Variety’s 17 Actors on Actors, Cover Stars Score 2024 Oscar Nominations

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Michaela Zee Variety is celebrating the 2024 Oscar nominees who have graced the magazine’s covers, participated in Actors on Actors and Directors on Directors, and spoken on the Awards Circuit podcast this season.

The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with “Oppenheimer,” “Poor Things,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Barbie” and “Maestro” among the best picture contenders.

Revisit Variety‘s best coverage and interviews with the nominees below. Variety covers: Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), best actress: Lily Gladstone on Welcoming ‘Flower Moon’ Criticism, Mollie’s Agency and Scorsese’s Limitations While Telling an Osage Story Christopher Nolan (“Oppenheimer”), best picture, director and adapted screenplay:Christopher Nolan on Turning ‘Oppenheimer’ Into a Near-$1 Billion Hit — And What’s Next Margot Robbie & LuckyChap (“Barbie”), best picture: Margot Robbie & LuckyChap’s Entertainment Empire: How They’re Thriving Off ‘Barbie,’ ‘Saltburn’ Shocks and ‘Being Original Every Time’ Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”), best actress: Carey Mulligan Never Felt Like a ‘Proper Actor.’ Then Came ‘Maestro’: ‘I’m Going to Absolutely Do It All’ Billie Eilish (“Barbie”), original song: Billie Eilish Was Made for This: ‘Being a Woman Is Just a War, Forever’ Celine Song (“Past Lives”), original screenplay: ‘Past Lives’ Director Celine Song and Star Greta Lee Break Down the Film’s ‘Emotionally Challenging’ Ending: ‘It’s Meant to Be a Knife’ Emma Thomas (“Oppenheimer”), best picture: ‘Oppenheimer’ Producer Emma Thomas on the Biggest Misconceptions About Christopher Nolan and Why It’s the ‘Riskiest’ Film They’ve Made Actors on Actors: Emma Stone (“Poor Things”), best picture and actress; Bradley.