Alexa Juliana Ard Pamela Avila
It's a wrap for the 2024 awards show season. Revisit the best moments from the 96th Academy Awards on March 10, 2024, starting with Robert Downey Jr. giving his Oscar trophy a smooch.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYCillian Murphy accepts the award for best actor in a leading role for his role in "Oppenheimer."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYCillian Murphy kisses his wife Yvonne McGuinness as he heads to the stage to accept the award for best actor.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYRyan Gosling performs "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" with Slash and Mark Ronson during the 2024 Oscars.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYEmma Stone accepts the award for best actress in a leading role for her role in "Poor Things."
Jack Gruber/USA TODAYDa'Vine Joy Randolph, winner of best supporting actress for "The Holdovers," poses backstage with her trophy.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY(L-R) Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov and Michelle Mizner, winners of best documentary feature film for "20 Days in Mariupol," pose backstage at the 96th Oscars.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYCynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande present the award for best original score during the 96th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles on March 10, 2024.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAY(L-R) Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish, winners of Best Original Song award for "What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie."
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYRyan Gosling performs "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYAl Pacino backstage at the 96th Oscars, where he presented best picture to "Oppenheimer."
Richard Harbaugh, AMPAS Via USA TODAYEmma Thomas and Christopher Nolan accept the award for best motion picture for "Oppenheimer" as Florence Pugh, from left, Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr. stand on stage.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYEmma Thomas accepts the award for best motion picture for "Oppenheimer" along with cast and crew members.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYEmma Thomas accept the award for best motion picture for "Oppenheimer."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYCillian Murphy hugs Emma Thomas as she and Christopher Nolan head to the stage to accept the award for best motion picture for "Oppenheimer."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYAl Pacino presents the award for best motion picture.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYBest actress winner Emma Stone ("Poor Things") is congratulated backstage by previous category winners Jessica Lange, Michelle Yeoh, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lawrence and Sally Field.
Richard Harbaugh, AMPAS Via USA TODAYEmma Stone walks off stage after winning the award for best actress in a leading role for her role in "Poor Things" with Jennifer Lawrence, left, and Charlize Theron, right during the 96th Oscars.
Jack Gruber/USA TODAYEmma Stone holds her dress as she walks of stage after accepting the award for best actress.
Jack Gruber/USA TODAYEmma Stone accepts an award on stage with Sally Field, Jennifer Lawrence and Michelle Yeoh during the 96th Oscars.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYFinneas O'Connell and a jubilant Billie Eilish celebrate their best original song win backstage with "Wicked" stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
Al Seib, AMPAS Via USA TODAYFinneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish pose backstage with their matching Oscar trophies.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYThree best actor winners, Matthew McConaughey, Nicolas Cage and Brendan Fraser, assemble backstage.
Al Seib, AMPAS Via USA TODAYChristopher Nolan accepts the award for achievement in directing for "Oppenheimer."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYSteven Spielberg presents the award for achievement in directing.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYA thrilled Cillian Murphy heads backstage after winning best actor for "Oppenheimer."
Richard Harbaugh, AMPAS Via USA TODAYCillian Murphy hugs Robert Downey Jr. as he heads to the stage to accept the award for best actor in a leading role for his work in "Oppenheimer."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYCillian Murphy hugs Emily Blunt as he heads to the stage to accept the award for best actor.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYNicolas Cage, Matthew McConaughey, Brendan Fraser, Ben Kingsley and Forest Whitaker present the award for best actor in a leading role at the Oscars.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYRobert Downey Jr. poses with his first Oscar on March 10, 2024.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY(L-R) Mahershala Ali, Christoph Waltz, Tim Robbins, Robert Downey Jr., Ke Huy Quan and Sam Rockwell at the 96th Oscars.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYBen Proudfoot, Porche Brinker and Kris Bowers backstage with their award for best documentary short film for "The Last Repair Shop."
Al Seib, AMPAS Via USA TODAYLudwig Göransson accepts the award for best original score for "Oppenheimer."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYChristopher Nolan congratulates Ludwig Göransson as he walks to the stage to accept the award for best original score for "Oppenheimer."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAY(L-R) Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn, winners of best sound for "The Zone of Interest," pose backstage.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYFinneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish accept the award for best original song for "What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYMargot Robbie hugs Finneas O'Connell and Greta Gerwig hugs Billie Eilish as they walk to the stage to accept the award for best original song for "What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYRyan Gosling performs at the Oscars.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYRyan Gosling performs with Slash at the Oscars.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAY(L-R) Masaki Takahashi, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya and Tatsuji Nojima, winners of best visual effects for "Godzilla Minus One," pose backstage.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYWinner of best visual effects for "Godzilla Minus One" pose backstage.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYJennifer Lame, winner of best film editing for "Oppenheimer," poses backstage at the 2024 Oscars.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYBecky G performs "The Fire Inside" from "Flamin' Hot."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYZendaya presents the award for achievement in cinematography.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHoyte van Hoytema accepts the award for achievement in cinematography for "Oppenheimer."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYChristopher Nolan congratulates Hoyte van Hoytema as he walks to the stage to accept the award for achievement in cinematography for "Oppenheimer."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYMstyslav Chernov accepts the award for best documentary feature film for "20 Days in Mariupol."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYKris Bowers, left and Ben Proudfoot accept the award for best documentary short film for "The Last Repair Shop."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJimmy Kimmel drinks a miniature bottle of tequila Don Julio 1942.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJon Batiste performs "It Never Went Away" from "American Symphony."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYColman Domingo and Guillermo Rodriguez during the 2024 Oscars.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJon Batiste performs "It Never Went Away" from "American Symphony" during the 96th Oscars.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYKate McKinnon and America Ferrera present the award for best documentary feature film.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYChristopher Nolan congratulates Jennifer Lame as she heads to the stage to accept the award for achievement in film editing for "Oppenheimer."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJennifer Lame poses backstage with Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger after winning film editing for "Oppenheimer."
Richard Harbaugh, AMPAS Via USA TODAYJennifer Lame accepts the award for achievement in film editing for "Oppenheimer."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYMasaki Takahashi, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya and Tatsuji Nojima accept the award for achievement in visual effects for "Godzilla Minus One."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYArnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito present the award for achievement in visual effects.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYArnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito appear together onstage.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYRobert Downey Jr. accepts the award for best actor in a supporting role for his role in "Oppenheimer."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYRobert Downey Jr. accepts the award for best actor in a supporting role for his role in "Oppenheimer."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYSam Rockwell, Tim Robbins, Ke Huy Quan, Christoph Waltz and Mahershala Ali present the award for best actor in a supporting role.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYCord Jefferson accepts the award for best adapted screenplay for "American Fiction" backstage at the 96th Academy Awards.
Richard Harbaugh-AMPAS Via USA TODAYStars of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer," Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling, speak on stage during the 96th Academy Awards.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYEmma Stone reacts from the audience during the 2024 Oscars.
Jack Gruber, Jack Gruber-USA TODAYDwayne Johnson and Bad Bunny present the award for best international feature film.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYScott George and the Osage Singers perform "Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" from "Killers of the Flower Moon."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYShona Heath and James Price, winners of best production design for “Poor Things,” share a laugh backstage after their win.
Richard Harbaugh, AMPAS Via USA TODAYJimmy Kimmel and a robed John Cena backstage at the 96th Oscars, where Cena presented best costume design seemingly in the nude.
Richard Harbaugh, AMPAS Via USA TODAYHolly Waddington heads backstage with her costume design Oscar as John Cena recovers from his stage moment with an amused Dwayne Johnson.
Richard Harbaugh, AMPAS Via USA TODAYHolly Waddington accepts the award for achievement in costume design for "Poor Things."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJohn Cena, right, presents the award for achievement in costume design along with Jimmy Kimmel.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJohn Cena, naked, presents the award for achievement in costume design.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJohn Cena, left, presents the award for achievement in costume design along with Jimmy Kimmel.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJohn Cena waits backstage at the 96th Oscars, minus the strategically placed envelope with the winner's name.
Richard Harbaugh, AMPAS Via USA TODAYMark Coulier, from left, Nadia Stacey and Josh Weston accept the award for achievement in makeup and hairstyling for "Poor Things."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYMichael Keaton and Catherine O’Hara present the award for achievement in makeup and hairstyling.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJames Price and Shona Heath accept the award for achievement in production design for "Poor Things."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYBillie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell perform “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie” during the 96th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles on March 10, 2024.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYBillie Eilish performs "What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie" at the Oscars on March 10, 2024.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYBillie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell perform onstage.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYDirector Cord Jefferson accepts the award for best adapted screenplay for "American Fiction."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYArthur Harari and Justine Triet accept the award for best original screenplay for "Anatomy of a Fall."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYOctavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy present the award for best original screenplay.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYChris Hemsworth and Anya Taylor-Joy presented the award for best animated short film before presenting best animated feature film, which went to "The Boy & the Heron."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYDave Mullins and Brad Booker (with Sean Lennon, center) hoist their trophies backstage for best animated short film for "WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko." Lennon gave a shout-out to mom Yoko Ono from the stage.
Richard Harbaugh, AMPAS Via USA TODAYBrad Booker, from left, Dave Mullins, and Sean Ono Lennon accept the award for best animated short film for "WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko."
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYDa'Vine Joy Randolph walks backstage clutching her award for best supporting actress for "The Holdovers."
Richard Harbaugh, AMPAS Via USA TODAYDa'Vine Joy Randolph accepts the award for best actress in a supporting role for her role in "The Holdovers" during the 96th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles on March 10, 2024.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYDa'Vine Joy Randolph accepts the award for best actress in a supporting role for her role in "The Holdovers," handed to her by Jamie Lee Curtis.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYPrevious supporting actor winners Lupita Nyong'o and Jamie Lee Curtis chat backstage at the Oscars.
Al Seib, AMPAS Via USA TODAYMary Steenburgen, Lupita Nyong’o, Jamie Lee Curtis, Rita Moreno and Regina King present the award for best actress in a supporting role during the 2024 Oscars.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYMartin Scorsese is seen in the audience.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYLily Gladstone claps in the audience during the 2024 Oscars.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAY"Barbie" co-stars Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie hold hands during the 2024 Oscars at the Dolby Theatre.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJimmy Kimmel delivers the opening monologue.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJimmy Kimmel delivers the opening monologue during the 96th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles on March 10, 2024.
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