Hollywood: ‘Oppenheimer’, blockbuster biopic, won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Christopher Nolan) and Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), at the recently-held 96th Academy Awards.
Emma Stone won the Best Actress award for her portrayal of Bella Baxter in Yorgos Lanthimos’ film, ‘Poor Things’. This was Stone’s second Oscar. She had earlier won the award for her act in La La Land.
Robert Downey Jr. won the Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ‘Oppenheimer’, which had earned 13 nominations. The biographical thriller overpowered all competition — including its release-date companion, ‘Barbie’. It also won the Oscar for Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Original Score.
While the summer blockbuster ‘Barbie’ didn’t win every award it was nominated for, its cast stole the show at the 2024 Oscars. Margot Robbie, America Ferrera, and company walked the red carpet in stunning outfits. Then, Ryan Gosling reprised his role as Ken, singing the film’s standout musical number ‘I’m Just Ken’ to rapturous applause.
‘To Kill a Tiger’, set in a village in Jharkhand, lost to ’20 Days in Mariupol’ in the best documentary feature category at the 96th edition of the awards. It is executive produced by actors Dev Patel, Mindy Kaling, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Canadian poet Rupi Kaur, and surgeon-bestselling author Atul Gawande and premiered on Netflix hours before Oscars day.
Last year, India struck gold at the Academy Awards with “Naatu Naatu”, the foot-tapping mass anthem from SS Rajamouli’s period-action drama RRR, winning in the Best Original Song category and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ in Documentary Short Film Category.
Here is the full list of winners:
BEST PICTURE
Oppenheimer
BEST ACTOR
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
BEST ACTRESS
Emma Stone, Poor Things
BEST DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Fiction
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anatomy of a Fall
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Boy and the Heron
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
20 Days in Mariupol
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Last Repair Shop
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Oppenheimer
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
What Was I Made For?, Barbie
BEST SOUND
The Zone of Interest
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Oppenheimer
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Poor Things
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Poor Things
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Godzilla Minus One
BEST FILM EDITING
Oppenheimer
