Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Seven-Oscar win for Oppenheimer
CHRISTOPHER Nolan’s epic biopic Oppenheimer has swept the Oscars, winning seven prizes – including best director for Nolan– and ending his 22-year wait for an Academy Award.
The film about J Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist described as the father of the atomic bomb, was also named best picture, while its star, Cillian Murphy, won best actor, the first Irish winner of this award.
Robert Downey Jr was named best supporting actor for his turn as Lewis Strauss, head of the Atomic
Energy Commission, securing him his first Oscar win.
The film was also celebrated for its editing, score and cinematography.
The best picture prize, the final trophy of the night, was handed out by veteran actor Al Pacino, who announced the winner in an unconventional manner without the customary fanfare.
The 83-year-old looked at the card and said: “I see Oppenheimer.”
Collecting his directing trophy, Nolan thanked his wife and producer of the film, Emma Thomas, as well as Murphy.
Emma Stone was named best actress for the surreal comedy Poor Things, directed by Yorgos
Lanthimos, about a woman who is given the brain of a baby.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph was named best supporting actress for her role as a grieving cook in The Holdovers, about a grumpy teacher who stays at school over the holidays.
Killers Of The Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese’s western about the murders of wealthy members of the Osage tribe in the 1920s, was completely shut out, having received 10 nominations.
The Zone Of Interest won the best international feature Oscar, becoming the first UK production to win the Oscar in that category. The film is set in and around Auschwitz during the Second World War.