Oscars: ‘Oppenheimer’ Star Cillian Murphy Dedicates Best Actor Win to “Peacemakers Everywhere”

Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy won the best actor Oscar at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday night, and dedicated his win to the “peacemakers” of the world.

“Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas, it’s been the wildest, most exhilarating, most creatively satisfying journey you’ve taken me on over the last 20 years,” Murphy said after taking the stage to accept the award. “I owe you more than I can say. Thank you so much, every single crew member, every single cast member on Oppenheimer, you guys carried me through. All my fellow nominees: I remain in awe of you guys. Truly. I want to thank my incredible team… I’m a very proud Irishman standing here tonight.”

He continued: “We made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb. And for better or for worse, we’re all living in Oppenheimer’s world so I’d really like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere.”

During the awards season, Murphy had won several other accolades for his performance, including a BAFTA, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers), Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Colman Domingo (Rustin) and Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction) were nominated alongside him. To present the nominees, Brendan Fraser, Matthew McConaughey, Nicolas Cage, Ben Kingsley and Forest Whitaker took the stage.

Oppenheimer won seven total Academy Awards on Sunday night, including best director, best supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr. and best picture.

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