As many had predicted, the 96th Academy Awards was Christopher Nolan's night as <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2024/03/10/live-oscars-2024/" target="_blank"><i>Oppenheimer </i>scooped seven Oscars</a>. The British-American filmmaker's acclaimed movie about the creation of the atom bomb during the Second World War won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr and Best Actor for star Cillian Murphy, who becomes the first Irish-born winner of the award. The film, which had 13 nominations, also collected Best Original Score, Best Editing and Best Cinematography. As he accepted his first Best Director award, Nolan said: “Thank you to those who have been there for me, believed in me for my whole career. “Movies are just over 100 years old … we don't know where this incredible journey is going from here, but to think that I'm a meaningful part of it means the world to me. Thank you very much.” <i>Oppenheimer </i>was not the only multiple winner of the night. <i>Poor Things</i>, directed by Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, collected four awards, including Best Actress for Emma Stone, the second time she has taken the honour. “Thank you for the gift of a lifetime,” said Stone. <i>Poor Things</i> also won Best Production Design, Best Make-up and Best Costume Design. Egyptian-French filmmaker<a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2024/03/11/arthur-harari-anatomy-of-a-fall-oscars-win-egypt/" target="_blank"> Arthur Harari, </a>meanwhile, won Best Original Screenplay along with his creative partner and wife Justine Triet. But as much as there was to celebrate in Los Angeles, the continuing tragedy in <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/palestine-israel/2024/03/11/live-israel-gaza-war-ramadan-al-aqsa/" target="_blank">Gaza</a> was not forgotten throughout the night, with many stars including Ramy Youssef and Mahershala Ali <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/palestine-israel/2024/03/11/oscars-2024-celebrities-gaza-palestine-ceasefire/" target="_blank">wearing Gaza ceasefire pins on their lapels</a>. The Israel-Gaza War was also alluded to during acceptance speeches, with Murphy dedicating his award to the world's “peacemakers” and English director Jonathan Glazer <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2024/03/11/jonathan-glazer-zone-of-interest-oscars-gaza/" target="_blank">tying his film <i>The Zone of Interest</i> directly to the current conflict</a>. There were numerous major moments, including Downey Jr's first win, but a number of potential history-making awards did not come to pass. Kaouther Ben Hania did not win Best Documentary for <i>Four Daughters</i>, which would have made her the first Arab woman to win an Academy Award. And Lily Gladstone failed to win Best Actress, which would have made her the first indigenous woman to do so. Here is the full list of winners from the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2024/03/08/oscars-2024-watch-uae/" target="_blank">2024 Academy Awards</a>: <b>WINNER: </b><i>Oppenheimer</i> <i>American Fiction</i> <i>Anatomy of a Fall</i> <i>Barbie</i> <i>The Holdovers</i> <i>Killers of the Flower Moon</i> <i>Maestro</i> <i>Past Lives</i> <i>Poor Things</i> <i>The Zone of Interest</i> <b>WINNER:</b> Christopher Nolan, <i>Oppenheimer</i> Jonathan Glazer,<i> The Zone of Interest</i> Yorgos Lanthimos,<i> Poor Things</i> Martin Scorsese, <i>Killers of the Flower Moon</i> Justine Triet, <i>Anatomy of a Fall</i> <b>WINNER: </b>Cillian Murphy, <i>Oppenheimer</i> Bradley Cooper, <i>Maestro</i> Colman Domingo, <i>Rustin</i> Paul Giamatti, <i>The Holdovers</i> Jeffrey Wright, <i>American Fiction</i> <b>WINNER:</b> Emma Stone, <i>Poor Things</i> Lily Gladstone, <i>Killers of the Flower Moon</i> Sandra Huller, <i>Anatomy of a Fall</i> Carey Mulligan, <i>Maestro</i> Annette Bening, <i>Nyad</i> <b>WINNER: </b>Robert Downey Jr, <i>Oppenheimer</i> Robert De Niro, <i>Killers of the Flower Moon</i> Sterling K Brown, <i>American Fiction</i> Ryan Gosling, <i>Barbie</i> Mark Ruffalo, <i>Poor Things</i> <b>WINNER:</b> Da’Vine Joy Randolph<i>, The Holdovers</i> Emily Blunt, <i>Oppenheimer</i> Jodie Foster, <i>Nyad</i> Danielle Brooks, <i>The Color Purple</i> America Ferrara, <i>Barbie</i> <b>WINNER: </b>Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, <i>Anatomy of a Fall</i> David Hemingson, <i>The Holdovers</i> Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer,<i> Maestro</i> Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, <i>May December</i> Celine Song, <i>Past Lives</i> <b>WINNER:</b> Cord Jefferson, <i>American Fiction</i> Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, <i>Barbie</i> Christopher Nolan, <i>Oppenheimer</i> Tony McNamara<i>, Poor Things</i> Jonathan Glazer,<i> Zone of Interest</i> <b>WINNER: </b><i>The Boy and the Heron</i> <i>Elemental</i> <i>Nimona</i> <i>Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse</i> <i>Robot Dreams</i> <b>WINNER:</b><i> War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko</i> <i>Letter to a Pig</i> <i>Ninety-Five Senses</i> <i>Our Uniform</i> <i>Pachyderme</i> <b>WINNER:</b><i> Poor Things</i> <i>Barbie</i> <i>Killers of the Flower Moon</i> <i>Napoleon</i> <i>Oppenheimer</i> <b>WINNER: </b>Hoyte van Hoytema, <i>Oppenheimer</i> Edward Lachman,<i> El Conde</i> Rodrigo Prieto,<i> Killers of the Flower Moon</i> Matthew Libatique, <i>Maestro</i> Robbie Ryan<i>, Poor Things</i> <b>WINNER:</b><i> Oppenheimer</i> <i>Anatomy of a Fall</i> <i>The Holdovers</i> <i>Killers of The Flower Moon</i> <i>Poor Things</i> <b>WINNER:</b><i> Poor Things</i> <i>Barbie</i> <i>Killers of the Flower Moon</i> <i>Napoleon</i> <i>Oppenheimer</i> <b>WINNER: </b><i>The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar</i> <i>The After</i> <i>Invincible</i> <i>Knight of Fortune</i> <i>Red, White and Blue</i> <b>WINNER: </b><i>What Was I Made For?, Barbie</i> <i>The Fire Inside, Flamin' Hot</i> <i>I'm Just Ken, Barbie</i> <i>It Never Went Away, American Symphony</i> <i>Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People), Killers of the Flower Moon</i> <b>WINNER: </b><i>Oppenheimer</i> <i>American Fiction</i> <i>Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny</i> <i>Killers of the Flower Moon</i> <i>Poor Things</i> <b>WINNER</b><i>: 20 Days in Mariupol</i> <i>Four Daughters</i> <i>The Eternal Memory</i> <i>Bobi Wine: The People's President</i> <i>To Kill a Tiger</i> <b>WINNER:</b><i> The Last Repair Shop</i> <i>The ABCs of Book Banning</i> <i>The Barber of Little Rock</i> <i>Island in Between</i> <i>Nai Nai & Wai Po</i> <b>WINNER:</b><i> The Zone of Interest</i> <i>Io Capitano</i> <i>Perfect Days</i> <i>Society of The Snow</i> <i>The Teachers' Lounge</i> <b>WINNER: </b><i>The Zone of Interest</i> <i>The Creator</i> <i>Maestro</i> <i>Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One</i> <i>Oppenheimer</i> <b>WINNER:</b><i> Godzilla Minus One</i> <i>The Creator</i> <i>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3</i> <i>Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One</i> <i>Napoleon</i> <b>WINNER: </b><i>Poor Things</i> <i>Golda</i> <i>Maestro</i> <i>Oppenheimer</i> <i>Society of the Snow</i>