Oscars 2024 recap: Biggest moments from the 96th Academy Awards

Everything that happened on Hollywood's biggest night.

ByHayley FitzPatrick, Carson Blackwelder, Angeline Jane Bernabe, Shafiq Najib, and Mason Leib via GMA logo
Last Updated: March 10, 2024, 4:08 PM EDT

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 is hosting the 2024 Oscars?

Jimmy Kimmel is hosting tonight, marking his fourth time helming the awards show.

Ahead of the show, Kimmel opened up to "Good Morning America" about why he decided to return as host.

"There were some really good movies," he said in an interview that aired March 7. "I think they're all really good. I saw them all."

Jimmy Kimmel sits down for an interview with Lara Spencer ahead of Oscars Sunday.
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"It's a big part of why I decided to host the show this year, because I do know that there are movies that people have actually seen, which makes it a lot easier to make jokes about."

The talk show host's wife, screenwriter Molly McNearney, also returns as one of the ceremony's executive producers for the second consecutive year.

Kimmel previously hosted the 89th Academy Awards in 2017, the 90th Academy Awards in 2018 and the 95th Academy Awards in 2023.

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