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BAFTAs: Oppenheimer wins Best Film

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BAFTAs: Oppenheimer wins Best Film

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‘Oppenheimer’ triumphed on the BAFTAs with a Best Film win.

The historic saga – directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy – gained Best Film forward of ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, ‘The Holdovers’, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and ‘Poor Things’.

With a complete of 13 nominations, the movie rapidly racked up seven gongs together with Best Director for Nolan, Leading Actor for Murphy and Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr.

Accepting his award, Cillian mentioned: “Oh boy, holy moly, thank you very, very much BAFTA.

“To probably the most dynamic, kindest producer-director partnership in Hollywood: Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas, thanks for seeing one thing in me that I most likely did not see in myself.

“Thank for always pushing me and demanding excellence because that is what you deliver time and time again.”

He added to his “fellow nominees and my Oppenhomies, I know it’s a cliche to say, but I’m in awe of you.”

Speaking about his character J Robert Oppenheimer, he mentioned: “We have a space to debate and interrogate and investigate that complexity and it’s a privilege to be a part of this community with you all.”

Robert, who performed Lewis Strauss within the film, mentioned of Nolan: “Recently that dude suggested I attempt an understated approach as a last ditch effort to resurrect my dwindling credibility.”

Other award winners included Leading Actress Emma Stone and Supporting Actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph.

Emma mentioned she was “in awe” of everybody who labored on Yorgos Lanthimos’ surreal comedy and hailed the director for “our friendship and the gift of Bella [Emma’s character].”

Emma also thanked her mother, saying: “She kind of made me believe this crazy idea that I can do something like this.”

Da’Vine won for ‘The Holdovers’ and said: “‘Thank you for trusting me with this beautiful character.

“Being able to wear this beautiful gown, standing on the stage in London, is not a responsibility I take lightly.”

She also thanked her co-star Paul Giamatti and said she “cries every time” she says his identify.

She went on: “I’m proud to call you a friend and thank you for never wavering.”

Comedy drama ‘American Fiction’ gained Adapted Screenplay over ‘All of Us Strangers’, ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Poor Things’ and ‘The Zone of Interest’.

American author and former Gawker journalist Cord Jefferson collected the award.

And, French authorized drama ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ gained the Original Screenplay gong and co-writer and director Justine Triet, collected the award.

She mentioned: “The last time I was in London, a woman said to me: ‘After I saw your movie I called my ex and told him to see it to understand why I dumped him’. Someone else said ‘Did you put a mic in my kitchen?'”

Pointing to her co-writer and associate Arthur Harari, she added: “I would like to make a statement tonight: it’s a fiction and we are reasonably fine.”

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