The 96th Academy Awards held in 2024 marked history several actors and filmmakers celebrated their first-ever Oscar victories. From the seasoned director Wes Anderson to the talented actor Cillian Murphy and even the iconic Godzilla franchise, the night was filled with historic wins and groundbreaking achievements.??
Wes Anderson has been nominated for eight movies in the past. At the Oscars 2024, he finally won the award for 39-minute live-action short film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. Sadly, he was not present at the ceremony. Anderson?has previously been nominated for The Royal Tenenbaums (Best Original Screenplay)?Fantastic Mr. Fox (Best Animated Picture), Moonrise Kingdom (Best Original Screenplay), and Isle of Dogs (Best Animated Picture for). His most nominations came in 2014 for The Grand Budapest Hotel, with Anderson getting nods for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.
Cillian Murphy won his first-ever Oscar trophy at the 96th Academy Awards for Oppenheimer. This was also Murphy's first-ever nomination. He bagged the Best Actor in a Leading Role award. Others nominated in the list included?Bradley Cooper for?Maestro,?Colman Domingo for?Rustin, Paul Giamatti for?The Holdovers, and Jeffrey Wright for?American Fiction.
Nolan bagged not one but two trophies at Oscars 2024. He won Best Picture and Best Director for Oppenheimer. He has previously been nominated for 2000 film Memento (screenwriting), 2010 film Inception (best picture, screenwriting) and 2017 film Dunkirk (best picture, directing).??
After being nominated thrice,?Robert Downey Jr finally bagged an Academy Award. At Oscars 2024, the actor won?best supporting actor for Oppenheimer. He was previously been nominated for Best Actor in 1993 for Chaplin, and for Best Supporting Actor in 2009 for Tropic Thunder.
Godzilla Minus One became the first?Godzilla film ever to win an Oscar. The film won the award for Best Visual Effects.
"This is the first Oscar in Ukrainian history," said filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov as he accepted the Oscar 2024 award for Best Documentary Feature for 20 Days in Mariupol.
Justine Triet became the?female French filmmaker to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
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