Oscars 2024 is set to be the most X-rated ever with 'sex on the agenda' again

07 March 2024 , 19:06

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Cillian Murphy was passionate with Florence Pugh on Oppenheimer (Image: Universal Pictures)

This year’s Oscars contenders are the most X-rated ever - as industry experts say how sex is making a comeback in Hollywood.

The 96th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, will be held on Sunday night. The Oscars will take place at the Dolly Theatre in Hollywood, with Jimmy Kimmel as the host. The award show celebrates the best movies and actors from 2023 but this year, the films got a bit spicy.

Poor Things, which is up for Best Picture, features several X-rated scenes involving Emma Stone’s character Bella romping with a variety of men. The film is nominated for 11 awards including, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Cinematography. Emma's character bouncing around got her a nomination for Best Actress. She recently on Best Film Actress in a Comedy or Musical at the 2024 Golden Globes.

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Emma Stone as Bella in Poor Things (SearchlightPictures)

And Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan has inserted his first ever sex scene into one of his films, with a topless Florence Pugh getting passionate with Cillian Murphy. Oppenheimer is anticipated to sweep as the film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards.

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Alexandra Villa of In House PR, who has worked on Oscar campaigns for movies including Silver Linings Playbook and Slumdog Millionaire, claims that producers are responding to the rise of sites such as Only Fans and trying to entice new fans.

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“It's no secret that Hollywood has struggled financially the last few years. So throwing in more sex to movies is a roll of the dice to make more money,” she says.

“But it seems quite clear that since the rise of Only Fans and other such sites, some consumers’ mentalities are changing. And like any other business Hollywood must adapt to what customers want and expect for their money.

Florence Pugh topless in Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

“Graphic sexuality in cinema like fashion comes and goes in cycles. “We are now witnessing a re-emergence of 'in your face fornication.’ Will it last? Who knows.”

Other critics claim that sex is on the agenda again after the MeToo era, and uncertainty over the pandemic. One said: "It’s as if the brakes are off and anything goes again."

The host of the award show recently told Lara Speer from Good Morning America that he would dress up as all the characters from the movies, starting with Emma's character from Poor Things, all the way to Oppenheimer. Jimmy also joked he was trying to lose 80lbs over the course of the show.

Tom Bryant