Seems like it's Oppenheimer's Day at the Golden Globes 2024. After Robery Downey Jr and director Christopher Nolan, now team Oppenheimer has bagged another trophy for the Best Actor. Hollywood actor Cillian Murphy has bagged the trophy for Best Male Actor -Motion Picture-Drama at the Golden Globes 2024 for his performance in the biopic film Oppenheimer. The 81st edition of the Golden Globes is taking place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Golden Globes 2024: Anatomy of a Fall Wins Best Screenplay in Motion Picture.

Cillian Murphy Wins Best Actor For Oppenheimer:

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Golden Globe shared a post on their official handle and wrote, "Congratulations to Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer on your WIN for Best Male Actor - Motion Picture - Drama! #GoldenGlobes." The biopic, set during World War II, follows Oppenheimer, known as the "Father of the Atomic Bomb," during a period in history when he understood that testing the atomic bomb would ignite the atmosphere and destroy the world, yet he pushed the button anyway.

Oppenheimer is played by Cillian Murphy, who is securing the lead for the first time in a Christopher Nolan film. Having previously starred in Inception, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, and Dunkirk, Murphy has been a mainstay in many of Nolan's movies. Golden Globes 2024: Ali Wong Wins Best Female Actor in Limited Series for Beef.

The star-studded cast includes Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Benny Safdie, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Alden Ehrenreich, Josh Peck, Jason Clarke, David Dastmalchian, Alex Wolff, James D'Arcy, and many others. Florence Pugh plays Jean Tatlock, Emily Blunt plays Kitty Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr plays Lewis Strauss, and Matt Damon. The film was released on July 21.