Academy Awards Oscars best picture nominees

Each year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes excellence in the motion picture industry. Hundreds of millions of movie fans turn in to watch the glamorous ceremony as members of the academy are awarded an Oscar statue.

About the Oscar Awards

The Academy is a global organization limited to film artists working in the production of theatrically-released motion pictures. Membership is achieved through sponsorship and is reviewed every spring.

The Award statuette is known by its nickname, Oscar, adopted in 1939. Officially named the Academy Award of Merit, the Oscar statuette is solid bronze and plated in 24-karat gold. It stands 13½ inches tall and weighs 8½ pounds.

Origins of the name are obscure, but a popular story is that it reminded Academy librarian (and eventual executive director) Margaret Herrick of her Uncle Oscar.

Voting is conducted using online ballots. All votes are tabulated by the professional service group PricewaterhouseCoopers. Only two partners of PricewaterhouseCoopers know the voting results until the award envelopes are opened onstage during the Oscars LIVE broadcast.

Most award categories are nominated by the members of the corresponding branch; actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, and so on. All voting members are eligible to vote on the Best Picture nominees. Some categories, such as International Feature Film and Animated Feature Film have special voting rules. 

More info: Oscars | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

2024 Oscar Awards

Nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced January 23, 2024. The Oscars 2024 award show will air LIVE on ABC on Sunday, March 10 at 1PM HST (4PM PDT).

Listed below are this years’ Best Picture nominees, followed by a list of where to see the films before the live broadcast of the Academy Awards show.

2024 Oscars Best Picture nominees

(Listed alphabetically by film name)

• AMERICAN FICTION. Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
• ANATOMY OF A FALL. Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers
• BARBIE. David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers
• (THE) HOLDOVERS. Mark Johnson, Producer
• KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON. Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers
• MAESTRO. Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
• OPPENHEIMER. Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers
• PAST LIVES. David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers
• POOR THINGS. Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, Producers
• (THE) ZONE OF INTEREST. James Wilson, Producer

Here is link to the complete list of all Oscar nominees in all categories. More info: https://oscars.org/

Where to see the Oscar Best Picture nominees

See them for free at home. Hawaiʻi State Libraries have some movies on DVD or to stream via Kanopy: Stream Movies (librarieshawaii.org). However, not all movies are available and waiting lists can be long. So, if you don’t mind waiting until after the awards have been presented, the library is a good, free option.

Rent or buy. Many Oscar-nominated movies are available to rent or buy from various services, including DVD and on-demand. To find what’s available in your area, search for the film title via IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes. You can also search at nearby Redbox kiosks.

See them on the big screen. Some or all of the nominated films may be screened locally in theaters. When we hear about them, we’ll post them below and on our calendar.

• Big Isle: THE ZONE OF INTEREST (PG-13) in Hilo at Palace Theatre. March 1-3. $10 General Admission. The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the WWI concentration camp.
• O’ahu: Regal Cinemas Best Picture Film Festival (Honolulu/Dole Cannery) is screening Best Picture Nominated films between March 1-10. Not all films are shown daily. We checked a few films and it appears all seats are $6.28. Club members get a discount.  To when each film is showing, visit their Oscars Must See page, click on a film, and see screening dates: 2024 Oscars Must See Nominees | Regal (regmovies.com)

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