The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 96th Academy Awards.
The shortlists were unveiled in the following categories: documentary feature film, documentary short film, international feature film, makeup and hairstyling, Music (original score), music (original song), animated short film, live-action short film, sound and visual effects.
Nominations voting run Jan. 11-16, with the official nom announcement set for Jan. 23.
The Oscars ceremony will be held March 10 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel is returning as host.
See the full shortlists below, along with the Academy’s comments on each category.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards. One hundred sixty-seven films were eligible in the category. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
American SymphonyApolonia, ApoloniaBeyond UtopiaBobi Wine: The People’s PresidentDesperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight CowboyThe Eternal MemoryFour DaughtersGoing to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni ProjectIn the RearviewStamped from the BeginningStill: A Michael J. Fox MovieA Still Small Voice32 SoundsTo Kill a Tiger20 Days in Mariupol
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Short Film category for the 96th Academy Awards. One hundred fourteen films qualified in the category. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
The ABCs of Book BanningThe Barber of Little RockBearBetween Earth & SkyBlack Girls Play: The Story of Hand GamesCamp CourageDeciding VoteHow We Get FreeIf Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare CrisisIsland in BetweenThe Last Repair ShopLast Song from KabulNǎi Nai & Wài PóOasisWings of Dust
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Fifteen films will advance to the next round of voting in the International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards. Films from 88 countries and regions were eligible in the category.
Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.
In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:
Armenia, AmerikatsiBhutan, The Monk and the GunDenmark, The Promised LandFinland, Fallen LeavesFrance, The Taste of ThingsGermany, The Teachers’ LoungeIceland, GodlandItaly, Io CapitanoJapan, Perfect DaysMexico, TotemMorocco, The Mother of All LiesSpain, Society of the SnowTunisia, Four DaughtersUkraine, 20 Days in MariupolUnited Kingdom, The Zone of Interest
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Ten films will advance in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 96th Academy Awards. All members of the Academy’s Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch will be invited to view excerpts and interviews with the artists from each of the shortlisted films on Sunday, January 14, 2024. Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar® consideration.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“Beau Is Afraid”“Ferrari”“Golda”“Killers of the Flower Moon”“The Last Voyage of the Demeter”“Maestro”“Napoleon”“Oppenheimer”“Poor Things”“Society of the Snow”
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Fifteen scores will advance in the Original Score category for the 96th Academy Awards. One hundred forty-eight scores were eligible in the category. Members of the Music Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The scores, listed in alphabetical order by film title, are:
“American Fiction”“American Symphony”“Barbie”“The Boy and the Heron”“The Color Purple”“Elemental”“The Holdovers”“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”“Killers of the Flower Moon”“Oppenheimer”“Poor Things”“Saltburn”“Society of the Snow”“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”“The Zone of Interest”
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
Fifteen songs will advance in the Original Song category for the 96th Academy Awards. Ninety-four songs were eligible in the category. Members of the Music Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
“It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony”“Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven)” from “Asteroid City”“Dance The Night” from “Barbie”“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”“Keep It Movin’” from “The Color Purple”“Superpower (I)” from “The Color Purple”“The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot”“High Life” from “Flora and Son”“Meet In The Middle” from “Flora and Son”“Can’t Catch Me Now” from “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”“Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon”“Quiet Eyes” from “Past Lives”“Road To Freedom” from “Rustin”“Am I Dreaming” from “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the Animated Short Film category for the 96th Academy Awards. Ninety-three films qualified in the category. Members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“Boom”“Eeva”“Humo (Smoke)”“I’m Hip”“A Kind of Testament”“Koerkorter (Dog Apartment)”“Letter to a Pig”“Ninety-Five Senses”“Once upon a Studio”“Our Uniform”“Pachyderme”“Pete”“27”“War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”“Wild Summon”
LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance in this category. One hundred eighty-seven films qualified in the category. For the first time, Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.
In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“The After”“The Anne Frank Gift Shop”“An Avocado Pit”“Bienvenidos a Los Angeles”“Dead Cat”“Good Boy”“Invincible”“Invisible Border”“Knight of Fortune”“The One Note Man”“Red, White and Blue”“The Shepherd”“Strange Way of Life”“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”“Yellow”
SOUND
Ten films will advance in this category. All eligible members of the Sound Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees. Academy members will be invited to view excerpts from each of the shortlisted films beginning Thursday, January 11, 2024, in the San Francisco Bay area, followed by London, Los Angeles and New York. Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“Barbie”“The Creator”“Ferrari”“The Killer”“Killers of the Flower Moon”“Maestro”“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”“Napoleon”“Oppenheimer”“The Zone of Interest”
VISUAL EFFECTS
Ten films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 96th Academy Awards. The Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the shortlist. All members of the Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view excerpts and interviews with the artists from each of the shortlisted films on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“The Creator”“Godzilla Minus One”“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”“Napoleon”“Poor Things”“Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire”“Society of the Snow”“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
