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After sweeping multiple Best Actor awards for `Oppenheimer`, lead star Cillian Murphy is, without a doubt, a hot favourite to bag the award at Oscars 2024 as well. However, the actor is in no mood to take in the pressure and in a typical Irish fashion says he is "just going to enjoy it" and "do our best". The Oscars 2024 ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on March 10. Ahead of the ceremony where he is nominated in the Best Actor category for his role Christoper Nolan`s `Oppenheimer` said that the support he is getting…

From that open-ended finish in The Dark Knight Rises to the dreamy conclusion of Inception, Christopher Nolan is known for the thought-provoking finales he tacks onto his powerhouse films. And the director's latest cinematic epic, Oppenheimer, is no exception, as star Cillian Murphy recently noted in a dual interview for Deadline.Murphy is a veteran of the Nolan Cinematic Universe. Outside of the legendary Michael Caine (who, yes, was curiously absent from that star-studded Oppenheimer cast), he's the actor who has…

For roughly 20 years, Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy have been working together. From 2005’s Batman Begins to Oppenheimer, the king of the 2024 Oscar Nominees, actor and director have made quite a run of films that spans genres and performances. This year’s Best Picture-competing heavyweight was a singular challenge for both Nolan and Murphy, and in seeing how hard the Peaky Blinders actor was working, co-star Robert Downey Jr. was inspired to advocate on his behalf. In an extensive profile interview conducted by…

Emily Blunt is laughing. Talk to the actor for any given amount of time — could be six hours, might be six minutes — and you’ll hear her do this a lot. She’s a full-body laugher, not the snorting, shaking-fits kind but the pitching-about type, as if she was trying to remain steady on a ship that just hit rough waves. A lean-back laugher. Several times during a conversation on Zoom, the Oscar-nominated star will come close to inadvertently exiting the frame when she finds something extremely funny. The only thing…

Cillian Murphy credited Oppenheimer co-star Olivia Thirlby with inventing the “Oppenhomies” moniker as he accepted his first Screen Actors Guild Award on Saturday night (24 February).The catchy nickname for Christopher Nolan’s crew has emerged during awards season - with the Irish star also using it on stage at the Baftas last weekend.“Just an FYI on that exquisite moniker ‘Oppenhomies’. That was actually invented by the great Olivia Thirlby,” Murphy told the audience.“So, Olivia, I think you should immediately trademark…

The 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are currently underway, taking place tonight, February 24th! Anticipation is high as the ceremony unfolds, recognizing the best in film and television performances from the past year. The Screen Actors Guild is uniting again following a landmark year that saw a record SAG-AFTRA strike that stopped Hollywood operations for months. Let's take a closer look at the full list of winners, recognizing the talented individuals who made the entertainment even more entertaining this…

The 2024 SAG Awards red carpet was truly mesmerizing, boasting a stunning array of enchanting looks. From Reese Witherspoon's timeless elegance to Cillian Murphy's brooding sophistication, a myriad of other celebrities also caught attention with their striking appearances. Whether embracing classic elegance or daring experimentation, these stars confidently showcased their unique sense of style, making the 2024 SAG Awards an unforgettable night. The 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards will witness actors honoring other…

Image: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP (Getty Images)Since 2009, Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy has had one foot in the horror door with FX’s American Horror Story. That series has since gone on for 12 seasons and birthed its own spinoff, while Murphy himself has been busier with other projects like Dahmer and The Watcher for Netflix. If that weren’t enough Murphy for you, the always-busy filmmaker has found time for another yet another series to add to his filmography.Dave Bautista Opens Up About His Relationship With Denis…

With awards season winding down these next few weeks, we only have a few more opportunities to see our so-called "Oppenhomies"—i.e. Oppenheimer cast members Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downer Jr. and the like—laughing it up together on red carpets and talk shows. So we're savoring every last promo appearance, including Blunt's recent, hilarious reveal about how a well-intentioned present she gifted Murphy resulted in the leading man having his head glued shut while filming Christopher Nolan's billion-dollar…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeCillian Murphy has revealed the encouraging and heartfelt words Christopher Nolan wrote on the cover of his Oppenheimer script. The Irish actor, 47, who is still on an awards campaign tour for Nolan’s Oscar-nominated atomic bomb epic, appeared on a recent episode of CBS’ popular news show 60 Minutes.During the segment, Murphy showed a copy of his script, which had the words: “Dearest…