Oscars 2024: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ wins Best Picture

Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" won the Best Picture award at the 96th edition of the Academy Awards held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, United States. "Oppenheimer" beat competition from the likes of "Killers of The Flower Moon", "The Holdovers" and "Anatomy of a Fall" to win the award.

This was the movie’s third recognition during the ongoing global awards season after winning the Golden Globe and the BAFTA in the Best Film category.
The biographical thriller depicts the story of Robert J. Oppenheimer, a maverick scientist looking to make a name for himself in the world of physics and traces the challenges faced by him en route to carving a name for himself in the history books.

Oppenheimer, having attained global fame as the "father of the bomb," soon came to bitterly regret the consequences of his invention, campaigning for nuclear disarmament and eventually having his reputation shattered due to his former Communist sympathies.

"His story offers no easy answers. But it offers some of the most fascinating and interesting paradoxes that I've ever encountered," director Christopher Nolan, who won Best Director, said on Sunday.

Actor Cillian Murphy won the Oscar in the Best Actor category for his titular performance in biographical thriller.