LOS ANGELES, Dec 21 (ZIZ): The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled the shortlists across ten categories for the upcoming 96th Academy Awards® in Los Angeles, CA. These categories encompass 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.
In the Documentary Feature Film category, fifteen films have emerged as contenders out of a pool of one hundred sixty-seven eligible entries. These selections were determined by the voting members of the Documentary Branch.
- “American Symphony”
- “Apolonia, Apolonia”
- “Beyond Utopia”
- “Bobi Wine: The People’s President”
- “Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy”
- “The Eternal Memory”
- “Four Daughters”
- “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project”
- “In the Rearview”
- “Stamped from the Beginning”
- “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
- “A Still Small Voice”
- “32 Sounds”
- “To Kill a Tiger”
- “20 Days in Mariupol”
Similarly, in the Documentary Short Film category, fifteen films were shortlisted from one hundred fourteen qualifying entries, chosen by the Documentary Branch members.
- “The ABCs of Book Banning”
- “The Barber of Little Rock”
- “Bear”
- “Between Earth & Sky”
- “Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games”
- “Camp Courage”
- “Deciding Vote”
- “How We Get Free”
- “If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis”
- “Island in Between”
- “The Last Repair Shop”
- “Last Song from Kabul”
- “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó”
- “Oasis”
- “Wings of Dust”
For the International Feature Film category, fifteen films have progressed to the next phase from a substantial pool of entries from 88 countries and regions. Academy members across branches were involved in the initial voting, ensuring a minimum viewing requirement, and the subsequent nominations round mandates all participants to view all 15 shortlisted films for voting eligibility.
- Armenia, “Amerikatsi”
- Bhutan, “The Monk and the Gun”
- Denmark, “The Promised Land”
- Finland, “Fallen Leaves”
- France, “The Taste of Things”
- Germany, “The Teachers’ Lounge”
- Iceland, “Godland”
- Italy, “Io Capitano”
- Japan, “Perfect Days”
- Mexico, “Totem”
- Morocco, “The Mother of All Lies”
- Spain, “Society of the Snow”
- Tunisia, “Four Daughters”
- Ukraine, “20 Days in Mariupol”
- United Kingdom, “The Zone of Interest”
Ten films have made the cut in the Makeup and Hairstyling category. Members of the Academy’s Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch will be engaged in viewing excerpts and interviews related to these films on January 14, 2024, to select the final five for Oscar® consideration.
- “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”
In the Original Score category, fifteen scores have advanced from a field of one hundred forty-eight eligible entries. The shortlist and eventual nominees will be decided by the Music Branch members.
- “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”
Likewise, the Original Song category comprises fifteen songs selected from ninety-four eligible entries, determined by the Music Branch members.
- “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”
In the Animated Short Film category, fifteen films have moved forward from ninety-three qualifying entries, decided by the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members.
- “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”
For the Live Action Short Film category, fifteen films were selected from one hundred eighty-seven qualifying entries. This year, all Academy branches had the opportunity to engage in the preliminary voting, contingent on meeting specific viewing criteria.
- “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”
Ten films have progressed in the Sound category. Eligible Sound Branch members will view excerpts from these films in various locations before nominating the final five for consideration.
- “Barbie”
- “The Creator”
- “Ferrari”
- “The Killer”
- “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- “Maestro”
- “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
- “Napoleon”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “The Zone of Interest”
In the Visual Effects category, ten films remain contenders after selection by the Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee. All Visual Effects Branch members will engage in viewing excerpts and artist interviews before nominating the final five.
- “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”
Nominations voting is scheduled between January 11 and January 16, 2024, with the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards set to be announced on January 23, 2024. The prestigious event itself will take place on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, broadcasted live on ABC and reaching audiences across more than 200 territories globally.
