNER
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