How many Oscars is ‘Oppenheimer’ nominated for and what is the film with the most nominations in history?
The film by Christopher Nolan is nominated for 13 statuettes, including Best Picture and Best Director at the 2024 Oscars, over half the awards going.
The film ‘Oppenheimer’, directed by Christopher Nolan, has received 13 Oscar nominations. It’s the movie with the most nominations in this year’s awards edition and it marks a milestone for the London-based director, as it’s the first time he’s contending for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. In total this year there are 24 categories.
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Additionally, it has broken his personal record, surpassing ‘The Dark Knight’ (2008), ‘Inception’ (2010), and ‘Dunkirk’ (2017), all of which had eight nominations each.
All the nominations for ‘Oppenheimer’ at the Oscars include:
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Christopher Nolan)
- Best Leading Actor (Cillian Murphy)
- Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.)
- Best Supporting Actress (Emily Blunt)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Christopher Nolan)
- Best Editing (Jennifer Lame)
- Best Cinematography (Hoyte van Hoytema)
- Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
- Best Production Design (Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman)
- Best Costume Design (Ellen Mirojnick)
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Luisa Abel)
- Best Sound (Willie D. Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo, Kevin O’Connell).
What are the most nominated movies in Oscar history?
Regarding the most nominated film in the history of the Academy Awards, three titles share the honor of having 14 nominations each:
- ‘All About Eve’ (1950)
- ‘Titanic’ (1997)
- ‘La La Land’ (2016).
Nolan’s nominated and awarded films at the Oscars
Nolan has been nominated twice for Best Director, including ‘Oppenheimer’. The first nomination came for ‘Dunkirk’ at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018. He also received two nominations for Best Picture for ‘Inception’ and ‘Dunkirk’. Additionally, he was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002 for ‘Memento’ and in 2011 for ‘Inception’. All the films Nolan has been involved in have received 49 nominations and have only received 11 Academy Awards.