2024 Oscar Nominations: Snubs, Surprises, and WTFs

Oppenheimer 2023

Led the field with 13 nominations, one shy of the all-time record held by All About Eve, La La Land, and Titanic. Fennessey calls it Oppenheimer's Oscar to lose.

Poor Things 2023

Eleven nominations, which the hosts read as the real threat to Oppenheimer in the craft categories. Lanthimos held his Director slot; Mark Ruffalo got in, Willem Dafoe did not.

Killers of the Flower Moon 2023

Scorsese's 10th directing nomination, most among living filmmakers. DiCaprio was snubbed and the film missed Adapted Screenplay — Fennessey fears another Irishman situation.

Barbie 2023

Eight nominations, but Greta Gerwig missed Best Director and Margot Robbie missed Best Actress. The hosts' central grievance: enough love to keep Robbie and Gerwig on stage, none of the real awards.

The Zone of Interest 2023

Five nominations including Director for Jonathan Glazer. Fennessey calls it the least commercial film in the field and a work of textural art more than a movie-movie.

Anatomy of a Fall 2023

Justine Triet took a Director slot over Gerwig; Sandra Hüller landed in Best Actress and the film cracked Film Editing, a sign voters take it seriously.

The Holdovers 2023

Five nominations, but Alexander Payne missed Director and Dominic Sessa missed Supporting Actor — no splashy surprise anywhere on the morning.

American Fiction 2023

Five nominations including Sterling K. Brown in Supporting Actor and an Adapted Screenplay nod.

Past Lives 2023

Best Picture plus Original Screenplay for Celine Song — the nomination Dobbins was most anxious about surviving.

Maestro 2023

Seven quiet nominations Fennessey found forgettable; the only Best Picture nominee from a streamer as the Netflix-era wave recedes.

Nyad 2023

Annette Bening and Jodie Foster both nominated; Fennessey files Bening's under campaign-driven and wildly forgettable.

Rustin 2023

Colman Domingo's Best Actor nod, which the hosts read as the slot DiCaprio lost. Traditional biopic work behind a strong Netflix campaign.

The Color Purple 2023

Danielle Brooks in a funky Supporting Actress field.

May December 2023

Only an Original Screenplay nomination — nothing for Charles Melton, Julianne Moore, or Todd Haynes.

The Boy and the Heron 2023

Miyazaki, and the presumptive winner.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023

In the field, though its score was snubbed — which Fennessey found galling.

Elemental 2023

Pixar avoided the shutout the Annie snubs hinted at.

Robot Dreams 2023

Pablo Berger's Spanish film, the category's surprise entrant.

Nimona 2023

Wish 2023

Disney's centennial film, shut out despite the hosts' garage full of Wish gear.

Godzilla Minus One 2023

Visual Effects nominee and a possible winner; the room reportedly screamed when it was announced.

The Creator 2023

Two nominations; Fennessey rates its effects work legit.

Napoleon 2023

Three nominations for Ridley Scott.

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 2023

Two nominations, and the launchpad for a long bit about how many emails it took to drop 'Part One' from the title.

El Conde 2023

Ed Lachman's Cinematography nod, the happiest surprise of the morning for Fennessey.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2023

John Williams' 54th nomination, for Best Score — which Fennessey found an odd inclusion.

Society of the Snow 2023

Netflix's international entry; the hosts wondered whether a fall release would have made it a bigger player.

The Taste of Things 2023

France's submission, left out of International Feature — a travesty in Fennessey's view.

Fallen Leaves 2023

Also snubbed in International Feature.

Flamin' Hot 2023

'The Fire Inside' nominated for Original Song — the Cheetos movie, barely based on reality.

American Symphony 2023

'It Never Went Away' got a song nod even though the film missed Documentary Feature.

20 Days in Mariupol 2023

The Documentary Feature front-runner, chronicling the devastation in Ukraine.

The Eternal Memory 2023

Fennessey's likely runner-up in Documentary — a marriage, Alzheimer's, and a journalist.

Bobi Wine: The People's President 2023

Four Daughters 2023

To Kill a Tiger 2023

A very small release, so its Documentary nomination surprised both hosts.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar 2023

Wes Anderson's short, all but certain to win — while Asteroid City got nothing.