Billie Eilish was the only out nominee to take home an Oscar last night

LGBTQ+ Academy Award nominees were few and far between this year, with singer Billie Eilish being the only out performer to take home an Oscar at last night’s star-studded ceremony.

Eilish, who confirmed in an interview with Variety last November that she is “physically attracted to” women, and brother/songwriting partner Finneas O’Connell were up for Best Original Song for their track “What Was I Made For?” from the Barbie soundtrack. It was the duo’s second nomination and their second win, following their 2022 win for their song “No Time to Die” from the 2021 James Bond film of the same name. Eilish’s win for “What Was I Made For?” also makes the 22-year-old the youngest person ever to win two Oscars, according to Variety.

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Films with LGBTQ+ themes also scored Oscar nods.

Elsewhere in the ceremony, Cillian Murphy, by far the favorite to win Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Oppenheimer, beat out Rustin star Colman Domingo, while Da’Vine Joy Randolph — again, the overwhelming favorite — took home the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role over Nyad’s out Jodie Foster.

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More surprising — and arguably something of an upset — Emma Stone won her second Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Poor Things. Stone was nominated alongside Lily Gladstone, widely seen as a frontrunner for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon. Had she won, Gladstone, who is of Blackfeet and Nimíipuu heritage and uses she/they pronouns, would have been the first Native American to win for Best Actress.

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As far as the awards themselves, Sunday night’s Oscars were without many surprises, with Oppenheimer and Poor Things largely dominating the categories in which they were nominated.  

The show wasn’t without its queer-ish moments, though. In his opening monologue, straight host Jimmy Kimmel flirted with straight Barbie star Ryan Gosling. “Let’s go camping together and not tell our wives,” Kimmel joked. And during his highly-anticipated, showstopping performance of “I’m Just Ken,” Gosling got a kiss on the cheek from out Barbie co-star Scott Evans.

But the award for Most Viral Moment has to go to John Cena, who presented the award for Best Costume Design seemingly naked, with a sealed Oscars envelope shielding his private parts. The bit was an homage to Robert Opel, the openly gay streaker who dashed across the Oscars stage as actor David Niven was introducing presenter Elizabeth Taylor during the 1974 ceremony. In his intro, Kimmel noted that this year marks the 50th anniversary of Opel’s notorious stunt.

Straight women and gay men: Jesus Christ did you see John Cena’s body!?

Lesbians: Are those the new Birkenstocks!? pic.twitter.com/bN5vzmkERu

— Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) March 11, 2024

Check out the full list of 2024 Oscar winners below.

Best Picture
WINNER: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

Actress in a Leading Role
WINNER: Emma Stone, Poor Things
Annette Bening, Nyad
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan, Maestro

Actress in a Supporting Role
WINNER: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
America Ferrera, Barbie
Jodie Foster, Nyad

Animated Feature Film
WINNER: The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Cinematography
WINNER: Oppenheimer
El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Poor Things

Costume Design
WINNER: Poor Things
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer

Directing
WINNER: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

Documentary Feature Film
WINNER: 20 Days in Mariupol
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger

Documentary Short Film
WINNER: The Last Repair Shop
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island in Between
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó

Film Editing
WINNER: Oppenheimer
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Poor Things

International Feature Film
WINNER: The Zone of Interest
Io Capitano
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Teachers’ Lounge

Makeup and Hairstyling
WINNER: Poor Things
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Society of the Snow

Music (Original Score)
WINNER: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
Poor Things

Music (Original Song)
WINNER: “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
“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

Production Design
WINNER: Poor Things
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer

Animated Short Film
WINNER: WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme

Live Action Short Film
WINNER: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue

Sound
WINNER: The Zone of Interest
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer

Visual Effects
WINNER: Godzilla Minus One
The Creator
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
WINNER: American Fiction, written for the screen by Cord Jefferson
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Writing (Original Screenplay)
WINNER: Anatomy of a Fall, written by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
The Holdovers
Maestro
May December
Past Lives