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Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy jokingly asked if he should sing a “rebel song” after making history as the first Irish-born man to win Best Actor at the Baftas on Sunday, 18 February.The Cork-born actor, 47, was recognised for his performance as J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s biopic, for which the filmmaker was awarded best director.Speaking at a winners’ press conference after the ceremony, Murphy was asked if he wanted to say hi to anyone back in Ireland.“It means a lot to me to be Irish. I don’t know what…

Highlights from 2024’s Bafta ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank Main image: Emma Stone, who won best actress for Poor…

Director Christopher Nolan's biopic film 'Oppenheimer' dominated the BAFTA Film Awards 2024 with seven wins including Best Director, Best Film and Best Leading Actor awards. BAFTAs: Cillian Murphy, winner of the leading actor award for Oppenheimer, poses for photographers at the 77th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's.(Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP) The ceremony was held at London's Royal Festival Hall. Discover the thrill of cricket like never before, exclusively on HT. Explore now! Poor Things had a rich…

Hollywood actor Cillian Murphy won the Best Leading Actor award for his performance in the biopic film `Oppenheimer`. The 77th BAFTA Film Awards ceremony is currently underway at London`s Royal Festival Hall. Other nominations were Bradley Cooper, `Maestro` Colman Domingo, `Rustin` Paul Giamatti, `The Holdovers` Barry Keoghan, `Saltburn`, Teo Yoo, `Past Lives`. The film has bagged awards in the `Best Director`, `Best Cinematography`, `Best Editing` `Best Original Score` and `Best Supporting Actor (Male) categories so…

Cillian Murphy recalled the unique pressure he faced working with Christopher Nolan's first-person script for Oppenheimer.The Irish actor, 47, stars in the lead role in the Interstellar director's biographical thriller about the "father of the atomic bomb."Speaking from the 2024 Baftas red carpet on Sunday (18 February), Murphy - who was nominated for best actor at this year's awards - recalled the pressure of working with an unconventional script for the biopic.1:34"I have never encountered it... It puts a lot of…

Actor Emily Blunt have all the praises for her `Oppenheimer` co-star Cillian Murphy and she told Murphy, "There is a reverence that you are so deserving of," according to People. During a group interview, Blunt stated that Cillian Murphy`s reserved nature doesn`t make him any less "captivating". "And you are, like, the quietest conductor of this whole thing," says the actress, who also starred with Murphy, 47, in 2021`s `A Quiet Place Part II.` "You don`t mean to be -- it`s not in your nature to want to lead -- but I…

Emily Blunt knows why fans love Cillian Murphy so much. In a new interview with People, ahead of the Oscar nominees group luncheon, Emily shared high words of praise for his Oppenheimer co-star and said that 'there's something just captivating' about him that hooks the viewers. Both Cillian and Emily are first-time Oscar nominees for their work in Oppenheimer. (Also read: Christopher Nolan credits MCU for keeping movies alive after Covid: 'Thank God for Marvel movies') Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer,…

Cillian Murphy might not be a big fan of Red Eye, his 2005 airplane-set thriller with Rachel McAdams—which we totally love, BTW—but there is one movie in his decades-spanning filmography that he is more than happy to rewatch. While promoting his follow-up to Oppenheimer, the Netflix drama Small Things Like These, the Irish actor sat down with Variety, where he discussed the upcoming new entry to the 28 Days Later franchise. Director Danny Boyle, screenwriter Alex Garland and star Murphy will reunite for 28 Years Later,…

Learning about the abuses of the church in the “dysfunctional Christian society” of 1980s Ireland amounted to a “collective trauma” that has still not been fully processed, actor Cillian Murphy said as a new film set against the backdrop of the Magdalene Laundries scandal premiered at the Berlin film festival.In Small Things Like These, the Oppenheimer star plays Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man who accidentally becomes aware of abuse happening at the local convent in New Ross, southwest County Wexford,…

Cillian Murphy is currently garnering a heap of acclaim, including a 2024 Academy Award nomination for his role as the eponymous physicist in Christopher Nolan's epic biopic, Oppenheimer. But, though he has plenty of other acclaimed performances on his CV, from Peaky Blinders boss Tommy Shelby to survivor Jim in Danny Boyle's 28 Day Later, there's one he's seemingly less than fond of. Believe it or not, t's his role in Wes Craven's moderately reviewed, 2005 thriller, Red Eye, and I couldn't disagree with him more.The…