Jennifer Lawrence and Emily Blunt were among the many A-listers at rehearsals on Saturday for the upcoming 96th Academy Awards.
Ahead of Oscars Sunday, Lawrence, 33, took to the stage to practice her presentation while Al Pacino, 83, practiced handing out gold statuettes with a bright smile on his face.
Blunt, 41, looked radiant wearing light makeup and a blue tie-dye top as she beamed on stage as her latest film Oppenheimer leads the nominations with 13 nods and she herself is up for the Best Supporting Actress award.
Steven Spielberg bundled up in a cozy bomber jacket and crochet scarf as he also took the stage for the award ceremony, which will be hosted by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 10.
The 77-year-old film director had an envelope in his hand as he practiced presenting an award ahead of the real thing on Sunday.
Jennifer Lawrence was among the many A-listers at rehearsals on Saturday for the upcoming 96th Academy Awards.
Emily Blunt, 41, looked radiant wearing light makeup and a blue tie-dye top as she beamed on stage as her latest film Oppenheimer leads the nominations with 13 nods and she herself is up for the Best Supporting Actress award
Chris Hemsworth, 40, put on a casual display in a white T-shirt and a pair of sunglasses hooked at the top as he rehearsed ahead of taking the stage at the highly-anticipated event.
America Ferrera, 39, and Kate McKinnon, 40, who both looked stunning as they opted out of makeup for their read-through, were seen rehearsing on stage together around the same time Ryan Gosling prepared for his performance of I’m Just Ken.
The 43-year-old actor prepared for his performance of I’m Just Ken in a colorful graphic T-shirt, a Caterpillar Workwear trucker hat and a pair of reflective shades.
Issa Rae, 39, their co-star in Barbie, which received a total of nine nominations, looked effortlessly stylish in a pair of sunglasses and casual tracksuit as she rehearsed her lines.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, 51, looked dapper in a striped, crochet polo shirt and a pair of semi-rimless specs on stage.
Anya Taylor-Joy, 27, looked stunning in a sleeveless button-down crop top and her bare-faced beauty on display while rehearsing with the teleprompter.
Us actress Lupita Nyong’o, 41, looked effortlessly chic as she bundled up in a white sweatshirt, matching beanie and gray puffer vest at the Oscar rehearsals.
Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, 37, looked incredible in an eccentric look while reading through her part.
Ahead of Oscar Sunday, Al Pacino, 83, practiced handing out gold statuettes with a bright smile on his face
Steven Spielberg bundled up in a cozy bomber jacket and crochet scarf as he also took the stage for the award ceremony, which will be hosted by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 10. The 77-year-old film director had an envelope in his hand as he practiced presenting an award ahead of the real thing on Sunday
Chris Hemsworth, 40, put on a casual display in a white T-shirt and a pair of sunglasses hooked at the top as he rehearsed ahead of taking the stage at the highly-anticipated event
Ryan Gosling prepared for his performance of I’m Just Ken in a colorful graphic T-shirt, a Caterpillar Workwear trucker hat and a pair of reflective shades
His Barbie co-stars America Ferrera and Kate McKinnon, who both looked stunning as they opted out of makeup for the read-through, were seen rehearsing on stage together for their forthcoming award presentation
Issa Rae, their co-star in Barbie, which received a total of nine nominations, looked effortlessly stylish in a pair of sunglasses and casual tracksuit as she rehearsed her lines.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, 51, looked dapper in a striped, crochet polo shirt and a pair of semi-rimless specs on stage
Anya Taylor-Joy, 27, looked stunning in a sleeveless button-down crop top and her bare-faced beauty on display while rehearsing with the teleprompter
Lupita Nyong’o, 41, looked effortlessly chic as she bundled up in a white sweatshirt, matching beanie and gray puffer vest at the Oscar rehearsals
Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, 37, looked incredible in an eccentric look while reading through her part. She donned a purple and pink rugby shirt layered underneath an orange-brown, suede jacket. She sported bold green glasses and gold jewelry as she radiated sunshine on stage
Michael Keaton, 72, and Catherine O’Hara, 70, also teased their Beetlejuice reunion on stage as the vivacious and stunning actress joined her former co-star on stage
She donned a purple and pink rugby shirt layered underneath an orange-brown, suede jacket.
She sported bold green glasses and gold jewelry as she radiated sunshine on stage.
Michael Keaton, 72, and Catherine O’Hara, 70, also teased their Beetlejuice reunion on stage as the vivacious and stunning actress joined her former co-star on stage
The 96th Academy Awards will air live beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday.
The Oscars honors the best films of 2023 – with the glittering ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
The most hotly anticipated movies of the past year – Barbie and Oppenheimer – lead the nominations.
Oppenheimer has bagged 13 nods, including best picture and best actor for Cillian Murphy – who is favorite to win the major category after scooping a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and SAG award for his role as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.
The impressive total – which also includes best supporting actor and actress for Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt, as well as best director for Christopher Nolan – is just one nomination short of the all-time record set by Titanic in 1998.
Last year’s other smash hit movie – Barbie – was nominated for eight awards, but also fell victim to notable snubs from the Academy.
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was nominated for best director and a host of other awards
What Was I Made For and I’m Just Ken from Barbie received their expected nominations for best original song
Its star Margot Robbie was not nominated for best actress, while Greta Gerwig was not nominated for best director.
Another surprise saw America Ferrera nominated for best supporting actress over her role in Barbie, with pundits saying her character’s impassioned speech on feminism had sealed the deal.
Barbie’s other nominations include best picture, best supporting actor for Ryan Gosling and two nods for best song – including Gosling’s famed ‘I’m Just Ken.’
The second most-nominated movie was Poor Things, a graphic art house movie starring Emma Stone that has wowed critics but so-far failed to set the box office alight.
Stone plays a sex-crazed young woman, with her performance wowing critics. She previously won best actress in 2017 for her performance in La La Land.
For best actor in leading role Bradley Cooper and Cillian Murphy are set to duke it out for the award. Colman Domingo, Paul Giamatti and Jeffrey Wright received nominations as well.
Leonardo DiCaprio was not recognized for his acting on Killers Of The Flower Moon.
Lily Gladstone is the first Native American nominated for best actress, for her performance in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things took home 11 Oscar nominations and Killers of the Flower Moon landed 10.
Annette Bening, Lily Gladstone, Sandra Huller, Carey Mulligan and Emma Stone have been nominated for best actress in a leading role.
Gladstone is the first Native American nominated for best actress, for her performance in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon – and is the favorite in the category thanks to her wins at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards,
What Was I Made For by Billie Eilish and I’m Just Ken performed by Ryan Gosling from Barbie received their expected nominations for best original song.
Sterling K. Brown, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan Gosling and Mark Ruffalo received nominations for best actor in a supporting role.
Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, America Ferrera, Jodie Foster and Da’Vine Joy Randolph received nominations for best actress in a supporting role.
Joy already has Golden Globe, Bafta, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild awards and is favorite for an Oscar for her performance as a bereaved cook in The Holdovers.
Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer were nominated for best directing, snubbing Greta Gerwig’s Barbie.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph was nominated for best actress in a supporting role for her part in The Holdovers
Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo were both nominated for their roles in Poor Things
Bradley Cooper was nominated for best actor, but was snubbed of a directing nod for Maestro
Gerwig was nominated for best director in 2018 for her solo directorial debut, Lady Bird. Only three women have won Oscars for best director – Kathryn Bigelow, Chloe Zhao and Jane Campion.
Though Nolan is regarded as the big-budget auteur of his era, he’s never won an Academy Award, nor have any of his films won best picture.
Bradley Cooper was not nominated for directing Maestro but he was recognized for his acting in that bio movie.
American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest landed best picture nominations.
The 96th Academy Awards will be held on March 10 at 7 pm ET/4pm PT live on ABC, hosted for a fourth time by Jimmy Kimmel.