“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s picture of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the march to the creation of the atom bomb and the fallout, has won the Oscar for best picture.
The Universal Pictures film was both a critical success and a box-office winner.
“Oppenheimer” grossed nearly $958 million worldwide after being paired with Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” in the July 2023 “Barbenheimer” moviegoing craze.
Nolan partially filmed his story about the father of the atomic bomb in Princeton, both at the Institute for Advanced Study where Oppenheimer served as director and at Princeton University.
“Oppenheimer” was nominated for 13 Oscars, the most of any film this year. Nolan received nods for best director and best adapted screenplay, and won for director.
Star Cillian Murphy won the Oscar for best actor, while Robert Downey Jr. won for supporting actor and Emily Blunt was nominated for supporting actress.
Hoyte van Hoytema also won for cinematography; Jennifer Lame won for film editing; and Ludwig Göransson won best score.
This is Nolan’s first film to win the coveted Academy Award for best picture after having previously been nominated for “Inception” (2010) and “Dunkirk” (2017).
“Oppenheimer” is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 2005 book “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.
The three-hour film boasts a large ensemble cast including Jersey actor David Krumholtz as Nobel Prize-winning physicist Isidor Isaac Rabi.
Ellen Mirojnick was also nominated for costume design; Ruth De Jong and Claire Kaufman for production design; Luisa Abel for makeup and hairstyling; and Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell for sound.
“Oppenheimer” has been a leading contender throughout Hollywood awards season. The film won five awards, including best motion picture drama, at the Golden Globes in January.
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