There were many nominations in this year’s Oscars but only three came out on top. These nominations include “American Fiction,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” “Oppenheimer,” “Past Lives,” “Poor Things,” and “The Zone of Interest”. But ultimately the three movies that came out on top were “Oppenheimer,” “The Zone of Interest,” and “Poor Things”.
“Oppenheimer” received the most awards in 2024. “Oppenheimer” had a total of seven Oscars. “Oppenheimer” won the awards of Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture. For Best Actor, Cillian Murphy won the award, and for Best Director, Christopher Nolan.
The second movie, “Poor Things” was the second-best movie with the second most awards. “Poor Things” had a total of four Oscars. ”Poor Things” won the awards for Best Actress, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Costume Design. Emma Stone won Best Actress.
The third movie “The Zone of Interest” was the third-best movie with the third most awards. “The Zone of Interest” had a total of two Oscars. This movie won the awards for Best International Film and Best Sound. Jonathan Glazer won the best International Film and Tarn Willers for Best Sound.
Will Adams, a student here at Delta High School who likes to watch eye-catching movies like “Oppenheimer,” had a positive take on the movie. “It looked like a pretty interesting movie and it was good. It was interesting to see the process of them creating the bomb and how it happened,” said Adams.