B次元官网网址淥ppenheimer,B次元官网网址� a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan.

After passing over arguably HollywoodB次元官网网址檚 foremost big-screen auteur for years, the Oscars made up for lost time by heaping seven awards on , including best actor for , best supporting actor for and .

In anointing B次元官网网址淥ppenheimer,B次元官网网址� the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences did something it hasnB次元官网网址檛 done for more than a decade: . In a film industry where a cape, dinosaur or Tom Cruise has often been a requirement for such box office, B次元官网网址淥ppenheimerB次元官网网址� brought droves of moviegoers to theaters with a complex, fission-filled drama about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb.

To close out the night, the Academy Award for Best Picture goes to... 'Oppenheimer'!

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B次元官网网址淔or better or worse, weB次元官网网址檙e all living in Robert OppenheimerB次元官网网址檚 world,B次元官网网址� said Murphy in his acceptance speech. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檇 like to dedicate this to the peacemakers.B次元官网网址�

As a film heavy with unease for human capacity for mass destruction, B次元官网网址淥ppenheimerB次元官网网址� also emerged B次元官网网址� even over its partner in cultural phenomenon, B次元官网网址淏arbieB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� as a fittingly foreboding film for times rife with cataclysm, man-made or not. SundayB次元官网网址檚 Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles unfolded against the backdrop of and , and with a potentially momentous U.S. election on the horizon.

The most closely watched contest of the went to Emma Stone, who won best best actress for her performance as Bella Baxter in B次元官网网址淧oor Things.B次元官网网址� In what was seen as the nightB次元官网网址檚 most nail-biting category, Stone won over of B次元官网网址淜illers of the Flower Moon.B次元官网网址� Gladstone would have become the first Native American to win an Academy Award.

Instead, Oscar voters couldnB次元官网网址檛 resist the full-bodied extremes of StoneB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淧oor ThingsB次元官网网址� performance. The win for Stone, her second best actress Oscar following her 2017 win for B次元官网网址淟a La Land,B次元官网网址� confirmed the 35-year-old as arguably the preeminent big-screen actress of her generation. The list of women to win best actress two or more times is illustrious, including Katharine Hepburn, Frances McDormand, Ingrid Bergman and Bette Davis.

B次元官网网址淥h, boy, this is really overwhelming,B次元官网网址� said Stone, who fought back tears and a broken dress during her speech.

SundayB次元官网网址檚 broadcast had razzle dazzle, including a sprawling song-and-dance rendition of the by Ryan Gosling, with an assist on guitar by Slash and a sea of Kens who swarmed the stage.

But protest and politics intruded on an election-year , where demonstrations for Gaza raged outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Late during the show, host Jimmy Kimmel read a critical social media post from former president Donald Trump.

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Nolan has had many movies in the Oscar mix before, including B次元官网网址淚nception,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淒unkirkB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淭he Dark Knight.B次元官网网址� But his win Sunday for direction is the . Addressing the crowd, Nolan noted cinema is just over a hundred years old.

B次元官网网址淲e donB次元官网网址檛 know where this incredible journey is going from here,B次元官网网址� said Nolan. B次元官网网址淏ut to think that IB次元官网网址檓 a meaningful part of it means the world to me.B次元官网网址�

Downey, nominated twice before (for B次元官网网址淐haplinB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淭ropic ThunderB次元官网网址�), also notched his first Oscar, crowning the illustrious second act of his up-and-down career.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檇 like to thank my terrible childhood and the academy, in that order,B次元官网网址� said Downey,

B次元官网网址淏arbie,B次元官网网址� last yearB次元官网网址檚 biggest box-office hit with more than $1.4 billion in ticket sales, ultimately won just one award: best song (sorry, Ken) for Billie Eilish and FinneasB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淲hat Was I Made For?B次元官网网址� ItB次元官网网址檚 their second Oscar, two years after winning for their James Bond theme, B次元官网网址淣o Time to Die.B次元官网网址�

But after an awards season that stayed largely inside a Hollywood bubble, geopolitics played a prominent role. Protests over IsraelB次元官网网址檚 war in Gaza snarled traffic around the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, slowing starsB次元官网网址� arrival on the red carpet and turning the Oscar spotlight toward the . Some protesters shouted B次元官网网址淪hame!B次元官网网址� at those trying to reach the awards.

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Jonathan Glazer, the British filmmaker whose won best international film, drew connections between the dehumanization depicted in his film and today.

B次元官网网址淩ight now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many innocent people, whether the victims of October the 7th in Israel, or the the ongoing attack on Gaza, all the victims, this dehumanization, how do we resist?B次元官网网址�

The war in Gaza was on the minds of many attendees, as was the war in Ukraine. A year after B次元官网网址淣avalnyB次元官网网址� won the same award, Mstyslav ChernovB次元官网网址檚 a harrowing chronicle of the early days of RussiaB次元官网网址檚 invasion of Ukraine, won best documentary. The win, a first for The Associated Press and PBSB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淔rontline,B次元官网网址� came as the war in Ukraine passed the two-year mark with no signs of abating.

Mstyslav Chernov, the Ukrainian filmmaker and AP journalist , spoke forcefully about RussiaB次元官网网址檚 invasion.

B次元官网网址淭his is the first Oscar in Ukrainian history,B次元官网网址� said Chernov. B次元官网网址淎nd IB次元官网网址檓 honored. Probably I will be the first director on this stage to say I wish IB次元官网网址檇 never made this film. I wish to be able to exchange this (for) Russia never attacking Ukraine.B次元官网网址�

In the early going, Yorgos LanthimosB次元官网网址� Frankenstein-riff B次元官网网址淧oor ThingsB次元官网网址� ran away with three prizes for including awards for production design, makeup and hairstyling and costume design.

Kimmel, hosting the ABC telecast for the fourth time, opened the awards with an monologue that emphasized Hollywood as B次元官网网址渁 union townB次元官网网址� following 2023B次元官网网址檚 , drew a standing ovation for bringing out teamsters and behind-the-scenes workers B次元官网网址� who are now entering their own labor negotiations.

The nightB次元官网网址檚 first award was one of its most predictable: , for her performance in Alexander PayneB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Holdovers.B次元官网网址� An emotional Randolph was accompanied to the stage by her B次元官网网址淗oldoversB次元官网网址� co-star Paul Giamatti.

B次元官网网址淔or so long IB次元官网网址檝e always wanted to be different,B次元官网网址� said Randolph. B次元官网网址淎nd now I realize I just need to be myself.B次元官网网址�

Though RandolphB次元官网网址檚 win was widely expected, an upset quickly followed. Hayao MiyazakiB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Boy and the HeronB次元官网网址� , a surprise over the slightly favored B次元官网网址淪pider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.B次元官网网址� Miyazaki, the 83-year-old Japanese anime master who came out of retirement to make B次元官网网址淭he Boy and the Heron,B次元官网网址� didnB次元官网网址檛 attend the ceremony. He also didnB次元官网网址檛 attend the 2003 Oscars when his B次元官网网址淪pirited AwayB次元官网网址� won the same award.

Best original screenplay went to B次元官网网址淎natomy of a Fall,B次元官网网址� which, like B次元官网网址淏arbie,B次元官网网址� was penned by a couple: director Justine Triet and Arthur Harari. B次元官网网址淭his will help me through my midlife crisis, I think,B次元官网网址� said Triet.

In adapted screenplay, where B次元官网网址淏arbieB次元官网网址� was nominated B次元官网网址� and where some suspected Greta Gerwig would win after being overlooked for director B次元官网网址� the Oscar went to , who wrote and directed his feature film debut B次元官网网址淎merican Fiction.B次元官网网址� He pleaded for executives to take risks on young filmmakers like himself.

B次元官网网址淚nstead of making a $200 million movie, try making 20 $10 million movies,B次元官网网址� said Jefferson, previously an award-winning TV writer.

The Oscars belonged largely to theatrical-first films. Though it came into the awards with 19 nominations, Netflix was a bit player. Its lone win came for live action short: Wes AndersonB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,B次元官网网址� based on the story by Roald Dahl.

Historically, having big movies in the mix for the OscarsB次元官网网址� top awards has been good for broadcast ratings. The Academy AwardsB次元官网网址� largest audience ever came when James CameronB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭itanicB次元官网网址� swept the 1998 Oscars.

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APB次元官网网址檚 Ryan Pearson and Krysta Fauria contributed to this report

Jake Coyle, The Associated Press