Best Animated Short Film
And the winner is… “War Is Over!”
Also nominated:
“Letter to a Pig”
“Ninety-Five Senses”
“Our Uniform”
“Pachyderme”
Best Animated Feature
And the winner is… “The Boy and the Heron”
Also nominated:
“Elemental”
“Nimona”
“Robot Dreams”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Best Supporting Actress
(L-R) Mary Steenburgen, Lupita Nyong’o, Jamie Lee Curtis, Rita Moreno and Regina King speak onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.
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And the winner is… Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
Also nominated:
Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”
Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple”
America Ferrera, “Barbie”
Jodie Foster, “Nyad”
Kimmel jokes about AI, Greta Gerwig snub, throws support behind teamsters
Show host Jimmy Kimmel delivers his opening monologue at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024.
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Jimmy Kimmel opened his Oscars monologue taking a dig at artificial intelligence. He addressed the crowd saying, “Look at these beautiful human actors.”
Technology in the space continues to be a source of panic for Hollywood scribes and actors. So much so, that guidelines were put in place after two dual labor strikes in 2023.Â
Kimmel then poked fun at the typically long-running Academy Awards show, noting that Sunday’s show was already running 5 minutes late.
He then turned his attention to the biggest films nominated for the 96th annual event. He called out “Barbie” for being the biggest movie of the year and noted that Greta Gerwig was not nominated for best director.
“I know you’re clapping, but you’re the ones who didn’t vote for her,” Kimmel chided the audience.
Kimmel poked fun at “Oppenheimer,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” and other films that had long run times, telling guests in attendance that Hollywood films have gotten too long.
He also championed film crew members who are currently working on…
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