Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’ film Poor Things has received Oscar nominations in eleven categories. In addition, the filmmaker himself has been nominated for Best Director, putting him in competition with Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese.
The 2024 Oscar nominations were announced today with Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, a film celebrating female liberty and equality through protagonist Bella Baxter, played by Emma Stone. Its Oscar nominations include Best Picture, Best Actress (Stone), Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Best Director (Lanthimos), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Production Design, and Makeup and Hairstyling.
Yorgos Lanthimos will now be in contest with Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer, Jonathan Glazer for The Zone of Interest, Martin Scorsese for Killers of the Flower Moon, and Justine Triet for Anatomy of a Fall.
Poor Things sees Stone playing a young woman, Bella Baxter, who goes on a journey of self-discovery and sexual awakening as she travels the world.
Adapted from Alistair Gray’s eponymous novel and scripted by Tony McNamara, the Greek director presents a fresh take on the Frankenstein myth. Poor Things serves as a provocative commentary on topics such as sexual freedom, class disparities, individual and societal self-determination, desire, and love.
The film stormed to victory earlier this month with two Golden Globe wins, taking home the award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, along with Emma Stone bagging the Best Actress Wward. The Greek director celebrated his win by giving a shoutout to Bruce Springsteen, who was in the audience.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Films have been Nominated for Oscars Before
Three of Yorgos Lanthimos’ films have been nominated for Oscars before, and the director has won and been nominated for various other industry awards, too.
His film The Favourite received two Oscar nominations in 2019, one for the Best Motion Picture of the Year category and the other for the Best Director category, while the Greek director’s movie The Lobster was nominated for best original screenplay in 2017.
Yorgos Lanthimos also received a nomination for Best Director for The Favourite at the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards in 2018.
His work has also triumphed at the Baftas, with The Favourite taking home the outstanding British film of the year award in 2019. Furthermore, it was nominated for Baftas under the categories of Best Film and the David Lean award for Best Direction.
Poor Things is nominated under the Best Film category and the Outstanding British Film of the Year category for the Baftas this February, too.
Here is the complete list of Oscar nominations for each category:
Best picture
“American Fiction”
“Anatomy of a Fall”
“Barbie”
“The Holdovers”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Maestro”
“Oppenheimer”
“Past Lives”
“Poor Things”
“The Zone of Interest”
Best actor
Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”
Colman Domingo, “Rustin”
Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”
Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”
Best actress
Annette Bening, “Nyad”
Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall”
Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”
Emma Stone, “Poor Things”
Best supporting actor
Sterling K. Brown, “American Fiction”
Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”
Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”
Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things”
Best supporting actress
Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”
Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple”
America Ferrera, “Barbie”
Jodie Foster, “Nyad”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
Best director
Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall”
International feature film
“Io Capitano,” Italy
“Perfect Days,” Japan
“Society of the Snow,” Spain
“The Teachers’ Lounge,” Germany
“The Zone of Interest,” United Kingdom
Animated feature film
“The Boy and the Heron”
“Elemental”
“Nimona”
“Robot Dreams”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Adapted screenplay
“American Fiction”
“Barbie”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
“The Zone of Interest”
Original screenplay
“Anatomy of a Fall”
“The Holdovers”
“Maestro”
“May December”
“Past Lives”
Visual effects
“The Creator”
“Godzilla Minus One”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
“Napoleon”
Original score
“American Fiction”
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
Original song
“It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony”
“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
“The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot”
“Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Documentary feature film
“20 Days in Mariupol”
“Bobi Wine: The People’s President”
“The Eternal Memory”
“Four Daughters”
“To Kill a Tiger”
Cinematography
“El Conde”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Maestro”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
Costume design
“Barbie”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Napoleon”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
Animated short film
“Letter to a Pig”
“Ninety-Five Senses”
“Our Uniform”
“Pachyderme”
“War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”
Live action short film
“The After”
“Invincible”
“Knight of Fortune”
“Red, White and Blue”
“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”
Documentary short film
“The ABCs of Book Banning”
“The Barber of Little Rock”
“Island in Between”
“The Last Repair Shop”
“Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó”
Film editing
“Anatomy of a Fall”
“The Holdovers”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
Sound
“The Creator”
“Maestro”
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
“Oppenheimer”
“The Zone of Interest”
Production design
“Barbie”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Napoleon”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
Makeup and hairstyling
“Golda”
“Maestro”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
“Society of the Snow”
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