Pennsylvania natives earned major 2024 Oscars bids. See who’s up for an Academy Award

The nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards were unveiled Tuesday to help cap off a big year for Hollywood.

Movie lovers from the Keystone State might be glad to see a handful of nominations for Pennsylvania natives across some of the Oscars’ biggest categories. The winners will not become clear until coverage for this year’s ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, begins at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 10, on ABC.

If you’re already itching for the razzle-dazzle of Hollywood’s biggest night, here are some Pennsylvania stars you can prepare to root for at this year’s Academy Awards.

Bradley Cooper

Born in Abington Township in the Philadelphia suburbs, Bradley Cooper earned a bounty of Academy Award nominations this season for his work on “Maestro,” a biographical drama that follows the relationship between American composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre.

Cooper’s portrayal of Bernstein earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor, marking his fifth-ever acting nomination despite no wins so far. Cooper also earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for “Maestro,” which he produced and co-wrote alongside Josh Singer. Cooper also directed the film, which rolled out in a limited theatrical release in November before landing on Netflix just before Christmas.

“Maestro” received additional nominations for Best Actress (Carey Mulligan), Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Sound, though Cooper himself is not eligible to receive those trophies.

Cooper grew up in the Philadelphia area and remains a die-hard Philadelphia Eagles fan. Notably, he went viral for an appearance on Howard Stern’s radio show for saying he’d rather see the Eagles win another Super Bowl than add an Oscar to his trophy shelf.

Colman Domingo

Another Philadelphia native, Colman Domingo earned a nomination for Best Actor following his portrayal of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who helped organize the 1963 March on Washington. “Rustin,” which stars Domingo in the titular role, premiered in August before landing on Netflix by November.

Production on “Rustin” began in Pittsburgh in November 2021, though additional photography occurred in Washington, D.C. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s most recent reports, “Rustin” received approval through the state’s Film Tax Credit Program for nearly $12 million in tax credits spread across four fiscal years. In total, the film’s 289 production days in Pennsylvania employed roughly 764 commonwealth workers.

Domingo, who was born in Philadelphia, studied at the city’s Overbrook High School before heading to Temple University. “Rustin” earned Domingo his first Academy Award nomination in addition to acting nods at the Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph

Da’Vine Joy Randolph took Hollywood by storm with her performance in “The Holdovers,” which earned the Philadelphia-born actress a nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In the film, she plays a bereaved mother who serves as the head cook of a 1970s New England boarding school.

“The Holdovers” received five Academy Awards nominations this season, including one for Best Picture. Randolph’s performance already earned her a slew of film industry awards, including trophies at the Golden Globe Awards and Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.

Randolph grew up in Philadelphia and later in Hershey. She graduated from Temple University with a musical theater degree and later appeared in hit films and television shows like “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” “Rustin,” “This Is Us,” “Only Murderers in the Building” and “The Idol.”

Nominations for the 2024 Academy Awards

No film garnered more nominations ahead of this year’s Oscars than “Oppenheimer,” which received 13 nods. Lily Gladstone’s performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon” made her the first U.S.-born Indigenous artist nominated in a competitive acting category in Academy Awards history.

Here’s a full look at the nominations in this year’s major categories:

Best Picture

• “American Fiction”
  
  

• “Anatomy of a Fall”

• “Barbie”

• “The Holdovers”

• “Killers of the Flower Moon”

• “Maestro”

• “Oppenheimer”

• “Past Lives”

• “Poor Things”

• “The Zone of Interest”

Best Actor

• Bradley Cooper in “Maestro”

• Colman Domingo in “Rustin”

• Paul Giamatti in “The Holdovers”

• Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer”

• Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction”

Best Actress

• Annette Bening in “Nyad”

• Lily Gladstone in “Killers of the Flower Moon”

• Sandra Hüller in “Anatomy of a Fall”

• Carey Mulligan in “Maestro”

• Emma Stone in “Poor Things”

Best Supporting Actor

• Sterling K. Brown in “American Fiction”
  
  

• Robert De Niro in “Killers of the Flower Moon”

• Robert Downey Jr. in “Oppenheimer”

• Ryan Gosling in “Barbie”

• Mark Ruffalo in “Poor Things”

Best Supporting Actress

• Emily Blunt in “Oppenheimer”

• Danielle Brooks in “The Color Purple”

• America Ferrera in “Barbie”

• Jodie Foster in “Nyad”

• Da’Vine Joy Randolph in “The Holdovers”

Best Director

• Jonathan Glazer for “The Zone of Interest”

• Yorgos Lanthimos for “Poor Things”

• Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer”

• Martin Scorcese for “Killers of the Flower Moon”

• Justine Triet for “Anatomy of a Fall”

Additionally, Pennsylvania native Jennifer Lame earned a nomination for Best Film Editing through her work on “Oppenheimer,” which already won a Critics’ Choice award. Lame previously edited acclaimed films like “Tenet,” “Marriage Story” and “Hereditary.”

You can view this year’s full list of Academy Awards nominations by visiting oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2024.