Variety is celebrating the 2024 Oscar nominees who have been featured on the magazine’s covers, participated in Actors on Actors and Directors on Directors, and have spoken on the Awards Circuit podcast this season. The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with “Oppenheimer,” “Poor Things,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Barbie” and “Maestro” among the best picture contenders.
Explore Variety‘s extensive coverage and interviews with the nominees below.
Variety covers:
Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), best actress: Lily Gladstone on Welcoming ‘Flower Moon’ Criticism, Mollie’s Agency and Scorsese’s Limitations While Telling an Osage Story
Christopher Nolan (“Oppenheimer”), best picture, director, and adapted screenplay: Christopher Nolan on Turning ‘Oppenheimer’ Into a Near-$1 Billion Hit — And What’s Next
Margot Robbie & LuckyChap (“Barbie”), best picture: Margot Robbie & LuckyChap’s Entertainment Empire: How They’re Thriving Off ‘Barbie,’ ‘Saltburn’ Shocks and ‘Being Original Every Time’
Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”), best actress: Carey Mulligan Never Felt Like a ‘Proper Actor.’ Then Came ‘Maestro’: ‘I’m Going to Absolutely Do It All’
Billie Eilish (“Barbie”), original song: Billie Eilish Was Made for This: ‘Being a Woman Is Just a War, Forever’
Celine Song (“Past Lives”), original screenplay: ‘Past Lives’ Director Celine Song and Star Greta Lee Break Down the Film’s ‘Emotionally Challenging’ Ending: ‘It’s Meant to Be a Knife’
Emma Thomas (“Oppenheimer”), best picture: ‘Oppenheimer’ Producer Emma Thomas on the Biggest Misconceptions About Christopher Nolan and Why It’s the ‘Riskiest’ Film They’ve Made
Actors on Actors:
Emma Stone (“Poor Things”), best picture, and actress; Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”), best picture, actor, and original screenplay: ‘Jumping Off the Cliff Every Day’: Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper Spent Six Years Each on ‘Poor Things’ and ‘Maestro’
Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”), best actor: When Barbie Meets Oppenheimer: Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy Discuss Their Blockbuster Hits in Epic ‘Barbenheimer’ Conversation
Colman Domingo (“Rustin”), best actor: ‘Euphoria’ Stars Jacob Elordi and Colman Domingo Finally Break Big at the Movies: ‘I Feel the Most Free in My Career I Ever Have’
Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”) and Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”), supporting actor: Marvel Stars Assemble: Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo on ‘Oppenheimer,’ Going Naked in ‘Poor Things’ and Not Always Understanding MCU Dialogue
Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”), supporting actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Alden Ehrenreich’s Busy Year: ‘Fair Play’ Gender Roles, ‘The Idol’ Rumors and Waiting for ’30 Bigger Names’ to Audition First
Jeffrey Wright (“American Fiction”), best actor: Taraji P. Henson and Jeffrey Wright Bond Over Conquering All Genres: ‘If It Doesn’t Scare the S— Out of Me, I Don’t Want to Do It’
Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer”), supporting actress: Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt Reunite to Share ‘Devil Wears Prada’ Stories and Bond Over Christopher Nolan
Annette Bening (“Nyad”), best actress: Julianne Moore and Annette Bening Reunite to Discuss ‘Nyad’ Training,