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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Valerie Bertinelli steps out with son Wolfgang and daughter-in-law
Valerie Bertinelli stepped out on the Oscars red carpet with her son Wolfgang Van Halen and his wife Andraia Allsop.
The "One Day at a Time" and "Touched by an Angel" actress wore a cream suit while Van Halen and Allsop, who married in October 2023, wore all-black looks for the star-studded evening.
Jamie Lee Curtis, Marlee Matlin, Laverne Cox and more hit the red carpet
Jamie Lee Curtis and more have arrived at the Oscars.
Curtis, who won best supporting actress at last year's Oscars for her performance in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," stepped out on the red carpet in a black gown.
Other stars who have arrived so far include Oscar winner Marlee Matlin, who stepped out on the carpet in a sparkling lilac gown, and Laverne Cox, who walked the carpet in a gown with a gold corset top and black skirt.
Check out all of tonight's fashion moments here.
Grandmothers from 'Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó' hit red carpet
Taiwanese-American director Sean Wang and his two grandmothers Chang Li Hua and Yi Yan Fuei arrived on the red carpet in style in red-themed flower-patterned outfits.
Wang's film "Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó," which is nominated tonight for best documentary short film, is about his grandmothers and documents the inspiring lives of both women, who use humor and grace to tell their stories.
Joining Wang and his grandmothers on the red carpet was Sam Davis, the film's co-producer and cinematographer.
Excited in the shine of the moment, the group waved, smiled and danced for the cameras.
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Ahead of the 96th Academy Awards, actress Angela Bassett, comedy legend Mel Brooks, film editor Carol Littleton and Michelle Satter, the founding director of the Sundance Institute's feature film program, received honorary Oscars at the Governors Awards.
Brooks, Bassett and Littleton were given honorary awards, while Satter was honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
The honorees were celebrated during a star-studded dinner event in Los Angeles.
Bassett, who spoke to "Good Morning America" at the event, shared what receiving an honorary Oscar meant to her.
‘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.”