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Every Moment.

The Academy Awards, fully archived. Nominees, winners, speeches, controversies — organized like a film almanac, not a press release.

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2024 Highlights — 96th Ceremony

What 2024 Proved

Cillian Murphy
Best Actor

Cillian Murphy Ends the Wait

Twelve years after Peaky Blinder made him a household face, Murphy takes Best Actor for a performance that is all restraint and terror. No monologue. No breakdown. Just eyes.

Emma Stone
Best Actress

Emma Stone's Second Statue

Poor Things. Best Actress. The room knew before her name was read. See all nominees →

Christopher Nolan
Best Director

Nolan Finally Wins

After Dunkirk, after Inception — Best Director arrives. The Academy corrects its own record. Notable moment →

Featured Winners
Recent Highlights

What 2024 Proved

96

Cillian Murphy Ends the Wait

Twelve years after Peaky Blinder made him a household face, Murphy takes Best Actor for a performance that is all restraint and terror. No monologue. No breakdown. Just eyes.

Read the full 2024 nominations record or see where Murphy ranks among legends.

Emma Stone's Second Statue

Poor Things. Best Actress. The room knew before her name was read. See all nominees →

Nolan Finally Wins

After Dunkirk, after Inception — Best Director arrives. The Academy corrects its own record. Notable moment →

The Moments
That Broke
the Broadcast

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On Film

The Moments, Moving

one of the funniest jokes in all of history
One of the funniest jokes in all of history
Devil Wears Prada moment at the 2007 Academy Awards
Devil Wears Prada — 2007 Academy Awards
Pharrell Williams wears shorts on the Academy Awards red carpet
Pharrell in Shorts — 2014 Red Carpet
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars
Will Smith — The Slap, Uncensored
Deepika Padukone introduces Naatu Naatu at Oscars 2023
Naatu Naatu Live — Oscars 2023
Celebrities react to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock
Celebrity Reactions — The Slap
This Emmys 2024 joke left Meryl Streep in complete shock
Emmys 2024 — Meryl Streep, Shocked
Ricky Gervais accept your little award and f off
Ricky Gervais — Accept & Leave
Awards Ceremony Opener Video
Awards Ceremony Opener
Opening Act Corporate Event DreamCraft Events
Opening Act — DreamCraft Events
The Very Second Metallica Became the Greatest Metal Band Ever
Metallica — That Second
The Minions interrupt Caeleb Dressel's Olympic training
Minions Crash Olympic Training
From the Podium

Words That
Outlasted
the Films

  • I am not going to stand here and tell you I deserve this more than anybody else in this room — because I don't.

    Halle Berry — Best Actress, 2002 Full speech →

  • My name is Harvey Milk, and I'm here to recruit you.

    Dustin Lance Black — Best Adapted Screenplay, 2009 Full speech →

  • You know what they say about the good guys: we're not ungrateful — we just want more time.

    Ke Huy Quan — Best Supporting Actor, 2023 Full speech →

  • It was said to me once: if they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.

    Shirley Chisholm, quoted by Regina King — 2019 Full speech →
Read All Iconic Speeches →

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The Full Archive

96 ceremonies. Every category. Every snub. Every upset. The complete Academy Awards record — no paywalls, no opinions disguised as facts.

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Frequently asked questions

When did the Academy Awards begin, and how many ceremonies have taken place?
The Academy Awards were established in 1929. As of the most recent ceremony covered on Oscars History, 96 ceremonies have taken place, with every category, nominee, and winner archived across all 96 events.
Which film was the first non-English-language movie to win Best Picture?
Parasite made history at the 2020 Academy Awards by becoming the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture. The South Korean film took home four statues in total that night, a result described on the site as having 'no precedent.'
What awards did Oppenheimer win at the 2024 Oscars?
At the 2024 Academy Awards, Oppenheimer won Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. The Best Actor award went to Cillian Murphy, who had become widely known through Peaky Blinders approximately twelve years before his Oscar win.
Had Christopher Nolan won a Best Director Oscar before 2024?
No. According to the site, Christopher Nolan had not previously won Best Director despite notable films such as Dunkirk and Inception. His 2024 win for Oppenheimer is described as the Academy correcting its own record.
What notable controversies or memorable moments does the archive cover?
The Oscars History archive documents several landmark broadcast moments, including Will Smith's slap in 2022, the La La Land and Moonlight envelope error in 2017, Marlon Brando's refusal to accept his award in 1973, Roberto Benigni climbing over seats in 1999, and Ellen DeGeneres's record-breaking selfie in 2014.

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