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

PHOTO: Director Christopher Nolan and Producers Emma Thomas and Charles Roven win the Oscar for Best Picture for "Oppenheimer" during the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Mar. 10, 2024.
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By Hayley FitzPatrick, Carson Blackwelder, Angeline Jane Bernabe, Shafiq Najib, Mason Leib
Last Updated: March 11, 2024, 12:24 AM

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.

MORE: Oscars 2024: Complete winners list for the 96th Academy Awards

"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.

MORE: Oscars 2024: Must-see red carpet looks on Hollywood's biggest night

"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.

Latest headlines:

  • Cillian Murphy dedicates best actor win to 'peacemakers everywhere'
  • Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell's 'What Was I Made For?' wins best original song
  • Robert Downey Jr. wins best supporting actor
  • Da'Vine Joy Randolph wins best supporting actress
Here's how the night unfolded.

Mar 11, 2024 12:24 AM

'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.

PHOTO: Holly Waddington wins the Oscar for Best Costume Design for "Poor Things" during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards, March 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
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Holly Waddington wins the Oscar for Best Costume Design for "Poor Things" during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards, March 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
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"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."


Mar 11, 2024 12:11 AM

'Poor Things' wins best production design

"Poor Things" won the Oscar for best production design, with James Price and Shona Heath taking to the stage to accept the award.

PHOTO: British production designers James Price and Shona Heath accept the award for Best Production Design onstage for "Poor Things" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, CA, March 10, 2024.
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British production designers James Price and Shona Heath accept the award for Best Production Design onstage for "Poor Things" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, CA, March 10, 2024.
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Other films nominated in the category included "Barbie," "Killers of the Flower Moon," "Napoleon" and "Oppenheimer."


Mar 11, 2024 12:12 AM

'Poor Things' wins best makeup and hairstyling

"Poor Things" won the Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling.

Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston accepted the award. Read more about the team's process while working on the film here.

Other nominees in the category included "Golda," "Maestro," "Oppenheimer" and "Society of the Snow."

PHOTO: (L-R) Mark Coulier, Nadia Stacey and Josh Weston accept the Best Makeup and Hairstyling award for "Poor Things" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards, March 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
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(L-R) Mark Coulier, Nadia Stacey and Josh Weston accept the Best Makeup and Hairstyling award for "Poor Things" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards, March 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
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Mar 11, 2024 12:08 AM

Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell perform ‘What Was I Made For?’

Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell delivered a moving performance of their Oscar-nominated song “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie.”

PHOTO: Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish perform during the 96th Annual Academy Awards, Mar. 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
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Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish perform during the 96th Annual Academy Awards, Mar. 10, 2024, in Hollywood.
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Eilish sang while O’Connell accompanied her on the piano. The duo received a standing ovation from the audience after their performance.

“What Was I Made For?” may earn Eilish and O’Connell their second Oscar tonight. They previously won the Oscar for best original song in 2022 for “No Time To Die” from the James Bond film of the same name.


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