The Academy Awards, commonly and now officially known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the film industry.

They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences located in Beverly Hills California, in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The Oscar statuette depicts a knight rendered in the Art Deco style.

The major award categories are presented during a live televised ceremony that is typically held in February or March. It is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony. The First Academy Awards were held in 1929, the second ceremony in 1930, was the first one broadcast by radio, and the 1953 was the first one televised. It is also the oldest of the four major annual entertainment awards.

The 2024 Ceremony will feature many LGBTQ candidates in various categories:

Here are the OUT OSCARS:

1) BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - Andrew Haigh - All of Us Strangers

2) BEST ACTRESS - Trace Lysette - Monica

3) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Noah Galvin - Theater Camp

4) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Jodie Foster - Nyad

5) BEST PICTURE - Barbie

6) BEST DIRECTOR - Todd Hayness - May December

7) BEST ACTOR - Colman Domingo - Rustin

8) BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE - Anatomy of a Fall (France)

9) BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY - Relighting Candles: The Tim Sullivan story

10) BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black /Rustin