The 96th Academy Awards were held on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting for the fourth time, following 2017, the 2018 ceremony and the 2023 ceremony. The show honored the films of 2023, the year of "Barbenheimer," the pairing of Barbie and Oppenheimer that fans turned into a shared moviegoing event.

Oppenheimer entered the night with 13 nominations, the most of any film, and won seven. Its awards included Best Picture, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., along with original score for Ludwig Göransson, cinematography for Hoyte van Hoytema and film editing for Jennifer Lame. Steven Spielberg presented Nolan's directing award. Poor Things won four, including Best Actress for Emma Stone, her second Oscar, along with costume design, production design, and makeup and hairstyling. Da'Vine Joy Randolph won Best Supporting Actress. Barbie, nominated eight times, won one award: Best Original…