Oscar Nominations 2024: 8 Ups & 9 Downs

1. Oppenheimer's Dominance Signals A Predictable Oscar Season

As expected, Oppenheimer ended up the most-nominated movie this year, scooping an impressive 13 nods. Yet the flip-side of this is also that it positions the film to sweep its way through a likely incredibly predictable Oscar season.

When you consider that Killers of the Flower Moon's Best Picture and Best Director chances took a huge hit by missing out on Best Adapted Screenplay, it seems highly likely that Oppenheimer takes both awards without much of a contest.

With more than six weeks left until the Oscars are held, it's starting to feel like a bit of a foregone conclusion, while the more exciting Oscar races at least have two majorly viable films jostling for the biggest awards.

Sure, Poor Things could make a surge into second place, but given that film's out-there nature and how near-universally beloved Oppenheimer is, it seems like we're in for a rather dull - if certainly deserving - end to this year's Oscar season.

The Academy could do themselves a huge favour by moving the Oscars back into February next year, because dragging this circus into March has the tendency to make it a huge slog.

So, now that our complaining's (mostly) out of the way, here's what this year's slate of nominees actually got right...