The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the shortlists for 10 categories for the 96th Oscars ceremony, highlighting standout films and performances.
The shortlists cover various categories, including documentary feature film, international feature film, makeup and hairstyling, original score, original song, animated and live-action short films, sound, and visual effects. Films like Barbie, Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, The Color Purple, and The Zone of Interest are prominent across multiple lists.
Notably, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie leads with five mentions, including sound, original song, and original score, though it missed out on makeup and hairstyling.
Surprises in the makeup and hairstyling category include selections like Beau is Afraid and The Last Voyage of the Demeter. In music categories, compositions by Daniel Pemberton, Ludwig Göransson, and Robbie Robertson stand out, along with works by Thomas Newman and John Williams.
The diversity among composers is notable, with Jon Batiste, Kris Bowers, Laura Karpman, and Mica Levi making the shortlist. The original song category features two tracks each from The Color Purple and Flora and Son, with Olivia Rodrigo and Lenny Kravitz also moving closer to Oscar nominations.
In the documentary feature, frontrunners like Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, American Symphony, and The Eternal Memory secured spots. The international feature race saw no major surprises, with expected films like The Zone of Interest and Society of the Snow being shortlisted.
The full shortlist for the Oscars 2024 is as follows.
Documentary Feature Film
- American Symphony
- Apolonia, Apolonia
- Beyond Utopia
- Bobi Wine: The People’s President
- Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
- The Eternal Memory
- Four Daughters
- Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
- In the Rearview
- Stamped from the Beginning
- Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
- A Still Small Voice
- 32 Sounds
- To Kill a Tiger
- 20 Days in Mariupol
Documentary Short Film
- The ABCs of Book Banning
- The Barber of Little Rock
- Bear
- Between Earth & Sky
- Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
- Camp Courage
- Deciding Vote
- How We Get Free
- If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis
- Island in Between
- The Last Repair Shop
- Last Song from Kabul
- Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
- Oasis
- Wings of Dust
International Feature Film
- Armenia, “Amerikatsi”
- Bhutan, “The Monk and the Gun”
- Denmark, “The Promised Land”
- Finland, “Fallen Leaves”
- France, “The Taste of Things”
- Germany, “The Teachers’ Lounge”
- Iceland, “Godland”
- Italy, “Io Capitano”
- Japan, “Perfect Days”
- Mexico, “Totem”
- Morocco, “The Mother of All Lies”
- Spain, “Society of the Snow”
- Tunisia, “Four Daughters”
- Ukraine, “20 Days in Mariupol”
- United Kingdom, “The Zone of Interest”
Makeup And Hairstyling
- Beau Is Afraid
- Ferrari
- Golda
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Last Voyage of the Demeter
- Maestro
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Society of the Snow
Sound
- Barbie
- The Creator
- Ferrari
- The Killer
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- The Zone of Interest
Original Score
- American Fiction
- American Symphony
- Barbie
- The Boy and the Heron
- The Color Purple
- Elemental
- The Holdovers
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Saltburn
- Society of the Snow
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- The Zone of Interest
Original Song
- “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony
- “Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven)” from Asteroid City
- “Dance The Night” from Barbie
- “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie
- “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie
- “Keep It Movin’” from The Color Purple
- “Superpower (I)” from The Color Purple
- “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot
- “High Life” from Flora and Son
- “Meet In The Middle” from Flora and Son
- “Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
- “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon
- “Quiet Eyes” from Past Lives
- “Road To Freedom” from Rustin
- “Am I Dreaming” from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Animated Short Film
- Boom
- Eeva
- Humo (Smoke)
- I’m Hip
- A Kind of Testament
- Koerkorter (Dog Apartment)
- Letter to a Pig
- Ninety-Five Senses
- Once Upon a Studio
- Our Uniform
- Pachyderme
- Pete
- 27
- War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
- Wild Summon
Live Action Short Film
- The After
- The Anne Frank Gift Shop
- An Avocado Pit
- Bienvenidos a Los Angeles
- Dead Cat
- Good Boy
- Invincible
- Invisible Border
- Knight of Fortune
- The One Note Man
- Red, White and Blue
- The Shepherd
- Strange Way of Life
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Visual Effects
- The Creator
- Godzilla Minus One
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Napoleon
- Poor Things
- Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire
- Society of the Snow
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Oscar nominations voting will run from 11 to 16 January 2024, with the official announcement scheduled for 23 January 2024.
This sets the stage for the 96th Oscars ceremony on 10 March 2024.
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