Premium96th Academy Awards - Oppenheimer makes history with Best Picture win at Oscars
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer dominates the Oscars, clinching the Best Picture award.
Last Updated: 08.26 AM, Mar 11, 2024
Oppenheimer has won the Best Picture Oscar. The announcement that the film won at the 96th Academy Awards is hardly shocking, but it is nonetheless noteworthy. Following the film's tremendous critical success and other major award wins, many had speculated that it would take home the Academy Award. Best director winner Christopher Nolan joined the whole cast and team at Oppenheimer to receive the golden statuette.
Christopher Nolan's breakthrough victory
Oppenheimer is the first Nolan film to win Best Picture at the Oscars, as both of his prior films, Inception (2011) and Dunkirk (2018), were nominees but ultimately did not win. In addition, the filmmaker's efforts on the film earned him his first Academy Award for Best Director. Oppenheimer had the most nominations (13 total) entering the Oscars; therefore, it had a great night overall.
According to the synopsis, Oppenheimer is about an enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it, and Cillian Murphy plays the role of J. Robert Oppenheimer. The actor also took home the trophy for Best Actor. Christopher Nolan produced, wrote, and directed the film, with Emma Thomas and Charles Roven also serving as producers. Robert Downey Jr., who earned an Oscar for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss, co-stars with Murphy in the film. Starring beside them is Emily Blunt, who garnered a nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Nolan's reflections on recognition
According to the Associated Press, Nolan had previously stated that he thinks the breadth of recognition that they woke up to this morning is something they haven't experienced before, and it's really thrilling for them, in response to the announcement of the Oscar nominations. Seeing the academy acknowledge the many facets of the film, from the acting to the technical accomplishments, is a really special experience. To be fair, he has been a lifelong viewer of the Oscars, and it's the highest form of peer recognition, if one will.
The acclaimed filmmaker added that he grew up loving Hollywood films and believing studio filmmaking can take on anything. Receiving this type of acknowledgement from the academy and witnessing the audience's reaction to how thrilling this summer was. It validates their belief in studio filmmaking's potential.
Oppenheimer will begin streaming on JioCinema on March 21, 2024.