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
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