The Oscars 2024 nominations were announced on January 23, 2024, and witnessed Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer leading with 13 nods. The 96th Oscar nominations were revealed on Tuesday at 8:30 am EST, and besides Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Poor Things also bagged several nominations.Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer emerged as a front-runner in the list of Academy Awards nominations, as it received nods in major categories such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and many more. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostOppenheimer's Oscars 2024 nominationsThe Boys actor Jack Quaid and Joker: Folie à Deux actress Zazie Beetz announced the nominations live from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater of the Academy on Tuesday. Oppenheimer bagged 13 Oscar nods, leaving behind Barbie, which received eight nominations.Here are the categories in which Oppenheimer was nominated at the Oscars 2024:Best PictureOppenheimerBarbieAmerican FictionAnatomy of a FallThe HoldoversKillers of the Flower MoonMaestroPast LivesThe Zone of InterestPoor ThingsBest DirectorChristopher Nolan, OppenheimerMartin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower MoonJustine Triet, Anatomy of a FallJonathan Glazer, The Zone of InterestYorgos Lanthimos, Poor ThingsBest Actor in a Leading Role Cillian Murphy, OppenheimerBradley Cooper, MaestroPaul Giamatti, The HoldoversColman Domingo, RustinJeffrey Wright, American FictionBest Actor in a Supporting Role Robert Downey Jr., OppenheimerRobert De Niro, Killers of the Flower MoonSterling K. Brown, American FictionRyan Gosling, BarbieMark Ruffalo, Poor ThingsBest Actress in a Supporting Role Emily Blunt, OppenheimerAmerica Ferrera, BarbieDa’Vine Joy Randolph, The HoldoversDanielle Brooks, The Color PurpleJodie Foster, NyadBest Adapted Screenplay Christopher Nolan, OppenheimerGreta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, BarbieJonathan Glazer, The Zone of InterestCord Jefferson, American FictionTony McNamara, Poor ThingsBest Cinematography Hoyte van Hoytema, OppenheimerRobbie Ryan, Poor ThingsEdward Lachman, El CondeRodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower MoonMatthew Libatique, MaestroBest original scoreOppenheimerKillers of the Flower MoonIndiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyPoor ThingsAmerican FictionBest soundOppenheimerThe Zone of InterestThe CreatorMaestroMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part OneBest costume designBarbieOppenheimerPoor ThingsKillers of the Flower MoonNapoleonBest make-up and hairstylingOppenheimerPoor ThingsGoldaSociety of the SnowMaestroBest production designOppenheimerPoor ThingsBarbieKillers of the Flower MoonNapoleonBest film editingOppenheimerPoor ThingsAnatomy of a FallThe HoldoversKillers of the Flower MoonThe Nolan-directed feature stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh in pivotal roles. Based on Kai Bird’s 2005 book American Prometheus, the film is about J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was an American theoretical physicist who is called the "father of the atomic bomb."The synopsis of the film, as per IMDb, reads:"The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb."In addition to Oppenheimer, Emma Stone's Poor Things also dominated the Oscar nominations with 11 nods and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon received 10 nominations.Oppenheimer recently made headlines at the Golden Globes 2024, where it won five awards, including Best Drama Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Original Score.Fans are now eager to see how Oppenheimer performs at the upcoming Academy Awards, which will be held on March 10, 2024.