The 96th Academy Awards: What Major Oscars Did Oppenheimer Take Home?

In the blink of an eye, the dazzling Oppenheimer cast came, saw, and conquered the Academy Awards season. And it doesn't even come as a surprise, as devoted fans have already seen it coming ever since they witnessed this cinematic masterpiece on Imax screens, having the assurance that Cillian Murphy has already sealed the Oscar.

While Robert Downey Jr.'s "Comeback of a Lifetime" and humorous yet meaningful speech inspired many and made everyone emotional, Christopher Nolan too finally got the Oscar that was long-pending. Speaking of now-two-time Oscar-winner Ludwig Göransson, without his incredible music scores that depicted the curiousness, emotionality, and complexities of a genius mind like Oppenheimer, the movie would have been incomplete. Aside from the movie being universally praised, right from the storyline and score to the visually appealing cinematography, performances, and direction, the movie went down in history as a cultural phenomenon along with Greta Gerwig's Barbie.

Although winning an Oscar doesn't define one's exceptional talent, it does hold a lot of significance in the industry. Nevertheless, it's truly a euphoric feeling for many actors, filmmakers, or other renowned individuals to hold the trophy close and speak their hearts out as they accept it. Since its creation, the Academy Awards have been considered a prestigious event where cinematic contributions are acknowledged and bestowed with a golden statuette.

Oppenheimer is a visually striking biography featuring Cillian Murphy as Robert J. Oppenheimer, also best known as the father of the atomic bomb. The biography tends to detail the journey of this genius physicist, whose once home-sick mind unleashes his extraordinary potential, allowing him to create a mass-destruction weapon that eventually changed the course of history. Right from his humble beginnings to coming out on top with his dangerous invention to getting the feeling of having blood in his hands, the biography takes you on a rollercoaster of multiple emotions all at once. While the movie acknowledges Oppenheimer's contributions and showcases the tribulations that came with his creation, it also tends to highlight his intense security hearing and his fear of the weapon's misuse coming to life.

After becoming the biggest biopic of the year and bagging 5 awards at the 81st Golden Globe, Oppenheimer led the Oscars with 7 wins out of 13 nominations in major categories.