Palisadians Receive 96th Academy Award Nominations

By SARAH SHMERLING | Editor-in-Chief

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently revealed its nominations for the 96th Academy Awards—honoring movies that were released in 2023—and several Palisadians have been nominated.

Palisadian Bradley Cooper has been nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for “Maestro,” a category that also includes Colman Domingo for “Rustin,” Paul Giamatti for “The Holdovers,” Cillian Murphy for “Oppenheimer” and Jeffrey Wright for “American Fiction.”

Cooper has been nominated for Oscars nine previous times, including Best Actor in 2013 for “Silver Linings Playbook,” in 2015 for “American Sniper” and 2019 for “A Star is Born.”

As producers of “Maestro,” Cooper, fellow Palisadian Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger are nominated for Best Picture, a category that also includes “American Fiction,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Oppenheimer,” “Past Lives,” “Poor Things” and “The Zone of Interest.”

Cooper is also nominated for Writing (Original Screenplay) alongside Josh Singer, a category that includes Justin Triet and Arthur Harari for “Anatomy of a Fall,” David Hemingson for “The Holdovers,” Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik for “May December,” and Celine Song for “Past Lives.”

“We are all so grateful to be recognized alongside all of these incredible works of art this year,” Cooper said in a statement. “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.”

When it comes to Actor in a Supporting Role, Palisadian Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for “Oppenheimer,” alongside Sterling K. Brown for “American Fiction,” Robert De Niro for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Mark Ruffalo for “Poor Things” and Ryan Gosling for “Barbie.”

“Waking up to all of these nominations for Christopher Nolan and his many talented collaborators is an absolute delight,” Downey Jr. said in a statement. “It’s been the honor of a lifetime to be part of the cinematic masterpiece that is ‘Oppenheimer,’ and it’s a privilege to be an Academy member nominated alongside such esteemed company.”

Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell are nominated for Makeup and Hairstyling for “Maestro,” as well as Luisa Abel for “Oppenheimer.” Both films are also nominated for Sound (Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic for “Maestro” and Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell for “Oppenheimer”).

Ludwig Göransson is nominated for Music (Original Score); Ruth De Jong and Claire Kaufman for Production Design; Christopher Nolan for Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for “Oppenheimer.”

The Oscars, which will take place at Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, are set to air on March 10, beginning at 4 p.m. They will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.