Oppenheimer wins the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 96th Academy Awards. Directed by the visionary Christopher Nolan, the movie delves into the complex life and legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the so-called "father of the atomic bomb".

The film also scored Oscars for Cillian Murphy's haunted lead performance as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Robert Downey Jr.'s supporting turn as a vengeful bureaucrat.

"We made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb, and for better or for worse, we’re all living in Oppenheimer’s world." Murphy noted in his acceptance speech.

After more than two decades making cerebral, critically acclaimed films that also have mass commercial appeal, Christopher Nolan has finally taken home a best picture Oscar with Oppenheimer.

The triumph at the 2024 Oscars comes 15 years after Nolan’s The Dark Knight failed to earn a best picture nomination, a snub that was largely credited with the Academy expanding the number of best picture nominees.

Emma Stone won the award for Best Leading Actress category. She won for her performance as Bella Baxter in Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things, and it's her second win following her victory for her performance in 2016's La La Land.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph won Actress In A Supporting Role for her performance in The Holdovers, delivering a hugely emotional speech as she collected the award. "For so long, I’ve always wanted to be different," she says, looking back on the experiences that brought her to acting. "And now I realised, I just need to be myself."

While Barbie largely missed out on awards, it did bag Original Song – not for ‘I’m Just Ken’, but for Billie Eilish’s heartfelt ballad, ‘What Was I Made For?’ But the film seemed to dominate proceedings anyway – particularly when Ryan Gosling, as reported, delivered an all-out rendition of Ken’s signature song, complete with support from fellow Kens, Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and Ncuti Gatwa. The performance was rapturously received by the crowd, with Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie singing along, and guitarist Slash popping up for a squealing solo.

Source: Press Release