By Yinka Akanbi
Oppenheimer, a 2023 epic biographical thriller film written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan has emerged the biggest winner at the 96th Academy Awards.
The awards, led by late-night veteran and four-time Oscars host, Jimmy Kimmel, took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
Nolan secured his first Academy Award as Best Director for Oppenheimer, which triumphed in seven of its 13 nominated categories, including the highly-coveted Best Picture category. The British-American filmmaker, 53, has been nominated five times previously for films including Dunkirk (2017), Inception (2010), and Memento (2000).
During the night, Oppenheimer stars Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. also earned their first ever Oscar awards, in the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories, respectively.
The film also clinched the Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Original Score awards.
Emma Stone’s Best Actress win was regarded as the biggest surprise of the night. The 35-year-old second-time winner won for her role as Bella Baxter, a child in a woman’s body, in Yorgos Lanthimos’s period fantasy comedy ‘Poor Things’, which also won awards for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Production Design, and Costume.
See full list of winners at the 2024 Oscars below:
Best Picture – “Oppenheimer”
Best Director – “Oppenheimer”
Best Actress – Emma Stone (“Poor Things”)
Best Actor – Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”)
Best Original Song – “What Was I Made For?” (from “Barbie”)
Best Score – “Oppenheimer”
Best Sound – “The Zone of Interest”
Best Short Film (Live Action) – “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”
Best Film Editing – “Oppenheimer”
Best Visual Effects – “Godzilla Minus One”
Best Supporting Actor – Robert Downey Jr., (“Oppenheimer”)
Best International Feature (“The Zone of Interest”)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling – “Poor Things”
Best Production Design – “Poor Things”
Best Costume Design – “Poor Things”
Best Adapted Screenplay – “American Fiction”
Best Original Screenplay – “Anatomy of a Fall”
Best Animated Feature – “The Boy and the Heron”
Best Animated Short – “War Is Over!”
Best Supporting Actress – Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”)
