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Oscars red carpet 2024: Vanessa Hudgens reveals her baby bump as she joins Nikki Bella and Zuri Hall at the 96th Academy Awards

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Oscars red carpet 2024: Vanessa Hudgens reveals her baby bump as she joins Nikki Bella and Zuri Hall at the 96th Academy Awards

The 96th Academy Awards red carpet kicked off early on Sunday with the biggest awards show in Hollywood beginning an hour earlier this year at 4 pm PST.

Vanessa Hudgens used the event as the place to announce she is pregnant as she showed off her baby bump in a tight black dress.

The High School Musical star was very coy about letting fans she know she is expecting a child, and now the cat is out of the bag finally. 

Days ago she lashed out at people who said she might be with child. On the March 6 episode of the She Pivots podcast she told people to stop talking about her body.

‘I literally just had a run-in with the public taking control over their opinion of me in a way that was disrespectful,’ Hudgens said, recalling how her social media posts from her bachelorette getaway in October garnered comments theorizing that she was expecting.

Vanessa Hudgens used the event as the place to announce she is pregnant as she showed off her baby bump in a tight black dress. The High School Musical star was very coy about letting fans she know she is expecting a child, and now the cat is out of the bag finally

Vanessa Hudgens used the event as the place to announce she is pregnant as she showed off her baby bump in a tight black dress. The High School Musical star was very coy about letting fans she know she is expecting a child, and now the cat is out of the bag finally

Days ago she lashed out at people who said she might be with child. On the March 6 episode of the She Pivots podcast she told people to stop talking about her body. 'I literally just had a run-in with the public taking control over their opinion of me in a way that was disrespectful,' Hudgens said, recalling how her social media posts from her bachelorette getaway in October garnered comments theorizing that she was expecting

Days ago she lashed out at people who said she might be with child. On the March 6 episode of the She Pivots podcast she told people to stop talking about her body. ‘I literally just had a run-in with the public taking control over their opinion of me in a way that was disrespectful,’ Hudgens said, recalling how her social media posts from her bachelorette getaway in October garnered comments theorizing that she was expecting

Before Hudgens made her reveal, Nikki Bella, Laverne Cox and Zuri Hall were on the carpet.

They looked sensational in their gowns as they were the first to walk the long path up to the  Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Reality TV star Nikki went with a golden gown that was lowcut and had feather fringe on the hem for a coquettish look.

Movie star and TV host Cox was in black and gold as she looked as elegant as ever adding sky-high heels.

And TV host and reporter Hall went with a classic sleeveless dress in a rich golden color. She also had a long train for added drama. 

Julianne Hough of Dancing With The Stars fame pulled off a dramatic strapless jumpsuit with a beaded top and wide white legs. 

Brittany Snow could not be missed in a strapless canary yellow gown with a cute sweetheart neckline. She rose to fame for her role as Susan Daisy Lemay on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light and is best known for her Pitch Perfect movies. 

The show honors the best films of 2023. 

Julianne Hough of Dancing With The Stars fame pulled off a dramatic strapless jumpsuit with a beaded top and wide white legs

She has also been in the movies Rock Of Ages and Footloose

Julianne Hough of Dancing With The Stars fame pulled off a dramatic strapless jumpsuit with a beaded top and wide white legs. She has also been in the movies Rock Of Ages and Footloose

Gabrielle Union-Wade looked beautiful in a strapless silver pleated gown; she posed up a storm with husband Dwyane Wade

Gabrielle Union-Wade looked beautiful in a strapless silver pleated gown; she posed up a storm with husband Dwyane Wade

The actress' gown featured a three-dimensional accent along the waistline

Gabrielle added a diamond necklace with a large gem pendant

The actress’ gown featured a three-dimensional accent along the waistline

Reality TV star Nikki went with a golden gown that was lowcut and had feather fringe on the hem for a coquettish look

Reality TV star Nikki went with a golden gown that was lowcut and had feather fringe on the hem for a coquettish look

Movie star and TV host Cox was in black and gold as she looked as elegant as ever adding sky-high heels

Movie star and TV host Cox was in black and gold as she looked as elegant as ever adding sky-high heels

Julianne pictured with Vanessa on the red carpet

Julianne pictured with Vanessa on the red carpet

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.

Brittany Snow could not be missed in a strapless canary yellow gown with a cute sweetheart neckline

She rose to fame for her role as Susan Daisy Lemay on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light and is best known for her Pitch Perfect movies

Brittany Snow could not be missed in a strapless canary yellow gown with a cute sweetheart neckline. She rose to fame for her role as Susan Daisy Lemay on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light and is best known for her Pitch Perfect movies

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.

Ashley Yi wowed in a white gown with a striking lace and ruffle accented train

Ashley Yi wowed in a white gown with a striking lace and ruffle accented train

Composer Laura Karpman wore all silver as she carried a Dairy Milk purse filled with chocolates

Composer Laura Karpman wore all silver as she carried a Dairy Milk purse filled with chocolates

Jamie Lee Curtis chose an elegant black gown with a statement cuff

Jamie Lee Curtis chose an elegant black gown with a statement cuff

Sean Lennon pictured with his partner, Charlotte Kemp Muhl

Charlotte wowed in a striking black gown

Sean Lennon pictured with his partner, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, who wowed in a striking black gown

Christopher Nolan's historical epic Oppenheimer leads the Oscar nominations with a whopping 13 nods including Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture - can it beat the record off 11 wins in one night?

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

What Was I Made For and I’m Just Ken from Barbie received their expected nominations for best original song

Lily Gladstone is the first Native American nominated for best actress, for her performance in Martin Scorsese's 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

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

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

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. 

Oscar nominations 2024 full list – see who received nods for this year’s Academy Awards

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 Director 

Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall

Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon 

Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things

Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

Actress in a Leading Role

Annette Bening, Nyad

Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon

Sandra Huller, Anatomy of a Fall

Carey Mulligan, Maestro

Emma Stone, Poor Things

Actor in a Leading Role

Bradley Cooper, Maestro

Colman Domingo, Rustin

Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Actress in a Supporting Role

Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer

Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple

America Ferrera, Barbie

Jodie Foster, Nyad

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers 

Actor in a Supporting Role

Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction

Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon

Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer

Ryan Gosling, Barbie

Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things 

Animated Feature Film

The Boy and the Heron

Elemental

Nimona

Robot Dreams

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Cinematography

El Conde

Killers of the Flower Moon

Maestro 

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Original Screenplay

Anatomy of a Fall

The Holdovers

Maestro

May December

Past Lives 

Adapted Screenplay

American Fiction

Barbie

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

The Zone of Interest

Achievement in Production Design

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things 

Achievement in Sound

The Creator

Maestro

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Oppenheimer

The Zone of Interest

Original Song 

‘The Fire Inside’ from Flamin’ Hot

‘I’m Just Ken’ from Barbie

‘It Never Went Away’ from American Symphony

‘Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)’ from Killers of the Flower Moon

‘What Was I Made For?’ from Barbie

Original Score 

American Fiction

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Live Action Short Film

The After

Invincible

Knight of Fortune

Red, White and Blue

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Animated Short Film

Letter to a Pig

95 Senses

Our Uniform

Pachyderme

WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko

Documentary Feature Film

Bobi Wine: The People’s President

The Eternal Memory

Four Daughters

To Kill a Tiger

20 Days in Mariupol 

Documentary Short Film

The ABCs of Book Banning

The Barber of Little Rock

Island in Between

The Last Repair Shop

Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó

International Feature Film

Io Capitano, Italy

Perfect Days, Japan

Society of the Snow, Spain

The Teachers’ Lounge, Germany

The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom

Makeup and Hairstyling

Golda

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Society of the Snow 

Achievement in Costume Design

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Achievement in Film Editing

Anatomy of a Fall

The Holdovers

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things 

Visual Effects

The Creator

Godzilla Minus One

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Napoleon

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