Academy Awards 2024: Cillian Murphy, Acting Chameleon And Now Oscar-Winner
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Cillian Murphy also won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and other prizes this year
Self-effacing Irish actor Cillian Murphy is having to get used to red carpet glitz and acceptance speeches. The 47-year-old Cork native won his first Oscar on Sunday - on his first nomination - for his leading role in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, capping a glittering awards season that saw him snare a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and other prizes.
He bested a stacked field that included four American rivals - Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers), Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction), Bradley Cooper (Maestro) and Colman Domingo (Rustin).
"We made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb. And for better or for worse, we're all living in Oppenheimer's world", Murphy said as he received an ovation from the audience at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
