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Cillian Murphy reveals the major lesson starring in Oppenheimer taught him as he attends BFI screening of his Oscar nominated movie


Cillian Murphy has revealed how he felt about playing J. Robert Oppenheimer in his Oscar-nominated movie.

The Irish actor attended a screening of Christopher Nolan's biopic at the BFI IMAX Waterloo on Wednesday, where he discussed the research that went into his role as the theoretical physicist credited with being the 'father of the atomic bomb.' He will compete against Justine Triet - Anatomy of a Fall; Martin Scorsese - Killers of the Flower Moon; Yorgos Lanthimos - Poor Things and Jonathan Glazer - The Zone of Interest in the directing category. Meanwhile, Emily - who played Oppenheimer's wife Kitty - will compete against Danielle Brooks - The Color Purple; America Ferrera - Barbie; Jodie Foster - Nyad; Da'vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers.

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