At the 96th Academy Awards (2024), Emma Stone won the Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in which film?

Question

At the 96th Academy Awards (2024), Emma Stone won the Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in which film?

1. A. La La Land
2. B. Poor Things (Correct answer)
3. C. The Favourite
4. D. More than one of the above

Correct Answer

Option B — Poor Things

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Poor Things.

Key Points

• At the 96th Academy Awards (2024), Emma Stone won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance as Bella Baxter in the film 'Poor Things', directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
• It was Stone's second Academy Award for Best Actress, after her earlier win for 'La La Land' (2017).
• 'Poor Things' won four Oscars in total at that ceremony, including awards for Production Design, Costume Design and Makeup and Hairstyling.
• The Best Picture award that year went to 'Oppenheimer', directed by Christopher Nolan, which dominated the ceremony with seven wins.
• The Academy Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), established in 1927.

Exam Tip

• for each Oscar year, note the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress together — BPSC typically asks one of the four.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

96 वें अकादमी पुरस्कार (2024) में, एम्मा स्टोन को किस फिल्म में मुख्य भूमिका के लिए ऑस्कर मिला?

1. A. ला ला लैंड
2. B. पुअर थिंग्स
3. C. द फेवरेट
4. D. उपरोक्त में से एक से अधिक