Variety’s Actors on Actors, Cover Stars Win at the Academy Awards

With the 2024 Academy Awards in the books, Variety is celebrating the Oscar wins of the stars and filmmaking talent that took home gold at the ceremony Sunday evening. Many of the night’s biggest winners graced the cover of Variety, guested on the Awards Circuit podcast and featured in the Actors on Actors series throughout the season. Revisit the coverage below.
Variety covers:
Christopher Nolan (“Oppenheimer”), best picture and director: Christopher Nolan on Turning ‘Oppenheimer’ Into a Near-$1 Billion Hit — And What’s Next
Kris Bowers (“The Last Repair Shop”), best documentary (short subject): ‘Origin’ and ‘The Color Purple’ Composer Kris Bowers Shares Gratitude for Kobe Bryant Mentorship, Ava DuVernay Collaborations and Scoring Empowering Stories
Billie Eilish (“Barbie”), best original song: Billie Eilish Was Made for This: ‘Being a Woman Is Just a War, Forever’
Emma Stone (“Poor Things”), best actress: Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos on ‘Poor Things,’ Crazy Rehearsals and Never Making a Taylor Swift Joke Again
Emma Thomas (“Oppenheimer”), best picture: ‘Oppenheimer’ Producer Emma Thomas on the Biggest Misconceptions About Christopher Nolan and Why It’s the ‘Riskiest’ Film They’ve Made
Actors on Actors:
Emma Stone (“Poor Things”), best actress: ‘Jumping Off the Cliff Every Day’: Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper Spent Six Years Each on ‘Poor Things’ and ‘Maestro’
Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”), best actor: When Barbie Meets Oppenheimer: Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy Discuss Their Blockbuster Hits in Epic ‘Barbenheimer’ Conversation
Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”), best supporting actor: Marvel Stars Assemble: Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo on ‘Oppenheimer,’ Going Naked in ‘Poor Things’ and Not Always Understanding MCU Dialogue
Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”), best supporting actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Alden Ehrenreich’s Busy Year: ‘Fair Play’ Gender Roles, ‘The Idol’ Rumors and Waiting for ’30 Bigger Names’ to Audition First
Awards Circuit Podcast:
Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction”), best adapted screenplay: Cord Jefferson Says Aziz Ansari ‘Planted the Seed’ for Him to Direct ‘American Fiction’ While Filming ‘Master of None’
Emma Stone (“Poor Things”), best actress: Emma Stone on ‘Poor Things’ and Her Annual Quest to Be Chosen as a ‘Jeopardy’ Contestant
Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”), best supporting actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph on Alexander Payne Teaching Her to Smoke Cigarettes for ‘The Holdovers’: ‘We Redid Takes Because He Said It Doesn’t Look Right’