Oscars 2024: Christopher Nolan’s epic drama Oppenheimer wins Best Picture at 96th Academy Awards

Oppenheimer won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

As Hollywood’s film awards season wrapped up on Monday with the conclusion of the 96th Academy Awards ceremony, director Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer made history by winning the prestigious Best Picture award.

The ceremony, held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on March 10, was a highly glamorous occasion attended by several Hollywood bigwigs. Oppenheimer was the biggest winner at the event, taking home seven awards in total.

The film emerged as the winner among a strong lineup of contenders, including Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction, Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Celine Song’s Past Lives, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest.

Widely considered the most prestigious honour of the ceremony, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s absurdist comedy-drama Everything Everywhere All at Once had won the award the previous year.

Throughout this awards season, Christopher Nolan’s epic biographical thriller Oppenheimer had been the frontrunner in the Best Film category in nearly all ceremonies. It had previously won at the Golden Globe Awards, British Academy Film (BAFTA) Awards, and the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards before entering the Oscars race.