96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories: The Rise of ‘Beau Is Afraid’ and Other Underdogs

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96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced

96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently revealed the shortlists for the 96th Oscars in 10 different categories.

Top Mentions for “Barbie”

Greta Gerwig’s meta-comedy, “Barbie,” stands out with five mentions, including sound, original song with submissions from Billie Eilish (“What I Was Made For?”), Dua Lipa (“Dance the Night”), and Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (“I’m Just Ken”). It also secured a spot for original score. However, it missed out on a nod for makeup and hairstyling, a category that brought some unexpected surprises.

Surprises and Snubs

Alongside “Barbie,” both “The Color Purple” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” didn’t make the cut. Instead, A24’s unique “Beau is Afraid” and Universal Pictures’ summer horror film “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” found a place on the shortlist.

Musical Talents in the Running

The music categories feature compositions from Daniel Pemberton (“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”), Ludwig Göransson (“Oppenheimer”), and the late Robbie Robertson (“Killers of the Flower Moon”). Notable among the composers are Black talents Jon Batiste (“American Symphony”) and Kris Bowers (“The Color Purple”), legendary musician Laura Karpman (“American Fiction”), and nonbinary Oscar nominee Mica Levi (“The Zone of Interest”).

Original Songs in the Spotlight

Original song nominations include two tracks each from Warner Bros’ “The Color Purple” (“Keep It Movin'” and “Superpower,” sung by Halle Bailey and Fantasia Barrino) and Apple Original Films’ “Flora and Son” (“High Life” and “Meet in the Middle”). Olivia Rodrigo’s hit “Can’t Catch Me Now” from “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” is also in the running, alongside Lenny Kravitz (“Road to Freedom” from “Rustin”) and Wes Anderson, who co-wrote “Dear Alien” from “Asteroid City.”

Shorts Making Waves

Wes Anderson’s short film “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” and Pedro Almodovar’s “Strange Way of Life,” featuring Pedro Pascal, made it to the live-action shortlist.

Visual Effects Selections

The Visual Effects Branch faces the task of choosing five nominees from the remaining 10 films. Standouts include Toho’s monster flick “Godzilla: Minus One,” Zack Snyder’s epic “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire,” and the animated “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”

Standout Movies

Some notable films in the Oscar race are Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” earning four mentions, including an original song nod. J.A. Bayona’s “Society of the Snow” is also gaining attention, possibly following the surprise success path of last year’s “All Quiet on the Western Front,” which won four Oscars.

96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced in Documentary Features

In the documentary feature category, leading contenders securing spots include Apple Original Films’ “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,” Netflix’s “American Symphony,” and MTV Documentary Films’ “The Eternal Memory.” Notably absent from the list is National Geographic’s “The Mission,” while “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” made it through. Additionally, Magnolia’s “Kokomo City” and “Little Richard: I Am Everything” didn’t make the cut, and Janus and Sideshow’s “Anselm” from Wim Wenders failed to garner enough votes.

96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced in International Features

The international feature race didn’t have many surprising exclusions, except for Romania’s “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World” and Chile’s “The Settlers” not making the list. The familiar names include the U.K.’s “The Zone of Interest” and Spain’s “Society of the Snow.”

Oscar Nomination Timeline

The Oscar nomination period is scheduled from Jan. 11-16, with the official nominees set to be announced on Jan. 23. Take a look at the list of the films included below:

96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced in Documentary Feature

“American Symphony”
“Apolonia, Apolonia”
“Beyond Utopia”
“Bobi Wine: The People’s President”
“Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy”
“The Eternal Memory”
“Four Daughters”
“Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project”
“In the Rearview”
“Stamped from the Beginning”
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
“A Still Small Voice”
“32 Sounds”
“To Kill a Tiger”
“20 Days in Mariupol”

96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced in Documentary Short Subject

“The ABCs of Book Banning”
“The Barber of Little Rock”
“Bear”
“Between Earth & Sky”
“Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games”
“Camp Courage”
“Deciding Vote”
“How We Get Free”
“If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis”
“Island in Between”
“The Last Repair Shop”
“Last Song from Kabul”
“Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó”
“Oasis”
“Wings of Dust”

96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced in International Feature

Armenia, “Amerikatsi”
Bhutan, “The Monk and the Gun”
Denmark, “The Promised Land”
Finland, “Fallen Leaves”
France, “The Taste of Things”
Germany, “The Teachers’ Lounge”
Iceland, “Godland”
Italy, “Io Capitano”
Japan, “Perfect Days”
Mexico, “Totem”
Morocco, “The Mother of All Lies”
Spain, “Society of the Snow”
Tunisia, “Four Daughters”
Ukraine, “20 Days in Mariupol”
United Kingdom, “The Zone of Interest”

96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced in Makeup and Hairstyling

“Beau Is Afraid”
“Ferrari”
“Golda”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“The Last Voyage of the Demeter”
“Maestro”
“Napoleon”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
“Society of the Snow”

96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced in Sound

“Barbie”
“The Creator”
“Ferrari”
“The Killer”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Maestro”
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
“Napoleon”
“Oppenheimer”
“The Zone of Interest”

96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced in Original Score

“American Fiction”
“American Symphony”
“Barbie”
“The Boy and the Heron”
“The Color Purple”
“Elemental”
“The Holdovers”
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
“Saltburn”
“Society of the Snow”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“The Zone of Interest”

96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced in Original Song

“It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony”
“Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven)” from “Asteroid City”
“Dance The Night” from “Barbie”
“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
“Keep It Movin’” from “The Color Purple”
“Superpower (I)” from “The Color Purple”
“The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot”
“High Life” from “Flora and Son”
“Meet In The Middle” from “Flora and Son”
“Can’t Catch Me Now” from “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”
“Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Quiet Eyes” from “Past Lives”
“Road To Freedom” from “Rustin”
“Am I Dreaming” from “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced in Animated Short Film

“Boom”
“Eeva”
“Humo (Smoke)”
“I’m Hip”
“A Kind of Testament”
“Koerkorter (Dog Apartment)”
“Letter to a Pig”
“Ninety-Five Senses”
“Once Upon a Studio”
“Our Uniform”
“Pachyderme”
“Pete”
“27”
“War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”
“Wild Summon”

96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced in Live Action Short Film

“The After”
“The Anne Frank Gift Shop”
“An Avocado Pit”
“Bienvenidos a Los Angeles”
“Dead Cat”
“Good Boy”
“Invincible”
“Invisible Border”
“Knight of Fortune”
“The One Note Man”
“Red, White and Blue”
“The Shepherd”
“Strange Way of Life”
“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”

96th Oscars 2024 Shortlists Announced in Visual Effects

“The Creator”
“Godzilla Minus One”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
“Napoleon”
“Poor Things”
“Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire”
“Society of the Snow”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

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