Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr Bags Film Awards on BAFTA- The Movie Got total seven Trophies
In the BAFTAs on Sunday, 18 February, Oppenheimer won the award for best film and was victorious over director Christopher Nolan, lead actor Cillian Murphy, and Best Picture. A total of seven BAFTA awards were won by the film. With five wins, Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos was a close second.
Among the speakers were David Beckham, who presented the golden mask for Outstanding British Debut, Dua Lipa, who presented the award for Outstanding British Film, and Deepika Padukone, who awarded the Film Not In The English Language award.
Cillian Murphy expressed appreciation to Nolan for acknowledging his potential, stating that “I didn’t see myself in the way he did” during his first BAFTA win. Accompanied by his fellow performers, the actor who collected the award at London’s Royal Festival Hall described the success as “mind-blowing” and expressed both excitement and surprise.
And for the second time, Robert Downey Jr. was awarded his second BAFTA win – 31 years ago when winning against Charlie Chaplin. Upon receiving the award, the US actor mocked Nolan’s suggestion to take on an understated role in his portrayal, with the goal of reinstating “my diminishing honor.”
Five awards were won by the surreal dark comedy “Poor Things,” including Best Actress for Emma Stone. The film featured Stone, who won the award for “La La Land” in 2017, as a reanimated corpse from the Victorian era brought back to life.
Oppenheimer was announced as the winner of best film at Sunday’s ceremony, with Michael J Fox making a surprise appearance to announce it. Despite having been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease for more than three decades, the 62-year-old was given a standing ovation by the audience.
After securing the first Bafta of his career, Murphy declared to the ceremony: “Oh my god.” Ohhh, my God. Thank you so much, Bafta.
Nolan was praised by the Irish actor for his contributions to “Oppenhomies” and his dedication, which he said “Thank you for pushing me further and striving for excellence.”
As reported by Deadline, Killers of the Flower Moon had nine nominations while Maestro from Bradley Cooper received seven and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie was nominated for the biggest box office movie of 2023.
The movie featuring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling received five nominations.
BAFTA Award List
Best film
Oppenheimer – WINNER!
Outstanding British film
The Zone of Interest – WINNER!
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Earth Mama – Savanah Leaf (writer, director, producer), Shirley O’Connor (producer), Medb Riordan (producer) – WINNER!
Best film not in the English language
The Zone of Interest – WINNER!
Best documentary
20 Days in Mariupol – WINNER!
Best animated film
The Boy and the Heron – WINNER!
Best director
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer – WINNER!
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Best original screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER!
Best adapted screenplay
American Fiction – WINNER!
Best leading actress
Emma Stone, Poor Things – WINNER!
Best leading actor
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer – WINNER!
Best supporting actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers – WINNER!
Best supporting actor
Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer – WINNER!
Best casting
The Holdovers – WINNER!
Best cinematography
Oppenheimer – WINNER!
Best editing
Oppenheimer – WINNER!
Best costume design
Poor Things – WINNER!
Best makeup and hair
Poor Things – WINNER!
Best original score
Oppenheimer – WINNER!
Best production design
Poor Things – WINNER!
Best sound
The Zone of Interest – WINNER!
