Oscar nominations 2024: 'Oppenheimer' soars, 'Barbie' snubbed and 'Poor Things' not so poor

The nominations went largely as expected, with Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer leading the way and positioning itself as the clear frontrunner for March's ceremony. The film holds a total of 13 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Lead Actor, Editing and Adapted Screenplay. 

Though Nolan is regarded as the big-budget auteur of his era, he's never won an Academy Award, nor have any of his films won best picture. It's looking increasingly likely that this could be his year. 

However, while Oppenheimer thrived, its Barbenheimer portmanteau partner faltered somewhat.

Much like at the recent BAFTA nominations, Barbie has clearly fallen out of favour, as the film (somewhat shockingly) missed out on two major categories it was expected to nab: Best Director for Greta Gerwig and Best Actress for Margot Robbie. It only has eight nominations - two of which are competiting in the same category for Best Song. 

Scroll down for the full list of nominees. 

In second place behind Nolan’s three-hour opus is Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos' gothic / steampunk fantasia, which won the Golden Lion at last year’s Venice Film Festival. It scored 11 nominations, including Best Film, Adapted Screenplay and Leading Actress – a category for which Emma Stone is the clear frontrunner and the stiffest competition for German actress Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall) and Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon).

Poor Things won seven Golden Globes earlier this month, including Stone’s win for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical – and it’s one of this young year’s unmissable films.

In third (and final film to collect double-digit nominations) is Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, with 10 nominations - but surprisingly snubbed when