Oscars 2024 Live Blog: Biggest moments from 96th Academy Awards and Oscar after parties

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LOS ANGELES -- "Oppenheimer," a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan.

The most closely watched contest of the Academy Awards went to Emma Stone, who won best best actress for her performance as Bella Baxter in "Poor Things." In what was seen as the night's most nail-biting category, Stone won over Lily Gladstone of "Killers of the Flower Moon." Gladstone would have become the first Native American to win an Academy Award.

Instead, Oscar voters couldn't resist the full-bodied extremes of Stone's "Poor Things" performance. The win for Stone, her second best actress Oscar following her 2017 win for "La La Land," confirmed the 35-year-old as arguably the preeminent big-screen actress of her generation.

Here are the most memorable moments from the 96th Academy Awards and the hottest Oscar after parties.

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Hayley FitzPatrick, Carson Blackwelder, Angeline Jane Bernabe, Shafiq Najib, and Mason Leibvia with "Good Morning America" contributed to this report.

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Mar 11, 2024, 2:27 AM GMT

'Oppenheimer' wins best picture

"Oppenheimer" has won the Oscar for best motion picture of the year.

"Oppenheimer" closed out the night with an Academy Award win in the Best Picture category during the 2024 Oscars.

"I think any of us who make movies know that you kind of dream of this moment," producer Emma Thomas said. "I could deny it, but I have been dreaming about this moment for so long, but it seemed so unlikely that it would ever actually happen, and now I'm standing here and everything's kind of gone out of my head."

"Oppenheimer" received 13 nominations. In addition to best picture, the film also won best actor in a leading role, best actor in a supporting role, best cinematography, best director, best film editing and best original score.

Thomas said director Christopher Nolan -- her husband -- was the reason the film became what it was, calling him "singular" and "brilliant," before giving a shoutout to their four children.

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Al Pacino presented the category in celebration of the 50th anniversary of "The Godfather Part II."

Other nominees in the category included "American Fiction," "Anatomy of a Fall," "Barbie," "The Holdovers," "Killers of the Flower Moon," "Maestro," "Past Lives," "Poor Things" and "The Zone of Interest."

Keep up with the full list of winners here.

Mar 11, 2024, 2:18 AM GMT

Emma Stone wins best actress

Emma Stone has won the Oscar for best performance by an actress in a leading role for their work in "Poor Things."

With a laugh and tears in her eyes, Stone went onstage and shared that her dress was ripped in the back and that she was losing her voice.

In her acceptance speech, Stone acknowledged her fellow nominees in the category.

"The women in this category -- Sandra, Annette, Carey, Lily -- I share this with you," she said. "I'm in awe of you. It's been such an honor to do all of this together. I hope we get to keep doing more together."

"The other night, I was panicking -- as you can see, happens a lot -- that maybe something like this could happen," she continued. "And Yorgos said to me, please take yourself out of it. And he was right. Because it's not about me. It's about a team that came together to make something greater than the sum of its parts. And that is the best part about making movies, is all of us together. And I am so deeply honored to share this with every cast member, with every crew member, with every single person who poured their love and their care and their brilliance into the making of this film."

Emma Stone won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in "Poor Things" at the 2024 Oscars.

Stone then thanked director Yorgos Lanthimos for giving her "the gift of a lifetime in Bella Baxter." She ended her speech by thanking her mom, her dad, her brother Spencer Stone, her husband Dave McCary and her daughter.

"I love you bigger than the whole sky, my girl," she said.

Stone also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA this awards season for her work in "Poor Things."

Before the Oscar was announced, each best actress nominee was honored by previous best actress winners including Michelle Yeoh, Sally Field, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Lange.

Other nominees in the category included Annette Bening for "Nyad," Lily Gladstone for "Killers of the Flower Moon," Sandra Hüller for "Anatomy of a Fall" and Carey Mulligan for "Maestro."

Born and raised in in Scottsdale, Arizona, she began acting as a child in a theater production of "The Wind in the Willows" in 2000.

Stone previously won best actress in 2017 for "La La Land."

Keep up with the full list of winners here.

Mar 11, 2024, 2:10 AM GMT

Christopher Nolan wins best director for 'Oppenheimer'

Christopher Nolan has won the Oscar for best achievement in directing for "Oppenheimer."

During his acceptance speech, Nolan thanked Universal Studios and the authors of the biography on which the movie is based, "American Prometheus," by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.

He also thanked all the cast members including Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh and Cillian Murphy, as well as his wife, "the incredible Emma Thomas ... producer of all our films, and all our children. I love you."

Christopher Nolan takes home the Oscar for Best Directing: 'Oppenheimer'

"Movies are just a little bit over 100 years old," he continued, adding, "We don't know where this incredible journey is going from here, but to know that you think that I'm a meaningful part of it, means the world to me. Thank you very much."

In addition to best director, Nolan was also nominated tonight for best adapted screenplay, which ultimately went to Cord Jefferson for "American Fiction."

This awards season, Nolan has won a Golden Globe for best director and BAFTAs for best director and best film.

Other nominees in the best director category at the 2024 Oscars included Justine Triet for "Anatomy of a Fall," Martin Scorsese for "Killers of the Flower Moon," Yorgos Lanthimos for "Poor Things" and Jonathan Glazer for "The Zone of Interest."

Keep up with the full list of winners here.