Oscars 2024 recap: Biggest moments from the 96th Academy Awards
Everything that happened on Hollywood's biggest night.
The 2024 Oscars have come and gone, and "Oppenheimer" was the big winner of the night.
Jimmy Kimmel hosted the 96th Academy Awards, a ceremony which honored excellence in cinematic achievements for some of the past year's biggest films.
"Oppenheimer" earned seven Oscars from its 13 total nominations, including the top prize of the night, best picture, as well as best director for Christopher Nolan.
In the lead acting categories, "Poor Things" star Emma Stone took home the award for best actress while "Oppenheimer" star Cillian Murphy took home best actor.
"The Holdovers" star Da'Vine Joy Randolph and "Oppenheimer" star Robert Downey Jr. snagged wins in the supporting acting categories.
For all the biggest moments from the 2024 Oscars, keep reading below.
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Who won at last year's Oscars?
"Everything Everywhere All at Once" won the most awards at the 2023 Oscars, taking home seven Academy Awards, including the coveted trophy for best picture and the best director Oscar.
Michelle Yeoh made history that night when she became the first Asian woman to win best actress for her role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
Additionally, Yeoh's "Everything Everywhere All at Once" co-stars Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis won in the supporting actor and actress categories.
Brendan Fraser took home the Oscar for best actor for his performance in "The Whale."
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How to watch the 96th Academy Awards
This year's Oscars ceremony will air live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC. This time slot is an hour earlier than previous years.
The 2024 Oscars will be held again at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
How to watch the Oscar pre-shows
ABC's official pre-show, "Countdown to Oscars: On the Red Carpet Live!" will stream on ABC News Live from 1-4 p.m. ET.
As the ceremony inches closer, "High School Musical" alum Vanessa Hudgens and "Dancing with the Stars" co-host Julianne Hough will host a 30-minute pre-show, "The Oscars Red Carpet Show," kicking off at 6:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
Jimmy Kimmel opens the Oscars with monologue
Jimmy Kimmel kicked off the 96th Academy Awards with his opening monologue.
"It was a hard year, but it was also a great year for movies," he said, referencing the writers and actors strikes from 2023. "The people in this room somehow managed to come up with so many excellent films and memorable performances. This night is full of enormous talent and untold potential -- but so was 'Madame Web,' but who knows."
Kimmel also spoke about the year's biggest hit at the box office, "Barbie," crediting director Greta Gerwig with making the doll a "feminist icon" and poking fun at her widely perceived snub for best director.
"I know you're clapping, but you're the ones who didn't vote for her, by the way," he joked, speaking to the audience.
Kimmel also got a laugh when he said that if "Barbie" stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling didn't win anything tonight, they at least had "already won something much more important -- the genetic lottery."
Also receiving a shoutout was Messi the dog from "Anatomy of a Fall," who the talk show host said "may have given the performance of the year."
Kimmel also joked about how many of the year's nominated films were longer than normal, saying he had his mail redirected to the movie theater when seeing "Killers of the Flower Moon."