Nominees for the 96th Academy Awards attended the star-studded pre-Oscars lunch for the annual class photo on Monday, February 12th.
At the star-studded event, season veterans like Sterling K. Brown, Emma Stone, Lily Gladstone, Steven Spielberg, Celine Song, Greta Gerwig, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Annette Bening, Justine Triet, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Jeffrey Wright, Mark Ruffalo, Colman Domingo, Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Carey Mulligan, Billie Eilish, Sandra Hüller, Bradley Cooper and more gathered at the Beverly Hilton, vying for top honors in the highly anticipated race to the Oscars.
Leading the nominations are Oppenheimer (13 nominations), Poor Things (11 noms), Killers of the Flower Moon (10 noms) and Barbie (eight noms)
Ten individuals are first-time nominees in the acting categories, including Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, Sterling K. Brown, Colman Domingo, America Ferrera, Lily Gladstone, Sandra Hüller, Cillian Murphy, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Jeffrey Wright.
Bradley Cooper becomes the fourth person to direct himself to an acting nomination for more than one film. Emma Stone became the second woman nominated for acting and Best Picture for the same film, following Frances McDormand, in Nomadland (2020).
The 96th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC.
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images Emma Stone
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
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96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images Cillian Murphy
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images Robert Downey Jr.
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images Emily Blunt
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images Annette Bening
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Colman Domingo
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Jeffrey Wright
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96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals
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96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Penske Media Sterling K. Brown at the 96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton on February 12, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
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96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Penske Media Bradley Cooper
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96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Penske Media Carey Mulligan
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images Lily Gladstone
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
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96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Penske Media Margot Robbie
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images America Ferrera
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
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96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images Da’Vine Joy Randolph
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Celine Song
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images (L-R) Bradley Cooper and Jeffrey Wright
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images America Ferrera
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images Da’Vine Joy Randolph
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images (L-R) Jeffrey Wright and Lily Gladstone
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96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Penske Media Steven Spielberg
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Image Credit: Getty Images Justine Triet
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96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Penske Media Sandra Hüller
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images (L-R) Finneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish
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96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Penske Media Diane Warren
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
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96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Penske Media Ellen Mirojnick
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96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Penske Media Laura Karpman
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images Robbie Brenner, President, Mattel Films
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images (L-R) Dana Walden, Chairman, Entertainment, Walt Disney Television and Alan Bergman, Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images (L-R) Finneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images Sterling K. Brown
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
Image Credit: Getty Images Diane Warren
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
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96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon
(L-R) Janet Yang, President, AMPAS and Bill Kramer, CEO, AMPAS, attend the 96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon