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.


'Poor Things' wins best costume design

"Poor Things" won the Oscar for best costume design.

After doing a bit with Jimmy Kimmel about the Oscars streaker at the 46th Oscars in 1974, John Cena presented the award to "Poor Things" costume designer Holly Waddington.

"Thank you to the academy, thank you to my fellow nominees," Waddington began. "It's an amazing privilege to be in the same room as you all. You're the people who inspired me to be a costume designer in the first place."

"'Poor Things' was a very rare opportunity to be really free and artistic in a creative process as a costume designer," she continued. "Thank you, Yorgos [Lanthimos], for that and for making such bold and brave work."

Other nominees in the category included "Barbie," "Killers of the Flower Moon," "Napoleon," "Oppenheimer."