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Oppenheimer Wins Big at Golden Globe Awards 2024

“Oppenheimer,” the dramatic film that tells the story of the inventor of the atomic bomb, was the biggest winner at the Golden Globe Awards, Sunday, January 7, 2024. It won five awards, while “Barbie,” which achieved high revenues at the global box office, won two awards out of Nine nominations.

Published on: 01/08/2024 – 17:37

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“Oppenheimer” took home awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, and Best Original Score, as well as Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for Cillian Murphy and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr.

Nolan told reporters that the “tragedy” of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a scientist who remained loyal to his country and did not apologize for what he had done, yet was “wracked by guilt,” piqued his interest, and Murphy, who plays the title character in the three-hour feature film, praised him as a “visionary director” while Robert Downey Jr. called Which embodies the character of the arch-rival of the story’s hero, the film is described as a “masterpiece.”

Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan and his wife, film producer Emma Thomas, at the Golden Globes 01/07/2024 AFP – ROBYN BECK

By winning the Best Director award, Nolan defeated Greta Gerwig, who directed the movie “Barbie,” which was released simultaneously with “Oppenheimer,” which prompted many viewers to watch the two films in theaters in what was known as the “Parpenheimer” phenomenon. As a result, they together generated $2.4 billion in box office revenue.

However, the movie Barbie, which revolves around the famous doll, won only two awards: the best song written by Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas, and the best cinematic and box office achievement, and this is a new category, after achieving the highest revenues of the year.

“Barbie,” which was nominated for best comedy, lost to “Poor Things,” which won best comedy, for which Emma Stone won best actress in a musical or comedy for her portrayal of Bella Baxter.

The award for best screenplay and best foreign language film went to the French drama “Anatomy of a Fall.”

The film’s director and writer, Justine Trier, said that winning two awards was “incredible,” especially in the screenplay category, which Scorsese, Nolan and Gerwig were nominated to win.

After a difficult year in which the film industry was paralyzed due to strikes by Hollywood actors and screenwriters, the A-list stars came out in large numbers to celebrate, and among the attendees were also big names from the world of music such as Bruce Springsteen and Dua Lipa, who were nominated for the award for best song, and Taylor Swift, whose film was nominated for “Best Song.” Taylor Swift: The Era Tour” in the category of Best Cinematographic Achievement and at the box office is a new category.

The Golden Globe Awards suffered years of controversy and low viewership, so in order to revive them this year, they diversified the jury members and invited critics from all over the world to choose the winners.

The Golden Globe Awards provide a timely boost to the Oscars, as voting on Oscar nominations begins Thursday, with this year’s awards ceremony taking place on March 10.

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