The 96th Academy Awards honoured cinematic excellence in a three-hour ceremony in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on Sunday. RNZ’s\u00a0Jogai Bhatt\u00a0<\/b>looks back at some of the most memorable moments from the night.<\/p>\nOppenheimer sweeps the night<\/h3>\n
Christopher Nolan’s epic biographical thriller dominated the Oscars this year, picking up seven of the 13 awards it was nominated for, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director. Cillian Murphy’s Best Actor win makes him the first ever Irish-born winner in his category.<\/p>\n
“I’m feeling overwhelmed,” he said, before dedicating his award to “the peacemakers of the world.”<\/p>\n
Oppenheimer\u00a0<\/i>also took out Cinematography, Editing, and Original Score awards, while Robert Downey Jr received a standing ovation for his Best Supporting Actor win.<\/p>\nKillers of the Flower Moon goes home empty-handed<\/h3>\n
Martin Scorsese has earned 26 Oscar nominations across four features in the last 11 years (The Wolf of Wall Street<\/i>,\u00a0Silence<\/i>,\u00a0The Irishman<\/i>,\u00a0Killers of the Flower Moon<\/i>), but he came up empty-handed again this year. I’m convinced the Academy hates this man.<\/p>\n
The snub extended to the decision for Best Actress, with\u00a0Poor Things’\u00a0<\/i>Emma Stone (deservedly) taking out the win over\u00a0Killers of the Flower Moon’s<\/i>\u00a0Lily Gladstone missing out on a history-making moment.<\/p>\n