Oppenheimer acquired a high honor at the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, February 24.
The stars of the movie, together with Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr. and extra, gained Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the awards present, which was held at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. The film competed towards Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, American Fiction and The Color Purple within the class.
Kenneth Branagh, who performed Niels Bohr within the movie, led the speech after Murphy beforehand took the stage for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. “Thank you so much Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas,” Branagh mentioned, thanking the Oppenheimer director and producer.
“Thank you SAG-AFTRA,” Branagh continued. “Thank you for this. Thank you for fighting for us. Thank you to every SAG-AFTRA member whose support and whose sacrifice allowed us to be here.”
The actor recalled how the SAG-AFTRA strike went into have an effect on the evening of the July Oppenheimer premiere. “”We went from the purple carpet and we didn’t see the movie that evening,” he defined. “We happily went in the direction of solidarity with your good selves. So this is a full-circle moment, and to receive this recognition in a year of spectacular acting achievement … it means the world to us.”
The 5 films nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture had been well-represented in different classes. Barbie’s Margot Robbie and Killers of the Flower Moon’s Lily Gladstone each acquired nods for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, whereas Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy and American Fiction’s Jeffrey Wright had been up for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.
Oppenheimer’s Emily Blunt and The Color Purple’s Danielle Brooks earned nods for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, and Barbie’s Ryan Gosling, Oppenheimer’s Robert Downey Jr., Killers of the Flower Moon’s Robert De Niro and American Fiction’s Sterling Ok. Brown garnered nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. Barbie additionally scored an extra nod for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture.
Oppenheimer already gained large at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards in January, with accolades for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for Murphy, Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for Downey Jr., Best Director – Motion Picture for Christopher Nolan and Best Original Score – Motion Picture.
Barbie, in the meantime, took residence the award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, and Gladstone earned Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama.
In March, the highest movies of the previous 12 months will battle it out at the 2024 Academy Awards. American Fiction, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon and Oppenheimer will compete for Best Picture towards Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Maestro, Past Lives, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest. Murphy, Wright, Gladstone, Brown, De Niro, Downey Jr., Gosling, Blunt and Brooks additionally earned Oscar nominations of their respective appearing classes. Although Robbie was snubbed for Best Actress in a Leading Role, she may nonetheless win an Academy Award for her work as a producer on Barbie.
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