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, 9:31 PM EDT

Becky G performs 'The Fire Inside'

Becky G hit the stage and performed "The Fire Inside" from "Flamin' Hot."

Becky G performs 'The Fire Inside' from "Flamin' Hot" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards, Mar. 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
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She was joined onstage by a choir of young girls during her moving performance.

Becky G performs 'The Fire Inside' from 'Flamin' Hot' during the 96th Annual Academy Awards, Mar. 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
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"The Fire Inside" marks Diane Warren's 15th Oscar nomination for best original song.

Mar 10, 2024, 9:30 PM EDT

‘Oppenheimer’ wins best cinematography.

“Oppenheimer” won the Oscar for best cinematography. Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema accepted the award from presenter Zendaya.

Hoyte van Hoytema accepts the award for Best Cinematography for "Oppenheimer" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, CA, March 10, 2024.
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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.”

Mar 10, 2024, 9:27 PM EDT

'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."

Mar 10, 2024, 9:27 PM EDT

'20 Days in Mariupol' wins best documentary feature film

"20 Days in Mariupol" won the Oscar for best documentary feature film.

Filmmakers Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath accepted the award, which was presented by Kate McKinnon and America Ferrera.

Director Mstyslav Chernov, producers Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath win the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "20 Days in Mariupol" during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards, March 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
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"Probably I will be the first director on this stage who will say I wish I had never made this film," Chernov said about his film, which offers a harrowing account of the Russia-Ukraine war. "I wish to be able to exchange this [for] Russia never attacking Ukraine, never occupying our cities. I wish to give all the recognition to Russia for killing tens of thousands of my fellow Ukrainians."

"I wish for them to release all the hostages, all the soldiers who are protecting their lands, all the civilians who are now in their jails, but I cannot change the history," he continued. "I cannot change the past. But we, all together, you ... some of the most talented people in the world, we can make sure that the history record is set straight, and that the truth will prevail -- and that the people of Mariupol and those who have given their lives will never be forgotten. Because cinema forms memories and memories form history."

Other nominees in the category included "Bobi Wine: The People's President," "The Eternal Memory," "Four Daughters" and "To Kill a Tiger."

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