From the DeskThe 96th Academy Awards saw Oppenheimer as the big winner, with Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, and Robert Downey Jr. all taking home awards for their roles in the film. The movie, titled “Oppenheimer’s Big Bang,” also won for Best Picture. (Image credit: Getty)
Oppenheimer emerged victorious at the 96th Academy Awards by claiming seven out of the 13 Oscars it was nominated for. The movie took home the awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), and Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.). It also won Best Original Score and various technical awards. Unfortunately, Killers Of The Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone missed out on making history as the first indigenous Best Actress at the Oscars, with the award instead going to Emma Stone for Poor Things, which also won three other Oscars. Da’Vine Joy Randolph was honored as the Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Holdovers, completing her successful awards season sweep.
The awards for Best Original and Best Adapted Screenplay were given to Anatomy Of A Fall and American Fiction, respectively. Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell received the award for Best Original Song with their track What Was I Made For? from the movie Barbie. Despite being nominated for eight Oscars, this was the only win for the film.
The Indian viewers were delighted to witness the debut of RRR in a reel that paid tribute to stunt performers, followed by the recognition of Nitin Chandrakant Desai, the art director, in the Memoriam segment.
The movie 2018: Everyone Is A Hero from India was chosen as the official entry, but it was eliminated during the shortlist stage for nominations. Another film, To Kill A Tiger, set in India, was in the running for the Best Documentary Feature category, but it was ultimately beaten by 20 Days In Mariupol.
This year’s Oscar nominations garnered attention for three significant exclusions. The director and lead star of Barbie, Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, as well as actor Leonardo DiCaprio from Killers Of The Flower Moon, were snubbed.
Jimmy Kimmel hosted the Oscars for the fourth time, with notable moments including John Cena’s humorous presentation of the Best Costume Design award while dressed in a nearly-naked state, Ryan Gosling’s popular performance of “I’m Just Ken” with assistance from his Barbie co-stars and musician Slash, and Robert Downey Jr’s comical acceptance speech where he jokingly referred to his wife Susan Levin as his “veterinarian”. The ceremony was held at the Oscars and was attended by several celebrities.
These are the names of the winners:
Top Movie: Oppenheimer
Top Director: Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer
Outstanding Female Lead: Emma Stone for her role in Poor Things.
Winner for Best Actor: Cillian Murphy for his performance in Oppenheimer.
Winner for Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph in the film The Holdovers.
Winner of Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr for his role in Oppenheimer.
Winner of Best Original Screenplay: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari for their work on Anatomy Of A Fall.
The recipient of the award for Best Adapted Screenplay is Cord Jefferson for his work on “American Fiction”.
Top International Feature: The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom)
Top Animated Film: The Boy And The Heron
Winner for Best Original Score: Ludwig Goransson for Oppenheimer
Winner for Best Original Song: Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell for their song What Was I Made For? featured in the movie Barbie.
Top Pick for Best Documentary Feature: 20 Days in Mariupol
Top Short Documentary: The Final Repair Store
Winner for Best Live Action Short Film: The Incredible Tale of Henry Sugar
Top Animated Short Film: The End of War! Drawing Inspiration from the Music of John and Yoko
Top Sound: The Area of Focus
Top Production Design: Poor Things
The award for Best Film Editing goes to “Oppenheimer”.
Outstanding Costume Design: Poor Things
Top Hair and Makeup: Less Fortunate
Top Cinematography: Oppenheimer
Winner for Outstanding Visual Effects: Godzilla Minus One
Inika Manohar
