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96th Academy Awards Or Oscars 2024: Key Highlights, and Winners List

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Here is a list of the 96th Academy Awards or Oscars 2024, highlighting the winners in different categories and sharing details about the ceremony's history and importance.

96th Academy Awards Or Oscars 2024: Key Highlights, and Winners List

The 96th Academy Awards Or Oscars 2024 were presented at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, hosted at Ovation Hollywood.

About 96th Academy Awards or Oscars 2024

96th Academy Awards, also known as Oscar Awards 2024, are the biggest and most prestigious awards in the world. It aims to honor the art and artists of the world of cinema from all across the globe. 

  • Organiser: Academy Awards are organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was established in 1927.
    • Originally, it was composed of 36 original members, including writers, directors, producers and other industry insiders.
    • It celebrates artistic and technical excellence in the film industry and is considered the pinnacle of achievement for filmmakers and actors worldwide.

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Winners of Oscars 2024 or 96th Academy Awards

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ won in 7 of the 13 categories it was nominated for at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Nolan, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr.

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History of Academy Awards or Oscars 2024

The first Academy Awards were held in 1929, and since then, it has become the oldest entertainment awards ceremony. The Oscars have evolved over the years, adapting to changes in the film industry and the world, but their essence remains the same: to honor the best in cinema. Evolution of Academy Awards or Oscars 2024

  • 1928: The original Oscar was sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley. 
    • The design was based on sketches by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, who came up with the idea of a knight standing on a reel of film gripping a crusader’s sword.
  • 1929: The first ever Oscar was presented at the initial awards banquet on May 16, 1929 to Emil Jannings for Best Actor. 
    • It was made of gold-plated solid bronze.
  • 1930s: The bronze was abandoned in favor of britannia metal, a pewter-like alloy which is then plated in copper, nickel silver, and finally, 24-karat gold.
  • World War II: Due to a metal shortage, Oscars were made of painted plaster for three years. 
    • After the war, the Academy invited recipients to redeem the plaster figures for gold-plated metal ones.
  • 1983: R.S. Owens and Company, a Chicago-based awards manufacturer, takes over the contract to build Oscars.
  • 2016: The Academy announced that New York-based Polich Tallix will help return the statuette closer to its original design.

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Academy Awards or Oscars 2024

The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award of Merit. It depicts a knight holding a crusader’s sword, standing on a reel of film. The five spokes of the reel represent the original branches of the Academy: actors, directors, producers, technicians, and writers. The trophy symbolizes the highest honors in filmmaking.

Importance of the Oscars

Winning an Oscar can significantly boost a film’s visibility and box office earnings. For individuals, it can be a career-defining moment, often leading to more opportunities and recognition in the industry.

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Winner of Previous Academy Awards or Oscars

Oscar winners for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress over the last five years:

Year Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Actress
2024 Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan Cillian Murphy Emma Stone
2023 Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert Brendan Fraser (The Whale) Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
2022 CODA Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) Will Smith (King Richard) Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
2021 Nomadland Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) Anthony Hopkins (The Father) Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
2020 Parasite Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) Renée Zellweger (Judy)
2019 Green Book Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) Olivia Colman (The Favourite)

Hosts of the Oscar 

Year Host(s)
2024 Jimmy Kimmel
2023 Jimmy Kimmel
2022 Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes
2021 No Host
2020 No Host
2019 No Host

India and Academy Awards or Oscars

India has a growing presence at the Oscars, with several nominations and wins over the years. Notably, “Slumdog Millionaire” won multiple awards in 2009, and more recently, “RRR” and “The Elephant Whisperers” won in 2023.

Indian Oscar Winners List

Various awards are presented in the cinema industry worldwide, but the Oscars stand out as the most prestigious in the field of entertainment. India’s first submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film was Mehboob Khan’s 1957 Hindi-language film, “Mother India,” at the 30th Academy Awards. Though nominated alongside four other films, it lost to the Italian film “Nights of Cabiria” (1957).

List of Indians Who Won Oscar Awards

Name Category Winning Year
Bhanu Athaiya Best Costume Design 1983
  • The Indian costume designer and painter was the first Indian to win an Academy Award. 
  • She was bestowed with the Academy Award for Costume Design in 1983 for Gandhi (Richard Attenborough, 1982).
Satyajit Ray Honorary Award 1992
  • The legendary filmmaker received an Honorary Award in 1992 for his contribution to cinema. 
  • Ray, who called it “certainly the best achievement of my moviemaking career,” was at the time hospitalised in Kolkata. 
  • Till date, he remains to be the only Indian to have ever been given the Honorary Award.
Resul Pookutty Best Sound Mixing 2009
  • The sound engineer won the award of Best Sound Mixing for the film Slumdog Millionaire ( D Boyle & L Tandan, 2008) along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke in 2009.
Gulzar Best Original Song 2009
  • The lyricist, author, poet, and screenwriter bagged the Oscar for Best Original Song for Jai Ho from the film Slumdog Millionaire (D Boyle & L Tandan, 2008) in 2009.
A R Rahman Best Original Score and Best Original Song 2009
Who is the first asian to win two oscars in the same year?

  • Musician scripted history by becoming the first Asian to win two Oscars in the same year. Rahman was bestowed the Best Original Score, and shared the award for Best Original Song with Gulzar for Jai Ho in 2009.
Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga  Best Documentary Short 2023
  • In 2023, they won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for the Tamil documentary “The Elephant Whisperers”. 
  • They created history by becoming the maiden Indian production to win in the Documentary Short Subject category.
MM Keeravani and Chandrabose Best Original Song 2023
  • The music composer and lyricist-singer duo bagged the award for best song for Naatu Naatu from the film RRR (S. S. Rajamouli, 2022).

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

The first Oscars or Academy Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, May 16, 1929, in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. There were reportedly 270 attendees and tickets cost $5.

Officially named the Academy Award of Merit, the statuette is better known by its nickname, Oscar.

The statuettes are solid bronze and plated in 24-karat gold.

India's first Oscar was won by Bhanu Athaiya for Best Costume Design for "Gandhi" in 1983.

23 categories, including both creative and technical awards.

Boosts visibility and career opportunities.

Bhanu Athaiya in 1983.

Two - Best Original Score and Best Original Song.
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