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Christopher Nolanrsquos historic epic based on J Robert Oppenheimer bagged seven statuettes at the 96th Academy Awards held at Dolby Theatre Los Angeles on Sunday Of the 13 nominations Oppenheimer won Best Picture Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Original Score Best Cinematography Best Editing and Best Director trophies for NolanThe filmmaker who bagged his first Oscar after eight nominations said ldquoWe donrsquot know where this incredible journey is going from here But to know that you think that Irsquom a meaningful part of it means the world to merdquo It was also the maiden win for Cillian Murphy Best Actor and Robert Downey Jr Best Supporting ActorZendaya John Cena and Margot RobbieThanking his longtime collaborator Nolan and his producerwife Emma Thomas Murphy said ldquoItrsquos been the wildest most exhilarating most creatively satisfying journey yoursquove taken me on over the last 20 years I owe you more than I can sayrdquo In his acceptance speech Downey Jr said ldquoIrsquod like to thank my terrible childhood and the Academy in that orderrdquo He also thanked his wife Susan who he compared to a veterinarian who ldquofound a snarling rescue pet and you loved me back to liferdquoEmma Stone was overwhelmed with her Best Actress win for Poor Things ldquoThe other night I was panicking hellip that maybe something like this could happenrdquo she said ldquoYorgos Lanthimos director of Poor Things said to me lsquoPlease take yourself out of itrsquo And he was right because itrsquos not about me Itrsquos about a team that came together to make something greater than the sum of its parts And that is the best part about making movies is all of us togetherrdquo said the actor who was helped by bestie Jennifer Lawrence when she suffered a wardrobe malfunction The film also bagged awards for Best Production Design Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Costume DesignSydney Sweeney Ryan Gosling and Kim KardashianInterestingly the Best Costume Design was one of the highlights of the ceremony as John Cena appeared to reluctantly come on stage in almost nothing as he announced the winner The wrestleractor regaled the audience with his tribute to Robert Open who streaked on stage during the 1974 OscarsDarsquoVine Joy Randolph who won the Best Supporting Actress award for The Holdovers said ldquoI didnrsquot think I was supposed to be doing this as a career I started off as a singer and my mother said to me lsquoGo across that street to that theatre department Therersquos something for you therersquo And I thank my mother for doing thatrdquoThe other highlight of the ceremony was Ryan Goslingrsquos energetic performance to the pacy song Irsquom just Ken from Barbie sporting a sequined hot pink suit Actorproducer Margot Robbiersquos fantasy comedy which earned eight nods took home only one trophy for Best Original Song for music and lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas OrsquoConnellList of winnersBest Picture Oppenheimer Emma Thomas Charles Roven and Christopher NolanBest Director Christopher Nolan OppenheimerBest Actor Cillian Murphy OppenheimerBest Actress Emma Stone Poor ThingsBest Supporting Actor Robert Downey Jr OppenheimerBest Supporting Actress DarsquoVine Joy Randolph The HoldoversBest International Feature Film The Zone of Interest United KingdomBest Original Screenplay Justine Triet and Arthur Harari Anatomy of a FallBest Adapted Screenplay Cord Jefferson American FictionBest Documentary Short Film The Last Repair ShopBest Documentary Feature 20 Days in MariupolBest Cinematography Hoyte Van Hoytema OppenheimerBest Live Action Short Film The Wonderful Story of Henry SugarBest Animated Short Film War Is Over inspired by the Music of John amp YokoBest Animated Film The Boy and the HeronBest Makeup and Hairstyling Nadia Stacey Mark Coulier and Josh Weston Poor ThingsBest Production Design James Price Shona Heath and Zsuzsa Mihalek Poor ThingsBest Costume Design Holly Waddington Poor ThingsBest Visual Effects Godzilla Minus OneBest Film Editing Jennifer Lame OppenheimerBest Sound The Zone of Interest Tarn Willers Johnnie BurnBest Original Score Ludwig Goransson OppenheimerBest Original Song Billie Eilish Finneas OrsquoConnell What Was I Made For from BarbieHattip to actionSS Rajamoulirsquos RRR made an appearance this time in a montage celebrating the contribution of the stunt community towards international cinema Gosling who presented the showreel said ldquoThey have been such a crucial part of our industry since the beginning of cinema To the stunt performers and stunt coordinators who help make movies magic We salute yourdquo Copresenter Emily Blunt added ldquoThey are truly the unsung heroes who risk life and limb for cinemardquoRemembering Nitin DesaiRenowned production director Nitin Desai who created sets for blockbusters such as the Oscarnominated Lagaan 2001 besides magnum opuses like Devdas 2002 and Jodhaa Akbar2008 was among the film personalities who were honoured in the In Memoriam segment at the 96th Academy Awards Every year the Academy Awards pay a tribute to industry legends who passed away in the last one year in its lsquoIn Memoriamrsquo montage Desai 57 was found hanging at his studio in Karjat near Mumbai on August 2 2023