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Oppenheimer wins big at 2024 Academy Awards

Oppenheimer came out as the clear winner at the star-studded ceremony.

Oppenheimer dominated the major categories at the 2024 Academy Awards on Sunday night.

The biographical thriller, about theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, swept the board at this year’s Oscars, winning seven awards out of its 13 nominations.

Oppenheimer won Best Picture while Christopher Nolan took home his first Oscar for Best Director.

Cillian Murphy nabbed the Best Actor gong and Robert Downey Jr. landed Best Actor in a Supporting Role. The film also won Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score.

Barbie, which had eight nominations, took home just one award, with Billie Eilish winning Best Original Song for What I Was Made For.

Poor Things landed four awards, with Emma Stone taking out the Best Actress prize, beating Lily Gladstone – who was widely tipped to take home the statuette for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon. Poor Things was also was given accolades for Makeup & Hairstyling, Production Design and Costume Design.

Billie Eilish and Ryan Gosling performed their songs from Barbie at the ceremony, while Becky G offered up a rendition of The Fire Inside from Flamin’ Hot.

The 2024 Oscars Awards were hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Here is the full list of winners:

Best Picture: Oppenheimer

Best Director: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer

Actor in a Leading Role: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer

Actress in a Leading Role: Emma Stone – Poor Things

Actress in a Supporting Role: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer

Animated Short: War is Over

Animated Feature Film: The Boy and the Heron

Writing (Original Screenplay): Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

Writing (Adapted Screenplay): American Fiction – Cord Jefferson

Makeup & Hairstyling: Poor Things

Production Design: Poor Things

Costume Design: Poor Things

International Feature Film: The Zone of Interest (UK)

Visual Effects: Godzilla Minus One

Film Editing: Oppenheimer

Documentary Short: The Last Repair Shop

Documentary Feature: 20 Days in Mariupol

Cinematography: Oppenheimer

Live-Action Short: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Sound: Zone of Interest

Music (Original Score): Oppenheimer

Music (Original Song): What I Was Made For, Billie Eilish – Barbie

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