Oscars 2024: Christopher Nolan’s epic drama Oppenheimer wins Best Picture at 96th Academy Awards

The film emerged as the winner among a strong lineup of contenders, including Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction, Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Celine Song’s Past Lives, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest.

Widely considered the most prestigious honour of the ceremony, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s absurdist comedy-drama Everything Everywhere All at Once had won the award the previous year.

Throughout this awards season, Christopher Nolan’s epic biographical thriller Oppenheimer had been the frontrunner in the Best Film category in nearly all ceremonies. It had previously won at the Golden Globe Awards, British Academy Film (BAFTA) Awards, and the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards before entering the Oscars race.

Besides Best Picture, Oppenheimer was also nominated for 12 other categories. The film was also nominated for Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Adapted Screenplay (Christopher Nolan), Best Actor (Cillian Muphy), Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.), Supporting Actress (Emily Blunt), Cinematography (Hoyte van Hoytema), Costume Design (Ellen Mirojnick), Makeup and Hairstyling (Luisa Abel), Original Score (Ludwig Göransson), Production Design (production design: Ruth De Jong; set decoration: Claire Kaufman), Editing (Jennifer Lame) and Sound (Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell).