Oscars: 'Oppenheimer' Dominates, Snubs, Best Moments, Fashion and More!; How 'Curb' Got Lori Loughlin to Parody Herself; '3 Body Problem' Review

[View on web]( [New reader? Subscribe]( March 11, 2024 What's news: The 2024 awards season comes to a close with Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer reigning supreme at the Oscars. Kate Middleton has apologized for posting a manipulated image on social media. Dune: Part Two nears $400m at the global box office. Bradley Cooper made an appearance in Abbott Elementary. — [Abid Rahman]( Do you have THR's next big story? Confidentially share tips with us at [tips@thr.com](. 🏆 Oscars 2024 🏆 ►Oppy cleans up. Oppenheimer was named best picture at the 2024 Oscars, which were handed out Sunday. The film took a total of seven awards during the night: Christopher Nolan won best director, Cillian Murphy won best actor and Robert Downey Jr. won best supporting actor. The film also won awards for best cinematography, best original score and best film editing. In a surprise, Emma Stone won best actress for Poor Things, which also snapped up three crafts wins. [The winners.]( —Snubs, surprises and shutouts. Arguably the biggest surprise at the 2024 Oscars was Emma Stone pipping Lily Gladstone to best actress. Gladstone's film, Killers of the Flower Moon, ended up with zero wins despite 10 nominations. Also going home empty-handed was Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, which went into the evening with seven nominations. Another surprise occurred in the animated feature category, where Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron triumphed over predicted winner Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. [The snubs.]( —Spreading the love. Aside from Oppenheimer and Poor Things, the awards on Sunday night were largely spread around with wins for The Zone of Interest, American Fiction, Barbie and The Holdovers. [The winners by film.]( —"The streamers made a disappointing showing on Sunday." An awards season unlike any other — during which the first simultaneous strikes of actors and writers in Hollywood’s history largely prevented campaigning for months, but after which there was a deluge of it — came to an end Sunday night. THR's executive editor of awards coverage Scott Feinberg dissects the 2024 Oscars. [The analysis.]( Oscars Telecast Delivers Many Highlights (and a Few Lowlights) ►"Varied? Eclectic? Manic? All over the place? Busy?" In his review of the 2024 Oscars telecast, THR's chief TV critic [Dan Fienberg]( writes that Jimmy Kimmel held together a slightly manic ceremony featuring mostly predictable winners, a dazzling musical salute to Barbie's boy toy, and several presenters in fine form. [The review.]( —"Don't act like you had nothing to do with this." During his Oscars monologue, Kimmel ribbed all the nominees, but was also quick to call out the Academy for failing to nominate Greta Gerwig for Barbie. At the end of his monologue, Kimmel took a moment to address the IATSE contract negotiations and the possibility of an impending strike. He welcomed the below-the-line crew to the stage and told them onstage, "Know that in your upcoming negotiations we will stand with you." [The monologue.]( —Kenmageddon. The Kens reunion, Messi the dog’s surprise cameo, Kimmel calling out Trump and Al Pacino skipping announcing the best picture nominees, a lot went down on Sunday. THR has gathered together some of the night's biggest scene-stealers. [The most memorable moments.]( —What the cameras missed. A pro-Palestine protest, Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence celebrating backstage, and John Cena's semi-nude transformation are just some of the things that didn't make the broadcast during the 96th annual Academy Awards. [The missed moments.]( Glazer's Speech Becomes Battleground In Israel-Gaza Conflict ►"It was [a] little awkwardly phrased, but he’s clearly saying he refutes his Jewishness being hijacked. Not refuting his Jewishness." Jonathan Glazer's searing Oscars acceptance speech, in which The Zone of Interest filmmaker referenced the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict and said that he refuted his “Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation” has led to a fierce reaction on social media. The Brit filmmaker's comments, often wildly taken out of context and misrepresented, have been praised by supporters of a ceasefire but also slammed by pro-Israel and Jewish figures. [The story.]( —Protests. The 2024 Oscars began six minutes late on Sunday when pro-Palestine protesters stopped traffic en route to the ceremony, blocking attendees in their cars on Hollywood’s Highland Avenue. The demonstrators brought traffic at the intersection of Sunset and Highland to a complete standstill for more than 30 minutes, according to those caught in the disruption, causing some people to leave their vehicles and begin walking toward the event. [The story.]( —Ceasefire support. More than 400 members of the Hollywood entertainment industry signed a letter written to Joe Biden by Artists4Ceasefire, and on Sunday some celebrities showed their support for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war on the Oscars red carpet by wearing a pin from the same organization featuring an outstretched hand with a heart on it. Stars spotted wearing the Artists4Ceasefire red “Ceasefire” pins were Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, as well as Ava DuVernay and Poor Things actor Ramy Youssef. [The story.]( —Omissions. The In Memoriam segment of the Oscars paid a moving tribute to several stars and movie industry folk who have died over the last year — but, as ever, social media was quick to point out the more glaring omissions. The segment paid tributes to the likes of Matthew Perry, Ryan O’Neal, Tina Turner, Michael Gambon, Alan Arkin, Andre Braugher, Richard Lewis and Carl Weathers. However, actors Lance Reddick, Treat Williams, Ron Cephas Jones, Suzanne Somers, Ray Stevenson, and Burt Young were omitted from the main section. [The story.]( Best Dressed Stars at the Oscars ►Best till last. From America Ferrera in dazzling Versace to Colman Domingo in regal Louis Vuitton and Anya Taylor-Joy in heritage-inspired Dior, the red carpet's most outstanding looks were steeped in stunning details. [The looks.]( —More looks! Three hours prior to the 2024 Oscars telecast, the red carpet opened and unspooled high-wattage looks planned for weeks by star stylists and executed by iconic fashion and jewelry houses steeped in heritage and handcraft. [The looks.]( —Understanding the brief. The team behind Godzilla Minus One brought their beloved character with them to the Oscars. The group walked the red carpet in shoes adorned with Godzilla sculptures gripping the heels, and holding figurines of the fictional monster inside the theater. [The story.]( —Lovin' it! Some social media users on X have come for the red and yellow backdrop at Vanity Fair's 2024 Oscar Party, complaining that the colors remind them of the McDonald’s fast-food chain. Scores of stars walked the carpet at the magazine’s Academy Awards afterparty, one of the most exclusive invites in Hollywood. But instead of more restrained color palettes seen in recent years, this year’s Vanity Fair Oscar Party featured much more blaring hues that share the colors of McDonald’s fries packaging. [The story.]( Kate Middleton Apologizes for "Confusion" Over Photo ►"Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing." The U.K. Royal Family had tried to calm concern and battle conspiracy theories about the health of Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, with a photo shared by Kensington Palace on Sunday. That initial photo caused rampant speculation after it was pulled by four major photo agencies over it being "manipulated." On Monday, Kensington Palace issued an apology from the princess over the doctored image. [The story.]( How 'Curb' Got Lori Loughlin to Parody Herself ►"Larry is an uncancellable Blarney Stone. Maybe by rubbing Larry, it works for everyone else." THR's queen of chat [Jackie Strause]( spoke to Curb Your Enthusiasm executive producer Jeff Schaffer about the sixth episode of season 12 of the hit HBO comedy. Schaffer discusses Lori Loughlin coming on to the show to confront her post-college admissions scandal reputation in Hollywood. Warning: Spoilers! [The interview.]( —Hero. Bradley Cooper left the 2024 Oscars empty-handed on Sunday, but the actor got a moment to shine among the staff and students of one of TV’s biggest shows when he appeared on the episode of Abbott Elementary that immediately followed the ceremony. Cooper, whose passion project Maestro was nominated for seven Academy Awards but won none, took a self-deprecating turn in the cameo as himself on ABC's award-winning hit comedy. [The story.]( 'Kung Fu Panda 4' Lands Victorious $58.3M U.S. Opening ►Pandemonium. Kung Fu Panda 4 opened to a stellar $58.3m domestically this weekend, well ahead of expectations and a near-series best in a win for the family marketplace, as well as for DreamWorks Animation and parent company Universal. The only other Kung Fu Panda installment to open higher was the first one in 2008 with $62m, not adjusted for inflation. Heading in its second weekend, Dune: Part Two earned $46m, thanks in part to keen demand for higher-priced Imax and other premium large-format screens. Overseas, its foreign tally hit $210m after landing in China. The estimated global cume is $376.5m. [The box office report.]( —Promising. Dune: Part Two got off to a healthy start at China’s box office over the weekend, opening with a solid $20m, just a notch below the first film’s $21.9m debut in 2021. Denis Villeneuve’s artful sci-fi epic has fared far better than most recent Hollywood tentpoles in China, where local interest in U.S. filmmaking has plummeted in recent years. [The China box office report.]( —Let's-a-go! The Super Mario Bros Movie is getting a widely predicted sequel, Nintendo announced on Sunday. The film, set for release on April 3, 2026, will come almost exactly three years after the release of the original movie, which made $1.36b at the box office. Nintendo game director Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination’s Chris Meledandri announced the news during a Mario Day video, celebrated annually on March 10 (or, more aptly, Mar10). Co-directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic will return for the sequel. [The story.]( —Plagiarism claim. Alexander Payne's Oscar-nominated film The Holdovers has been drawn into a plagiarism case. According to Luca and Paddington 2 writer Simon Stephenson, the script has striking similarities to his unproduced screenplay for Frisco, about a cynical pediatrician who finds himself caring for a teenage patient over a period of days. The Holdovers writer David Hemingson was nominated for best original screenplay at the 2024 Oscars. [The story.]( TV Review: '3 Body Problem' ►"Errs on the side of accessibility." THR's chief TV critic [Dan Fienberg]( reviews Netflix's 3 Body Problem. David Benioff, D. B. Weiss and Alexander Woo bring Liu Cixin's Chinese novel to the streamer with a season of eight episodes, the first of which premiered at SXSW. [The review.]( —"A past ethical breach poisons it." Dan reviews Sarah Gibson's Stormy. This feature-length doc portrays the adult entertainer and filmmaker Stormy Daniels as she lives her life in the eye of a Donald Trump-shaped storm. [The review.]( —"Keeps you watching." THR's chief film critic [David Rooney]( reviews Cutter Hodierne's Cold Wallet. Raúl Castillo, Melonie Diaz, Tony Cavalero and Josh Brener star in Hodierne’s account of a Robin Hood heist and the crypto criminal playing mind games with his assailants. [The review.]( —"Intimate and emotionally involving." David reviews Marco Calvani's High Tide. Marco Pigossi stars as a Brazilian adrift in late-summer Provincetown in the writer-director's debut, which also features Marisa Tomei and Bill Irwin. [The review.]( —"Fatherhood with fatalities." David reviews Brian Crano and David Craig's I Don't Understand You. Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells play adoptive parents waiting for the mother of what they hope will be their child to give birth while they take an anniversary trip to Italy. 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