“Oppenheimer,” a three-hour epic about the making of the atomic bomb in World War II, was the big winner at the Bafta Film Awards on Sunday, winning best film and best director, as well as five other awards.
One of the highest-grossing films of 2023, “Oppenheimer” also won awards for lead actor for Cillian Murphy, who plays American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr, editing, cinematography and original score.
Christopher Nolan, who won his first Bafta for directing, thanked the cast and crew in his speech.
“In the real world, there are all kinds of individuals and organizations who have fought long and hard to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world… by receiving this award, I want to recognize their efforts,” he added.
Like Nolan, Murphy was the favorite to win his category, and in his speech he referred to the man known as “the father of the atomic bomb.”
“Oppenheimer was a colossally sassy and complex character and meant different things to different people,” Murphy said.
“One man’s monster is another man’s hero. That’s why I love movies, because we have a space to celebrate and question and investigate that complexity.”
Emma Stone received the lead actress award for the sexually charged gothic comedy “Poor Creatures,” which won five awards in total.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph won the supporting actress award for her role in “The Rejects,” a comedy set in an all-boys boarding school.
In addition to the celebrities who attended the ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall, on the banks of the Thames in central London, among the guests there was also the president of Bafta, Prince William.
Source: Terra
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