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Cillian Murphy Wins Oscar for Best Actor for ‘Oppenheimer’

Cillian Murphy has won his first Oscar for his performance in Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer.'

And while the night’s biggest prize has yet to be announced, Christopher Nolan’s biographical film about Atomic Bomb inventor J. Robert Oppenheimer just notched a win that could rival a potential Best Picture victory in terms of importance. While “Oppenheimer” had a number of advantages that lead to its massive success — including a star-studded ensemble cast that included the likes of Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, and Emily Blunt; Nolan’s pedigree as a writer/director; and a serendipitously viral marketing rollout that saw it opening alongside Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” in the summer’s biggest movie weekend — the success of any film named after a single character ultimately lies on that actor’s shoulders. While “Oppenheimer” was certainly the largest burden that Murphy had ever shouldered on a Nolan film — from both a creative and marketing perspective — the Irish actor took solace in the knowledge that he was bolstered by an elite supporting cast that came prepared to do their best work.

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