96th Academy Awards
The 96th Academy Awards on Sunday saw the winner of Best Picture, and six other awards were given to Christopher Nolan’s portrayal of the father of the atomic bomb, “Oppenheimer.” The movie has made almost $1 billion in revenue worldwide and received 13 nominations.
‘Oppenheimer’ wins 7 Oscars
The movie dominated the night, earning honours for best director (Nolan), best actor (Cillian Murphy), best-supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.), best cinematography (Hoyte van Hoytema), best film editing (Jennifer Lame), and best original score (Ludwig Göransson).
Christopher Nolan wins the Oscar for Best Director.
Christopher Nolan fulfilled his award show frontrunner status, winning his first Oscar on Sunday night for directing “Oppenheimer.”A film is only a little over a century old,” said Nolan in his acceptance speech for best director. “Consider being present a century or more into theatre or painting. From here on out, we have no idea where this amazing journey will lead. But knowing that you believe I contribute something significant to it means the world to me.”
Cillian Murphy wins Best Actor for playing J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Irish actor Cillian Murphy, who has collaborated with Christopher Nolan six times in almost two decades, has won his first Oscar.
Robert Downey Jr. won the first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Robert Downey, Jr., took home the Best Actor in a Supporting Role prize for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss.
Here is every Oscar nomination for “Oppenheimer.”
Performance by an actor in a leading role—Cillian Murphye
Performance by an actor in a supporting role—Robert Downey Jr.
Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Emily Blunt
Achievement in cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema
Achievement in costume design: Ellen Mirojnick
Achievement in directing: Christopher Nolan
Achievement in film editing: Jennifer Lame
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling: Luisa Abel
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score): Ludwig Göransson
Achievement in sound: Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell
Achievement in production design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman
Best motion picture of the year: Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers
“Oppenheimer,” the box office success and darling of critics, was the overwhelming favourite going into this year’s Oscars with 13 nominations. The 81st Golden Globes and the Producers Guild of America had previously awarded it best picture honours. (Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News, distributed the film.)
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