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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'The Zone of Interest' wins best sound
"The Zone of Interest" won the Oscar for best sound.
Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn took to the stage to accept the award for their work on the Jonathan Glazer film.
Other nominees in the category included "The Creator," "Maestro," "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" and "Oppenheimer."
Becky G performs 'The Fire Inside'
Becky G hit the stage and performed "The Fire Inside" from "Flamin' Hot."
She was joined onstage by a choir of young girls during her moving performance.
"The Fire Inside" marks Diane Warren's 15th Oscar nomination for best original song.
‘Oppenheimer’ wins best cinematography.
“Oppenheimer” won the Oscar for best cinematography. Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema accepted the award from presenter Zendaya.
Expressing his gratitude to director Christopher Nolan and producer Emma Thomas, he said, “You are by far the best thing that could have happened to my career, obviously. This wouldn’t have existed without you.”
Other nominees in the category included “El Conde,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro” and “Poor Things.”
'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' wins best live action short film
"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" won the Oscar for best live action short film.
Director Wes Anderson was not present to accept the award, which marked his first Oscar win.
Other nominees in the category included "The After," "Invincible," "Knight of Fortune" and "Red, White and Blue."
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."