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  • Jeff Beck

The Winners of the 96th Annual Academy Awards



The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has just finished announcing their annual Oscar winners for 2023, and as should come as absolutely no surprise at this point, it was Christopher Nolan's epic biopic that dominated the evening with an impressive seven wins, including Best Picture, Director, Actor (Cillian Murphy), and Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.). Poor Things followed in second with four, including Best Actress (Emma Stone). Please see below for a list of tonight's winners.


Best Picture: Oppenheimer

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

Best Actress: Emma Stone, Poor Things

Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer

Best Supporting Actress: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Adapted Screenplay: Cord Jefferson, American Fiction

Best Film Editing: Oppenheimer

Best Cinematography: Oppenheimer

Best Production Design: Poor Things

Best Costume Design: Poor Things

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Poor Things

Best Original Score: Oppenheimer

Best Original Song: "What Was I Made For?", Barbie

Best Sound: The Zone of Interest

Best Visual Effects: Godzilla Minus One

Best Animated Feature: The Boy and the Heron

Best Documentary Feature: 20 Days in Mariupol

Best International Film: The Zone of Interest

Best Live Action Short: The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar

Best Animated Short: War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

Best Documentary Short: The Last Repair Shop


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