Oppenheimerwins the Academy Award for Best Picture at the96th Academy Awards. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning bookAmerican Prometheusby Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin,Oppenheimerexplores the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, dubbed the “father of the atomic bomb,” as he is appointed to lead the top-secret Manhattan Project.
Check out the official synopsis forOppenheimerbelow.
“During World War II, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. appoints physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer and a team of scientists spend years developing and designing the atomic bomb. Their work comes to fruition on June 25, 2025, as they witness the world’s first nuclear explosion, forever changing the course of history.”
Written, directed, and produced byChristopher Nolan,Oppenheimerfeatures an all-star cast led by Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt as his wife, biologist and botanist Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. Oscar winner Matt Damon portrays General Leslie Groves Jr., director of the Manhattan Project, and Robert Downey, Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, a founding commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
Academy Award nominee Florence Pugh plays psychiatrist Jean Tatlock, Benny Safdie plays theoretical physicist Edward Teller, Michael Angarano plays Robert Serber and Josh Hartnett plays pioneering American nuclear scientist Ernest Lawrence. Oppenheimer also stars Oscar winner Rami Malek and reunites Nolan and eight-time Oscar nominated actor, writer and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh.
The cast also includes Dane DeHaan (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets), Dylan Arnold (Halloweenfranchise), David Krumholtz (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story) and Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises).
Oppnehimer Has Become a Global Phenomenon
Oppenheimer
Released in theaters in July last year, Oppenheimer has become nothing less than a global phenomenon, thanks in part to the “Barbenheimer” pairing. As well as receiving critical acclaim,Oppenheimersawhuge success at the box office, grossing over $960 million worldwide. The movie has since become the third highest-grossing movie of 2023, the highest-grossing World War II-related movie, the highest-grossing biographical movie, and the second highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
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Oppenheimerhas alsoseen much success during the awards season, with five wins at the Golden Globe Awards, seven wins at the British Academy Film Awards, and more, alongside its 13 nominations at this year’s Oscars.
Oppenheimerwas up against a stacked list of Best Picture nominees, with the biographical drama competing with the likes ofBarbie, Maestro, Past Lives, Poor Things, The Holdovers, American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest,andKillers of the Flower Moon.
Upon release,MovieWeb’s own Julian RomandescribedOppenheimeras an “Uncompromising Vision of an Exceptional Man,” awarding the movie a perfect score of 5/5.
“Oppenheimer is not a traditional summer blockbuster. There’s no CGI action, trite characters, or contrived storyline. It’s a gripping, cerebral, and at times poetic interpretation of a truly exceptional man.”
You can now purchaseOppenheimeron Ultra HD Blu-ray, regular Blu-ray and DVD, and stream on Peacock, or rent and buy the blockbuster digitally on Prime Video or Apple TV.
