By Jessica Wedemeyer
4:06pm PST, Jan 24, 2024
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Join us as we look back at how the stars reacted to their 2024 Oscar nominations, starting with this iconic actress, who already has two Academy Awards to her name…
"Wowza! I couldn't be more proud and thrilled for our foursome today. Hooting alongside Annette [Bening] (my partner in crime) and Diana [Nyad] and Bonnie [Stoll] who inspired it all. This definitely beats swimming in shark infested water!" –Jodie Foster, Best Supporting Actress, "Nyad"
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"11 nominations for 'Poor Things' feels like a surreal dream. I am beyond grateful to the Academy for including me as both an actress and producer among this group of exceptional nominees and for recognizing our film in so many categories. Congratulations to Mark, Tony, Robbie, Holly, Blackfish, Nadia and Mark, Jerskin, Shona, James, Szusza, Andrew, Ed, and the captain of our ship, Yorgos Lanthimos, on their nominations, as well as Searchlight Pictures and all of those in front of and behind the camera who brought this film to life. The team of artists who contributed to 'Poor Things' gave it everything and I am forever thankful for the opportunity to play Bella and see the world through her eyes. She has shown me that life is so much more than just sugar and violence. And to Lily [Gladstone], Carey [Mulligan], Sandra [Voyter] and Annette [Bening], it's the biggest honor just to be in your company." —Emma Stone, Best Lead Actress and Best Picture for "Poor Things"
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"We are all so grateful to be recognized alongside all of these incredible works of art this year. And the performances from every actor who I so admire. Thank you to Jamie, Alex and Nina Bernstein for allowing their parents' story to be out there in the world and thank you to the Academy. We are very honored to be included." —Bradley Cooper, Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Lead Actor for "Maestro"
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"We are so incredibly honored to receive a nomination for 'What Was I Made For?' As lifelong fans of film, music in film and the Academy Awards, this means everything to us. We are so grateful to the Academy, its members, and to be recognized alongside so many songwriters that we respect and admire. Our deepest gratitude and thanks go out to the incomparable Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach for their genius vision and execution, the entire 'Barbie' cast and crew, Lucky Chap Entertainment and the Warner Bros. Pictures team. Thank you to Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt for weaving our song into the fabric and heart of this film so well. And a special shout out to Margot Robbie for her incredible foresight as a producer and brilliant performance that resonated with us so profoundly when writing this song. We are truly honored. Thank you." –Billie Eilish and Finneas, Best Original Song, "What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie"
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"I'm thrilled and over the moon with excitement to be nominated for an Academy Award alongside my partner in the film 'Nyad,' Jodie Foster. Onward!!!" –Annette Bening, Best Lead Actress, "Nyad"
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"We poured so much love and joy into 'Maestro.' I'm brimming with gratitude today and huge pride for the rest of the 'Maestro' team! Thank you to Bradley [Cooper] for handing me this gift of a role and an experience. I fiddled with Felicia [Montealegre]'s lighter all morning, keeping the point of all of this close to my heart. I'm so grateful to the Academy — we are going to have the best time ever dressing up and paying tribute to this extraordinary couple." —Carey Mulligan, Best Lead Actress, "Maestro"
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"I'm genuinely flabbergasted by this morning's news. It's such an incredible honor to be acknowledged by the Academy like this. And such an amazing thrill to be a part of such a wonderful Hollywood tradition. I'm so happy for this beautiful film, for the entire cast and incredible crew, for the great folks at Focus, for our producer Mark Johnson, writer David Hemingson, and my 'Holdovers' family, Da'Vine [Joy Randolph] and Dominic [Sessa]. Alexander Payne has been an incredible friend and collaborator, and I will be forever grateful to him for giving me the kind of role every actor hopes to play. My love and thanks to everyone!" –Paul Giamatti, Best Lead Actor, "The Holdovers"
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"My thanks to The Academy for this recognition not only of my work, Cord [Jefferson]'s, Sterling [K. Brown]'s and Laura [Karpman]'s but the work of everyone who poured their talent into our film. We did this together. We loved making 'American Fiction.' We thought it might be special. To be included among the other nominees this year is a beautiful acknowledgment of our efforts to make it so. And thank you to MRC, T-Street and Orion/Amazon/MGM for walking the walk with us, so that our film could be made, seen and touch others the way it touched us. 'Let them love all of you.'" –Jeffrey Wright, Best Lead Actor, "American Fiction"
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"To be amplified for my work for portraying this American Hero is everything to me. When my name is called, so is BAYARD RUSTIN's. What an extraordinary honor. My heart is bursting with joy." –Colman Domingo, Best Lead Actor, "Rustin"
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"I'm so excited about being nominated for 'The Fire Inside.' This song is all about passion. It's the theme song not only for the movie 'Flamin' Hot' but a theme song for dreamers everywhere with that Fire Inside to make their dreams come true." –Diane Warren, Best Original Song, "The Fire Inside" from "Flamin' Hot"
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"Thank you to the Academy for recognizing 'It Never Went Away.' Making music is an act of survival. There was a stretch of time during which my wife Suleika [Jaouad] was in the hospital and we weren't sure she'd make it. This song began as a lullaby, so she could have a restful aura in the hospital room. Congratulations to my co-writer, Dan Wilson, and thank you to Netflix, Mercury Studios, Higher Ground and our brilliant director, Matthew Heineman, for sharing our story with the world. We are grateful to be surrounded by love." –Jon Batiste, Best Original Song, "It Never Went Away" from "American Symphony"
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"It's deeply gratifying to receive this recognition from the Academy, for myself and for so many of my collaborators on 'Killers of the Flower Moon.' It was a remarkable experience to make this picture, to work together with the Osage community to tell the story of a genuine American tragedy, hidden in the shadows of official culture for far too long. I only wish that Robbie Robertson had lived to see his work recognized — our many years of friendship and Robbie's growing consciousness of his own Native heritage played a crucial role in my desire to get this film onscreen." –Martin Scorsese, Best Picture and Best Director, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
