(VOVWORLD) - "Oppenheimer," the blockbuster biopic about the race to build the first atomic bomb, won seven Academy Awards, including the prestigious Best Picture trophy on Sunday as Hollywood celebrated a triumphant year in film.
Irish actor Cillian Murphy won best actor for playing theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, leader of the US effort in the 1940s to create the weapon that ended World War Two.
"Oppenheimer" director Christopher Nolan took home the Best Director Oscar. A three-hour historical drama about science and politics, "Oppenheimer" became an unlikely box office hit that grossed more than 950 million USD and drew widespread critical praise.
“I have so many people to thank, the most incredible cast. Thank you to those who have been there for me and believed in me my whole career. To the Academy, just to say, movies began just a little bit over a hundred years ago, and we don’t know where this incredible journey is going from here. But to know that you think I’m an important part of it means the world to me. Thank you very much!” Director Noland said as he received his first Oscar.
Emma Stone was named Best Actress for playing a woman revived from the dead in the dark, wacky comedy "Poor Things."