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Just like every class at the Academy Awards , there was certainly a expectant number of surprises and snub , particularly for the 2023 filmsThe Iron Claw , May December , andAll of Us Strangers . Compared to the implausibly scarce years in picture during the pandemic , 2023 has been an striking year boilers suit which is deservedly marked by the powerhouse filmsOppenheimer , Poor Things , Killers of the Flower Moon , andBarbie . The 96th Academy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and will air live on March 10 , 2024 on ABC .

The Oscars 2024 raceway is almost at its end , with Oppenheimer hope to reign at the 96th Academy Awards . Can any of the other movies stop it ?

10Martin Scorsese Becomes The Oldest Best Director Nominee Ever

Scorsese is currently 81 years old

Martin Scorsese has become the oldest nominee for Best Director at the Academy Awards with his latest filmKillers of the Flower Moon . The acclaimed managing director , who was also a producer onMaestro , outmatch fabled film director John Huston , who was nominate at the age of 79 for his 1986 moviePrizzi ’s Honor . Scorsese has been nominated for a totality of 24 Academy Awardsthroughout his illustrious life history and guided lead actors and actress to 32 full Oscar nominating speech .

9Martin Scorsese Is Now The Most Nominated Living Director

Scorsese has 10 Directing nominations

Martin Scorsese also passed legendary managing director Steven Spielberg as the mortal most nominated for the Best Director Oscar . Spielberg and Scorsese were both tied at nine nomination each beforeKillers of the Flower Moonlaunched Scorsese ahead with a total of 10 Directing nominations . Scorsese has previously been appoint forThe Irishman(2019),The Wolf of Wall Street(2014),Hugo(2011),The Aviator(2004),Gangs of New York(2003),Goodfellas(1990),The Last Temptation of Christ(1988 ) , andRaging Bull(1980 ) , winning once forThe Departed(2006 ) .

8Robert De Niro Now Has The Longest Gap Between Acting Nominations

De Niro was first nominated in 1975

With his new announced Supporting Actor nomination forKillers of the Flower Moon , legendary actor Robert De Niro now has the widest gross profit margin between first and most late act nomination out of any former candidate . De Niro was first nominated for his portraying of Vito Corleone inThe Godfather : Part IIin 1975 , an awarding which he also won . De Niro also won Best Actor forRaging Bull , but the 49 year between his first and most recent acting Oscar nominationsset a new record that previously belonged to Katharine Hepburn with a margin of 48 years .

7First Time Three Best Picture Nominees Were Directed By Women

For Barbie, Anatomy of a Fall, & Past Lives

For the first time ever in the history of the Academy Awards , three films directed by women are make for Best Picture . These films include the highest - grossing motion-picture show of 2023,Barbie , manoeuvre by Greta Gerwig , as well asAnatomy of a FallandPast Lives , conduct by Justine Triet and Celine Song , respectively . Before the 2024 Oscars , only 19 films directed by women were put up for Best Picture , the first of which was 1986’sChildren of a Lesser Goddirected by Randa Haines . The only two picture show directed by a woman to gain Best Picture areThe Hurt Locker(2008 , Kathryn Bigelow ) andNomandland(2020 , Chloé Zhao ) .

The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards have get and they are full of surprises and repulse for some of the best pic of the year .

6John Williams Extends Record For Most Nominations By A Living Person

John Williams has 54 career Oscar nominations

Legendary flick composer John Williams breaks his own phonograph recording by receiving his 54th Oscar nomination forIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny . Often considered the most significant film composer of all prison term , Williams has win 5 Oscarsfor creating the musical grievance forFiddler on the Roof(1974),Jaws(1976),Star Wars(1978),E.T. The Extra - Terrestrial(1983 ) , andSchindler ’s List(1994 ) . He has also compose the iconic score forRaiders of the Lost Ark , Harry Potter and the Sorcerer ’s Stone , andSaving Private Ryan .

5Justine Triet Is The First French Female Director To Be Nominated

Triet is the 8th woman to ever be nominated for Best Director

With her nominating address for Best Director at the 2024 Academy Awards , Justine Triet has become the first French female director to have ever received a Directing nominating speech for her exceptional movieAnatomy of a Fall . Triet has also become just the eighth womanhood in the 96 eld of the Academy Awards to ever be nominated for Best Director . Lina Wertmüller made history in 1975 by becoming the first woman to be name for Best Director for her dark clowning Seven Beauties . Other previous nominees include Jane Campion , Sofia Coppola , Greta Gerwig , and Emerald Fennell .

4Lily Gladstone Becomes The First Indigenous Acting Nominee

Gladstone has never been nominated for an Oscar

For her direct role inKillers of the Flower Moon , Lily Gladstone became the first Indigenous person to meet an Oscar nomination in an act category . It should be notice that Gladstone is also the favourite to take home the Oscar after bring home the bacon the Golden Globe for her portraiture of Mollie Burkhart based on an real penis of the Osage Nation . William Ewart Gladstone herself is of Blackfeet and Nez Perce inheritance .

The 2024 Oscar nominating address admit one of the most musical style - diverse Best Picture slates in late memory , but some nominees are dependable than others .

3Steven Spielberg Extends Record For Most Individual Best Picture Nominations

Spielberg is a producer on Maestro

Steven Spielberg is not at the forefront of the Best Director race as he has been nine other prison term at the Academy Awards , but he did receive a Best Picture nominating address as a producer of Bradley Cooper’sMaestro . Spielberg , who at one point planned to direct the film , received his 13th Best Picture nomination forMaestro . He has previously pick up Best Picture nominating address forE.T. the Extra - Terrestrial(1982),The Color Purple(1985),Saving secret Ryan(1998),Munich(2005),Letters from Iwo Jima(2006),War Horse(2011),Lincoln(2012),Bridge of Spies(2015),The Post(2017),West Side Story(2021 ) , andThe Fabelmans(2022 ) , get ahead forSchindler ’s List(1993 ) .

2Hayao Miyazaki Becomes Oldest Nominee For Best Animated Feature

Miyazaki has been nominated 4 times and won in 2003

Legendary animated filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki also made history by becoming the honest-to-goodness soul to benominated for Best Animated feature film at the eld of 83 . As the Head of Studio Ghibli , Miyazaki had antecedently been nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards forSpirited Away(2003),Howl ’s Moving Castle(2006 ) , andThe Wind Rises(2014 ) before being nominated forThe Boy and the Heron . Miyazaki deliver the goods the Academy Award forSpirited out .

1Diane Warren Extends Her Record For Best Original Song Nominations

Warren has been nominated 15 times

Acclaimed songwriterDiane Warren has been name for a total of 15 Academy Awardsin the same category , Best Original Song . This year , she was nominated for " The Fire Inside " perform by Becky G and written for the biopic comedy filmFlamin ' Hot . Warren has antecedently been appoint for her workplace on " How Do I Live " performed by LeAnn Rimes for the Nic Cage filmCon Airand " I Do n’t Want to Miss a Thing " from Armageddon performed by Aerosmith . Warren has yet to acquire anAcademy Awardfor Best Original Song but did receive an honorary Oscar in 2022 .

The Oscars , also live as The Academy Awards , is an annual awards show celebrating workers in the film diligence for their artistic and expert power . The Oscars are often considered the most prestigious award show in the diligence and date back to 1929 . The 96th Academy Awards will be held on March 10 , 2024 , and be host by Jimmy Kimmel on ABC .

Collage of Emma Stone in Poor Things, the Oscars statue, and Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer

Miles Morales in Across the Spider-Verse, Leonardo Dicaprio in Flowers of the Killer Moon, and Margot Robbie in Barbie

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Lily Gladstone & Robert De Niro from Killers of the Flower Moon

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Ernest comforts Lily Gladstone’s Mollie in Killers of the Flower Moon

Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) arrives in America after escaping his family’s enemies in The Godfather Part 2

Anatomy of a Fall crime scene still

Lily Gladstone as Molly Burkhart smiles in Killers of the Flower Moon.

Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein conducting in Maestro

The Boy and the Heron’s Mahito looks back as blue feathers surround him.

The Oscars Poster Featuring an Oscars Statue Standing in front of a curtain

The Oscars, also known as The Academy Awards, is an annual awards show celebrating workers in the film industry for their artistic and technical abilities. The Oscars are often considered the most prestigious awards show in the industry and date back to 1929. The 96th Academy Awards will be held on March 10, 2024, and be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on ABC.

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