An SFFILM Who’s Who at the 96th Academy Awards

Jan 23, 2024

Honoring the films and filmmakers that have been curated, honored, and supported by SFFILM over the past year

The Academy Awards nominations are officially in, the culmination of a fine year for movies creatively, culturally, and at the box office. Many of the films SFFILM hosted, honored, and supported in the past year have been collecting nominations and wins this Award Season, and the Oscars is the final show! We are proud to highlight the films and filmmakers featured at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Doc Stories, SFFILM Presents, Awards Night, and through our Artist Development and Youth Education programs.

We’ll be tuned in to watch the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, March 10, 2024 on ABC. We hope you will join us to root for these filmmakers, and yes, it is a life-changing honor just to be nominated.

96th Academy Awards Nominees

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Cillian Murphy—Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright—American Fiction

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Sterling K. Brown—American Fiction
Robert Downey Jr.—Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling—Barbie

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Emily Blunt—Oppenheimer
America Ferrera—Barbie

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Elemental—Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan, and Julie Zackary
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse—Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Oppenheimer—Hoyte Van Hoytema

COSTUME DESIGN

Barbie—Jacqueline Durran
Oppenheimer—Ellen Mirojnick

DIRECTING

Oppenheimer—Christopher Nolan

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

Four Daughters—Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

Island In Between—S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
The Last Repair Shop—Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó—Sean Wang and Sam Davis

FILM EDITING

Oppenheimer—Jennifer Lame

MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING

Oppenheimer—Luisa Abel

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

American Fiction—Laura Karpman
Oppenheimer—Ludwig Göransson

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

I’m Just Ken—From Barbie; Music and Lyric By Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
It Never Went Away—From American Symphony; Music and Lyric By Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
What Was I Made For?—From Barbie; Music and Lyric By Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell

BEST PICTURE

American Fiction—Ben Leclair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
Barbie—David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers
Oppenheimer—Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers
Past Lives—David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Barbie—Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
Oppenheimer—Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Letter To A Pig—Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter

SOUND

The Creator—Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van Der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
Oppenheimer—Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell

VISUAL EFFECTS

The Creator—Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

American Fiction—Written For The Screen By Cord Jefferson
Barbie—Written By Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
Oppenheimer—Written For The Screen By Christopher Nolan

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

Past Lives—Written By Celine Song

Photo by Pamela Gentile

SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Award: Oppenheimer

Photo by Pamela Gentile

Regina Hall, Sterling K Brown

Photo by Pamela Gentile

Nadim Cheikhrouha, Kaouther Ben Hania

Photo by Pamela Gentile

Robert Downey Jr.

Photo by Tommy Lau

Greta Gerwig

Photo by Pamela Gentile

Matthew Heineman, Lauren Domino

Photo by Tommy Lau

Ryan Gosling

Photo by Tommy Lau

Boots Riley, Cord Jefferson

Photo by Pamela Gentile

Miri Navasky, Joan Baez, and Karen O’Connor

Celine Song, Greta Lee

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