8 Oscar nominations takeaways: Why Oppenheimer is the movie to beat in 2024

Here are our takeaways from Tuesday’s announcement of the 96th Oscar nominations.

The 96th edition of Oscar nominations came forth on Tuesday morning, and there was, of course, plenty to glean from the latest class of Academy Award nominees.

While Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster epic Oppenheimer scored a whopping 13 nominations, Greta Gerwig’s titanic comedy Barbie earned the biggest snubs of the morning in Best Director and Best Actress for Margot Robbie.

Of course, both films did get in Best Picture, as did plenty of other deserving titles. We’ve got takeaways from the full list of nominees, including some thoughts on why Oppenheimer is the favorite, why Barbie might’ve stumbled a bit and why you should pay attention to Poor Things.