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The upcoming 96th Academy Awards is all set to honor the best films of 2023. The nominations list is out and Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimerhas secured the crown with 13 nominations. The second place is secured by Emma Stone’sPoor Thingswith 11 nominations, three less than her record-breaking 14 nominations at the 89th Academy Awards forLa La Land(2016).
Martin Scorsese’sKillers of the Flower Moontook the third spot with 10 nominations. All eyes were on Greta Gerwig’sBarbie, which got 8 nominations including Best Picture. Many great films were released in 2023. Now, only time will tell which one will take home the Best Picture Academy Award this year.
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Oppenheimergot 13 nominations at the upcoming Oscars
With the anticipation for the 96th Academy Awards at an all-time high, thelist of all nominationshas been released. As expected,Christopher Nolan‘sOppenheimertook the top spot with 13 nominations. The film’s star, Cillian Murphy has also been nominated for the Best Actor Award for his work in the film as well as Christopher Nolan for Best Director.
With just one more nomination,Oppenheimercould’ve tied withAll About Eve(1950),Titanic(1997), andLa La Land(2016) for having the most nominations by a single film. The last movie to reach this record,La La Land, won in six categories: Best Director, Best Actress for Emma Stone, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, and Best Production Design at the 89th Academy Awards.
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Emma Stone’sPoor Thingsgot 11 nominations
ActressEmma Stone‘s 2023 moviePoor Thingstook the second spot with 11 nominations, including a nomination for Stone for Best Actress for her work in the movie. Here is a list of all the movies that got the most nominations:
Oppenheimer: 13,Poor Things: 11,Killers of the Flower Moon: 10,Barbie: 8,Maestro: 7,The Holdovers: 5,American Fiction: 5,Zone of Interest: 5,Anatomy of a Fall: 5,Napoleon: 3,Past Lives: 2, andThe Creator: 2.
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While Greta Gerwig’sBarbiewon at the box office,Oppenheimeris expected to sweep at the Oscars. It is to be noted thatMaestrois actor Bradley Cooper’s second feature film as a director. Fans have found it amusing that the actor not just starred in the movie but also directed, wrote, and produced it and earned so many nominations, putting him alongside legendary directors like Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese.
The upcoming Oscars are expected to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on August 20, 2025.
Farhan Asif
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
