‘Oppenheimer’ big winner, Ryan Gosling steals the show as Ken: everything you need to know about the Oscars | Oscars 2024

A good Oscar show naturally includes a monologue by presenter Jimmy Kimmel. He took a surprisingly sharp swipe at ex-president and new presidential candidate Donald Trump. “Isn’t it beyond you jail time?” he asked the millionaire present. He also praised ‘Barbie’, who became one of the big losers of the evening: “You just have to be able to turn a doll that no one wanted anymore into an icon.” He consoled actors Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling: “If none of you win an Oscar tonight, know that you have won something much more important: the genetic lottery.”

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Director Christopher Nolan’s film ‘Oppenheimer’ has won by far the most Oscars. The drama about the Manhattan Project won seven statuettes, including the prize for best film. Director Christopher Nolan was awarded best director and actors Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. won the awards for best actor and supporting actor. Dutch cameraman Hoyte van Hoytema also won prizes for his camera work for the film.

The absurdist comedy ‘Poor Things’ by director Yorgos Lanthimos won four Oscars and became the other big winner of the evening. The film grabbed the frames early in the evening best make-up and hair, best production design and best costumes and to top it all off, Emma Stone won her second Oscar for best female lead.

Emma Stone was visibly taken aback by the award. Moreover, when she entered the stage, it turned out that her dress was damaged. “This happened during ‘I’m Just Ken,’” she apologized. She was referring to the performance of Ryan Gosling, who sang that song from his film ‘Barbie’ during the Oscar ceremony, creating one of the highlights of the evening.

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The film ‘Barbie’ was nominated eight times for the Oscars, but won only once with the song ‘What Was I Made For?’ by Billie Eilish. Too bad, but Ryan Gosling didn’t let it bother him. It’s not surprising that Emma ripped her dress during his performance of ‘I’m Just Ken’, because the actor literally got everyone out of their seats.

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‘Oppenheimer’ had thirteen nominations in advance, but was unable to cash in on all of them. The drama about the project that developed the first atomic bomb was the first to win the Oscar for best supporting actor. That prize went to Robert Downey Jr., who plays the chairman of the American Atomic Energy Commission Lewis Strauss in ‘Oppenheimer’, a man who tried to limit the power of physicist Robert Oppenheimer. The price for best supporting actress went to Da’Vine Joy Randolph, for her role in the tragicomedy ‘The Holdovers’.

As expected, Cillian Murphy, the actor who plays Robert Oppenheimer, also won the Oscar for it later in the evening best actor. Also the Oscar for best movie went to ‘Oppenheimer’ and director Christopher Nolan was awarded as best director. The film also won awards for best music and best editing.

The Dutch cameraman Hoyte van Hoytema has won an Oscar for his camera work to ‘Oppenheimer’. It is the first time that 52-year-old Van Hoytema has won the world’s most important film prize, but it is already the second time that Van Hoytema has been nominated for an Oscar. The first time was for his work on the film ‘Dunkirk’.

The films ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ and ‘American Fiction’ won the Oscars best case scenario‘s won. Sean Lennon, the son of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, won the prize together with director Dave Mullins best animated short film for ‘War is Over!’, about the music of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. He co-wrote the film.

Wes Anderson won his first Oscar on Sunday for his short live-action film ‘The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar’.

The drama ‘The Zone of Interest’, about the Auschwitz concentration camp, won the Oscar best foreign film won. The British film starring Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller has been nominated for five statuettes, including best film.

‘The Zone of Interest’ shows the life that Auschwitz camp commander Rudolf Höss led in a luxurious villa next to the camp. The horrors within the camp walls are not shown, but the screams, the incinerators and the shots are continuously audible. Later that evening the film won the Oscar for it best sound. The film has already won numerous awards, including at the Cannes Festival.

Director Jonathan Glazer was the first winner to talk about the war in Gaza in his speech. He was referring to his film, which also shows that ignoring atrocities was part of the problem of World War II. “We made all our choices in the film to reflect on the present,” Glazer said. “The film shows what dehumanizing people can lead to.” Then the director made a reference to the war in Gaza. “The Holocaust is now being hijacked by an occupation that has led to conflict for so many innocent people,” de Glazer said. “Whether it concerns the victims in Israel on October 7 or the ongoing attack in Gaza.”

The Ukrainian documentary ’20 Days in Mariupol’ by journalist and director Mstyslav Chernov has the Oscar for best documentary won. The film is a testimony to the siege of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol in March 2022.

The documentary was the big favorite in this category. Chernov stated in his acceptance speech that this is the first Oscar ever for Ukraine. “I am proud, but I am probably the first director to stand on stage here and say that he would have preferred that this film had never been made,” said the director. “I would like to hand in this statue if Russia had never attacked Ukraine and raided our cities,” Chernov continued. “I would have happily handed this in if the Russians hadn’t killed 10,000 fellow Ukrainians.”

The director said he “cannot change history. But all of us, you talented people, can make sure history is recorded. And that the truth will win. And that the people of Mariupol who gave their lives will never be forgotten. Film makes memories and memories make history.”

Singer Billie Eilish won her second Oscar on Sunday. The 22-year-old singer and her brother Finneas won with their Barbie song ‘What Was I Made For?’ in the category best song. Eilish is the youngest person to date with two Oscars to her name.

“I had a nightmare about this yesterday,” Eilish began her acceptance speech, after which she burst out laughing. “I didn’t expect it, I feel so happy and honored.” Eilish thanked, among others, director Greta Gerwig, leading actress Margot Robbie and her best friend from the past, with whom she always played with the Barbies. “I’m grateful for this song, for the movie and for how it made me feel.”

Eilish won her first Oscar in 2022. She received this for her song ‘No Time To Die’, for the James Bond film of the same name.

Ryan Gosling was joined by Guns ‘n Roses guitarist Slash during his performance at the Oscars on Sunday. The actor, who played the role of Ken in Barbie, sang his song I’m Just Ken during the awards ceremony.

Gosling’s performance was one of the highlights of the evening. Wearing a bright pink suit, surrounded by other Ken actors from the film, Gosling sang the song about the challenges that handsome Ken faces. The entire audience sang and danced during the performance.