“Oppenheimer” reigned at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday just as it once loomed large at the summer box office. The sprawling examination of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb racked up five wins, the most of any movie, including the prize for Best Motion Picture Drama.
“Oppenheimer’s” Christopher Nolan, who leveraged his success making blockbusters like “The Dark Knight” and “Inception” to get Universal to produce a $100 million drama about a physicist, won best director. Cillian Murphy, who played the brooding scientist at the center of the film, was named best actor in a drama. The film also was honored for its atmospheric score.
The supporting roles were also celebrated, with Robert Downey Jr. recognized for his contribution to “Oppenheimer” as the Best Supporting Actor. It was also acknowledged with the Best Director title, complementing the film’s compelling narrative.
Additionally, the original score of “Oppenheimer” was acknowledged for its emotive and evocative contribution to the film’s narrative.
Oppenheimer is a biographical thriller written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the film chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist who was pivotal in developing the first nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project, and thereby ushering in the Atomic Age.
