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

Everything that happened on Hollywood's biggest night.

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.

Mar 10, 2024, 9:09 PM EDT

'The Last Repair Shop' wins best documentary short film

The Oscar for best documentary short film went to "The Last Repair Shop."

Kris Bowers, who took to the stage with his co-director Ben Proudfoot, called the film a project "about the heroes in our schools who often go unsung, unthanked and unseen."

"Tonight, you are sung, you are thanked and you are seen," he said.

Ben Proudfoot, Kris Bowers and Dana Atkinson accept the award for Best Documentary Short Film for "The Last Repair Shop" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, CA, March 10, 2024.
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Other nominees in the category included "The ABCs of Book Banning," "The Barber of Little Rock," "Island In Between" and "Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó."

Mar 10, 2024, 9:03 PM EDT

‘Oppenheimer’ wins best film editing

“Oppenheimer” won the Oscar for best film editing.

Film editor Jennifer Lame accepted the award from presenters Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito, thanking director Christopher Nolan for taking a chance on her during her speech.

Other nominees in the category included “Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Poor Things.”

Jennifer Lame accepts the award for Best Film Editing for "Oppenheimer" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards, March 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
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Mar 10, 2024, 8:59 PM EDT

Jon Batiste performs 'It Never Went Away'

Jon Batiste took the Oscars stage and performed "It Never Went Away" from "American Symphony," the moving documentary about Batiste and his wife Suleika Jaouad navigating her cancer battle.

Batiste could win his second Oscar tonight for "It Never Went Away," which is nominated for best original song. In 2020, the musician won an Academy Award for best original score for "Soul."

Jon Batiste performs during the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Mar. 10, 2024.
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Mar 10, 2024, 8:57 PM EDT

'Godzilla Minus One' wins best visual effects

"Godzilla Minus One" won the Oscar for best visual effects, with the award going to Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima.

The team behind the fan-favorite Japanese film took to the stage to accept the trophy from "Twins" co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito and paid tribute to one of the film's producers, Shūji Abe, who died in December, and who they said was "lost too soon."

Masaki Takahashi, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya and Tatsuji Nojima accept the award for Best Visual Effects for "Godzilla Minus One" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, CA, March 10, 2024.
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Other nominees in the category included "The Creator," "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," "Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" and "Napoleon."

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