Emma Stone, Emily Blunt, Ryan Gosling and other stars gathered on Sunday to celebrate the best performances in film at the 96th Academy Awards, a ceremony that turned into a toast to blockbuster atomic bomb drama Oppenheimer. It nabbed seven wins out of 13 nominations. Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel returns for the fourth time to emcee the film industry’s highest honors from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The live broadcast on ABC starts at 4 p.m. PDT (2300 GMT), an hour earlier than usual. In India, one can watch it on Disney+ Hotstar at 4.30 am IST.
As stars began arriving to walk the red carpet, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters angered by the Israel-Gaza conflict shouted and slowed traffic in the blocks surrounding the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Oppenheimer, the three-hour drama directed by Christopher Nolan, led the field with 13 nominations. The movie won the prestigious best picture prize, capping its sweep of other major awards this year.
Cillian Murphy, the Irish actor who played physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer as he led the race to build the first atomic bomb, won best actor. Murphy’s main competition, according to awards pundit, was The Holdovers star Paul Giamatti.
Best actress went to Emma Stone for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things. The film also picked up a bunch of other awards.
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