Oscars 2024: Cillian Murphy Takes Home Best Actor Award for Oppenheimer

Actor Cillian Murphy bagged the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the biopic Oppenheimer. Taking to X, The Academy shared a post and wrote, "Best Actor in a Leading Role goes to Cillian Murphy!" Murphy triumphed over Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Colman Domingo (Rustin), Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers) and Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction). Oppenheimer also won the awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score at the 96th Academy Awards. Earlier, Murphy won the Best Actor award for Oppenheimer at the BAFTA Awards 2024 and Golden Globe Awards 2024. Oscars 2024: Cillian Murphy Is a ‘Very Proud Irish Man’ After Bagging the Best Actor Award for Oppenheimer (Watch Video).

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. Oscars 2024: Christopher Nolan Wins His First Oscar! Netizens Applaud and Say ‘Well Deserved’ As He Bags Best Director Award for Oppenheimer.

Cillian Murphy Wins Best Actor for Oppenheimer

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.