The 2024 Oscars’ biggest moments, winner speeches, and surprises

The Oscars is without doubt one of the biggest — if not the biggest — nights within the American leisure trade yearly, and the 2024 Oscars had been no totally different. All the celebs had been out tonight, from Best Actor nominees like Jeffrey Wright, Paul Giamatti, and Cillian Murphy to Best Director nominees like Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, and Jonathan Glazer.

The night time at all times kicks off earlier than the occasion formally begins, with some completely killer purple carpet moments (and this 12 months, an excellent canine made a particular look). Best Supporting Actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph and The Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer gave some highly effective speeches. Billie Eilish and Ryan Gosling introduced the Barbie soundtrack to life. The Boy and the Heron beat out some worthy rivals for Best Animated Feature.

Oh, additionally John Cena obtained bare!

In case you missed the three-hour-long broadcast — otherwise you simply wish to relive a number of the finest moments — listed here are the biggest moments from the 2024 Academy Awards.

Messi seated on the Oscars

The Oscars is all about deciding who’s the 12 months’s finest actor, actress, and director, however one query that’s one way or the other eluded the Academy till this 12 months: Who’s an excellent boy? Or slightly, who’s the 12 months’s goodest boy? Messi the canine from Anatomy of a Fall, that’s who! There was a little bit of uncertainty if everybody’s favourite pooch was coming to this 12 months’s ceremony, however fortunately, Messi was capable of clear his busy schedule to make an look at Hollywood’s biggest night time.

Eugene Lee Yang stuns in his scene-stealing Oscar look

Photo: Sarah Morris/WireImage

It’s anticipated that for those who’re strolling the purple carpet for the Oscars, it is advisable to present up in your most eye-popping formal apparel. Nimona star and former Try Guy Eugene Lee Yang confirmed up tonight intent to take residence the dignity for this 12 months’s most attention-grabbing ensemble: An elegant purple go well with jacket complimented with an extended flowing gown backside.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins finest speech with the night time’s first speech

Da’Vine Joy Randolph gave a shifting speech whereas accepting the award for Best Supporting Actress for her position in Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers. Co-star Paul Giamatti, who walked Da’Vine as much as the stage when her title was introduced, shed seen tears as Randolph talked in regards to the energy of being seen, accepted, and celebrated for her price and thanking her mom, lecturers, and publicists for guiding and supporting her in her profession.

The Boy and the Heron wins, Hayao Miyazaki stays residence

While this 12 months’s Best Animated Feature class was stacked with terrific nominees, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse and Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron had been the movies most favored to win the distinguished award. After months of anticipation, The Boy and the Heron was lastly revealed to be this 12 months’s winner for Best Animated Feature.

His first feature-length animated movie in over a decade, The Boy and the Heron marks Miyazaki’s second time profitable the award for Best Animated Feature after his landmark win for 2001’s Spirited Away.

Cord Jefferson calls out risk-averse studios taking dangers on $200 million motion pictures

Cord Jefferson accepted the award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on American Fiction. In his speech, Jefferson took a second to name out Hollywood studios to take extra probabilities on unique movies like American Fiction. “I understand this is a risk-averse industry,” Jefferson stated. “But instead of making one $200 million movies, try making ten $20 million movies. The next Scorsese is out there, the next Nolan is out there; they just want a shot.”

Billie Eilish melts the viewers by performing “What Was I Made For?”

Billie Eilish took the stage together with her brother and collaborator Finneas O’Connell for a stirring orchestral rendition of her tune ‘What Was I Made For?’ from the Barbie soundtrack. The tune is nominated for this 12 months’s Best Original Song alongside fellow Barbie monitor “I’m Just Ken.”

Naked John Cena will get efficiency anxiousness streaking throughout the stage

The male physique is just not a joke, Jimmy Kimmel.

And in case you had been questioning… sure, he actually was buns out.

The Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer calls consideration to the continued Israeli-Palestine battle

Jonathan Glazer took time in his acceptance speech for Best International Feature on behalf of The Zone of Interest to name out the historic parallels between the occasions of the Holocaust drama and the continued humanitarian disaster of the Israeli-Palestine battle. “All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present,” Glazer stated. “Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst.”

Robert Downey Jr. wins Best Supporting Actor, thanks his lawyer

In a profession first, Robert Downey Jr. received the award for Best Supporting Actor for his efficiency as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. “I’d like to thank my terrible childhood, and the Academy, in that order,” Downey stated. “I’d like to thank my veterinarian – I meant, wife, Susan Downey. She found me a snarling rescue pet, and loved me back to life.”

Messi applauding for Robert Downey Jr. for his win

D’aww, who’s an excellent boy? Messi’s an excellent boy!

Twins stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito reunite on stage, air shared animosity for the Caped Crusader

“Batman, that son of a bitch.”

Godzilla Minus One wins the award for Best Visual Effects

With plastic Godzilla toys in hand, the visible results workforce for Godzilla Minus One and Director Takashi Yamazaki took to the Oscars stage to just accept this 12 months’s award for Best Visual Effects. In a shifting speech, Yamazaki in contrast his workforce to the underdog efforts of Rocky Balboa — beating the chances to show that it doesn’t matter what, everybody has an opportunity.

20 Days in Mariupol director accepts Oscar, saying he wished he by no means needed to make the movie within the first place

20 Days in Mariupol director Mstyslav Chernov took to the stage to just accept the award for this 12 months’s finest Documentary Feature. In his acceptance speech, Chernov known as consideration to the auspiciousness of the Oscar win — the primary in Ukrainian historical past — and expressed his sincerest want that the historical past of the Russian-Ukrainian warfare is informed and remembered honestly.

“I’ll be the first director on this stage who will say, ‘I wish I never made this film’,” Chernov stated. “I wish I could exchange this for Russia never attacking Ukraine, never occupying our cities. I cannot change the history, I cannot change the past. But all together – among you, some of the most talented people in the world – we can make sure the record is set straight, and the truth will prevail. And that the people of Mariupol and those who have given their lives will never be forgotten. Cinema forms memories, and memories form history.”

John Mulaney recaps Field of Dreams

After extolling some nice traces of cinema (together with “He was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died”), John Mulaney went right into a rapid-fire SparkNotes rundown of the plot of Field of Dreams, utilizing the phrase “ghost baseball” a number of occasions greater than any Oscar ceremony on document.

Ryan Gosling performs “I’m Just Ken,” Slash performs guitar!

In a glittery pink go well with, Ryan Gosling began to croon Ken’s large anthem from the viewers, earlier than he took the the stage with a gaggle of fellow Kens. It was vibrant and pink, with large Barbie face props and some karate chops. Also, Slash from Guns N’ Roses!

Billie Eilish and Finneas make all younger individuals look dangerous by profitable second Oscar earlier than turning 30

Billie Eilish and Finneas accepted the Oscar for Best Original Song for “What Was I Made For?” In an emotional speech, Eilish thanked director Margot Robbie and everybody who was deeply affected by Barbie and the tune. With this win, Billie Eilish grew to become the primary girl to win the “Triple Crown” (Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe) for a piece of movie music twice.

Christopher Nolan wins Best Director, will get performed off by the theme for Pirates of the Caribbean

Christopher Nolan took residence the award for Best Director on behalf of Oppenheimer. In his acceptance speech, Nolan thanked his spouse and producer Emma Thomas, and commented on how honored he felt to be thought of part of cinema’s century-long legacy. “We don’t know where this incredible journey is going from here, but to know that you think I’m a meaningful part of it means the world to me.” Then, they performed him off to Hans Zimmer’s Pirates of the Caribbean theme. Weird!

Emma Stone wins Best Actress with a damaged gown

For her position as Bella Baxter in Poor Things, Emma Stone received the award for Best Actress, tearfully accepting the award (and mentioning to the presenters that her gown broke, most likely a while in the course of the “I’m Just Ken” efficiency). Stone seemed extremely stunned to just accept the award, particularly when up towards Lily Gladstone and Sandra Hüller.

“It’s not about me,” Stone stated, referring to what Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos suggested her a few attainable acceptance speech. “It’s about a team that came together to make something greater than the sum of its parts. That is the best part of making movies.”

Oppenheimer wins Best Picture, Al Pacino says… one thing?

Al Pacino offered the award for Best Picture, asserting Oppenheimer’s win in a path of syllables that everybody within the viewers was capable of make out simply nicely sufficient for the winners to take the stage. Producer Emma Thomas Nolan gave the acceptance speech, thanking the Academy, her youngsters, and her husband Christopher Nolan. “The reason this movie is the movie it was, was Chris Nolan. He’s singular, he’s brilliant… and I’m so grateful for you.”