Oscars 2024: Emma Stone starrer 'Poor Things' bags 11 nominations, Oppenheimer leads the race

After leading the race at Britain's BAFTA Film Awards, Yorgos Lanthimos' gothic fantasy 'Poor Things' has now bagged 11 nominations at the upcoming 96th Academy Awards. While Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer overtook the race with 13 nominations at the top, it is closely followed by the Emma Stone starrer. The two award-winning films are next followed by last year's highly-acclaimed film Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon'. Notably, the nominations for the Oscars 2024, considered among the world's most prestigious awards, were recently announced showing Oppenheimer, Barbie, Poor Things, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, and The Holdovers, among others in dominance.

Poor Things at the Academy Awards

Indeed an award-season favourite, Yorgos Lanthimose's Poor Things continues to deliver strong numbers at the box office and presently stands at an impressive $33 million in a global haul, taking Emma Stone as the new favourite in the Best Actress category at the award functions.

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Based on the Alasdair Gray novel of the same name, the film is said to be an updated take on the Frankenstein story. Poor Things shows how a brilliant scientist (played by Willem Dafoe) transplants a baby's brain into a recently deceased woman, Bella (played by Stone). The film further shows how the woman goes on to evolve from a toddler to a really smart woman who learns to dance, read, and think. It also features actor Mark Ruffalo in a prominent role.

Poor Things also won the Best Picture award at the 24th Golden Globes, followed by the Best Actress Award for Emma Stone.

Oscars nominations

Talking about the 96th Academy Awards, Oppenheimer and Poor Things bagged 13 and 11 nominations, respectively. Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon bagged 10 nominations at the Oscars. Another of last year's biggest box office hits, Barbie, also earned eight nominations.

Besides these, films like American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Maestro, The Holdovers, Past Lives, and The Zone of Interest have also made it to the Best Picture nominations.

The Oscars will take place on 10 March 2024 and will be hosted for the fourth time by Jimmy Kimmel.