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Oscars 2024 recap as Cillian Murphy wins Best Actor at Academy Awards
Cillian Murphy is up for Best Actor at the Oscars for his performance as Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer
Cillian Murphy accepts the Lead Actor award for Oppenheimer onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre(Image: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
The biggest night in film has come and gone as a swath of actors descended the red carpet for the Oscars. While some big names rolled out for the awards show, all Irish eyes are on our very own Cillian Murphy.
The 47-year-old Cork man won the award for Best Actor for his performance as J.
Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
Murphy has snagged himself plenty of awards so far this season for his role in the Nolan flick, including a Golden Globe and a Bafta – with many slating him for success at the awards show, and rightfully so.
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Staff at Irish production company Element Pictures are also celebrating at the Oscars after Poor Things received four Academy Awards.
The Yorgos Lanthimos film has snagged nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Hair and Makeup, and Best Supporting Actor, and Best Costume Design.
Dublin cinematographer Robbie Ryan had gotten a nod for Poor Things, for the Best
He previously received an Academy Award nomination for the same category working with Yorgos Lanthimos again for The Favourite in 2018. The Dublin man lost out on this award, however.
Sadly, Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal missed out on a nomination for their work in All of Us Strangers with Barry Keoghan also being snubbed for his role in Saltburn.
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Screen Ireland congratulates Cillian Murphy on Best Actor award
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland has congratulated Cillian Murphy on the “momentous achievement” of winning the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Désirée Finnegan, chief executive of Screen Ireland, said: “Sincere congratulations from everyone at Screen Ireland to Cillian Murphy on winning the Academy Award for Best Actor. We are delighted to see such a talented Irish artist receive worldwide recognition and critical acclaim for his extraordinary performance.
“Throughout the years Cillian Murphy has delivered so many outstanding performances in Irish films, from Disco Pigs to The Wind that Shakes the Barley, and more recently in Small Things Like These and we look forward to working with him again in the future.
“We hope that the next generation of Irish filmmakers and artists watching Cillian bring his Oscar home, will be inspired to continue the pursuit of their craft in the Irish film industry.”
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Oppenheimer wins the last award of the night, Best Picture. The win comes after Cillian Murphy won Best Lead Actor and Christopher Nolan won Best Director.
Cillian Murphy says he is a ‘proud Irishman’ in his acceptance speech
In his acceptance speech, Murphy called himself a “proud Irishman.”
Murphy referred to his longtime relationship with filmmaker Christopher Nolan as: “the wildest, most exhilarating, most satisfying journey. He also thanked Nolan, Emma Thomas, his team, his wife and sons.
Emma Stone won Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in Poor Things. This is her second Academy Award win.
Christopher Nolan wins Best Director gong for Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan wins Best Director at the 96th Academy Award. He won right after Cillian Murphy won Best Actor.
Cillian Murphy wins Best Actor award at Academy Awards as Bradley Cooper loses out
Cillian Murphy has won the Best Actor award at the 96th Academy Awards.
The Oscars, which were hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood tonight, celebrated the greatest excellence in cinematic achievements, with the award ceremony packed full of famous faces galore.
And Cillian was celebrated in a big way for his role in the hit 2023 movie Oppenheimer.
Matthew Perry among others included in memoriam tribute
Andrea Bocelli gave a moving performance with his son, Matteo Bocelli. Matthew Perry was honoured among others remembered in memoriam tribute.
Billie Eilish and Finneas win Oscar for Best Song
Billie Eilish and Finneas won Best Song for Barbie’s What Was I Made For? The song has now won an Oscar and Golden Globes.
01:41Jailene Cuevas
Ryan Gosling performs I’m Just Ken with Slash and receives a standing ovation
Ryan Gosling performed the anticipated Barbie song, I’m Just Ken and received a standing ovation. To help him perform, he brought out the iconic Guns N’ Roses guitarist, Slash.
20 Days in Mariupol has received the award for Best Documentary Feature Film, Oppenheimer snagged the gong for Best Film Editing, The Last Repair Shop took home the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar grabbed the gong for Best Live Action Short Film with Godzilla Minus One winning Best Visual Effects.
01:20Jailene Cuevas
Anatomy of a Fall’s canine star Messi the Dog steals the show
Messi, the dog from Anatomy of a Fall, took a seat in the Dolby Theatre for The Oscars. Not only did Messi walk the carpet and attend, but he was given his own seat.
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Winners for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film and Best Animated Short
The award for Best Adapted Screenplay goes to American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall has won Best Original Screenplay, The Zone of Interest snagged the award for Best International Feature Film, while War Is Over won Best Animated Short.
00:47Cathal Ryan
Robert Downey Jr snags award for Best Supporting Actor, his first-ever Oscar
Robert Downey Jr has taken home the gong for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, his first Oscar ever. Will Cillian win for his role in the film too?
00:32Jailene Cuevas
Oscars attendees forced to walk to carpet as protestors shut down traffic
The Academy Awards experienced a traffic jam when protestors shut down the road.
While making their way to the Dolby Theatre, celebrities were forced to get out of their cars and trek on foot to the red carpet. Hundreds of pro-Palestine protestors, who are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, showed up in large numbers to block the road. They carried Palestinian flags and signs, while shouting “ceasefire now” and “free Palestine.”
Some protestors danced in the streets as they played music and chanted a call for action. Many stood in front of cars to block their entry. A Tesla was also damaged after insisting on driving through the protestors’ cones and blockades.
00:28Key Event
John Cena streaks on Oscars stage as star appears completely nude
John Cena announced the nominees for Best Costume while naked.
The star hesitantly came on stage as part of a bit in reference to an actual streaker at the 1974 award show. Jimmy Kimmel, who was hosting the Oscars, recounted the Hollywood history moment before insinuating that someone was supposed to appear on the stage.
Read the full story here.
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Poor Things secures three awards for Best Hair and Makeup and Production and Costume Design
Poor Things secured its first award of the night for Best Hair and Makeup. The team consists of Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, and Josh Weston.
Shortly after, the film also scooped up the award for Production Design followed by costume design.
Poor Things was made by an Irish-owned production company, Element Pictures. Co-founders Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe are up for an award of their own tonight, in the Best Picture category.
00:11Jailene Cuevas
The Academy ‘holds a seat’ for Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift, who is a member of The Academy, is not confirmed to be attending the Oscars but does have a seat waiting for her.
An executive producer of the show Molly McNearney extended Taylor an invite to the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
She told IndieWire: “Listen, we all love Taylor. She’s the best cheerleader you could ever possibly have in any audience, whether it’s the NFL or an award show, so if she wants to get on a plane and come to the Oscars, then we’ll hold a seat for her, 100 per cent.”
00:07Jailene Cuevas
Oscars fans fume at Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘terrible’ jokes
Jimmy Kimmel made sure to make jabs at the celebrities in the room at the 96th Academy Awards.
The host marked his fourth time as host for the prestigious event by mocking some of the biggest names in the audience.
Among those was Robert De Niro and his large age gap with his girlfriend. Jimmy joked that the first time De Niro played a role alongside Jodie Foster in 1976’s film, Taxi Driver.
He then said that she is “now 20 years too old to be his girlfriend,” aiming for the 35-year difference between Robert and Tiffany Chen.
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Cillian Murphy is joined by his wife and sons
Cillian Murphy was joined by his wife and two sons as he reached the end of the red carpet. His songs, Malachy and Aran are both students. He has been married to their mother Yvonne McGuinness for 20 years.
Cillian Murphy has the support of his wife and children as he enters the award ceremony.
Yvonne McGuinness and Cillian Murphy walk into the award ceremony followed by their two songs.
23:55Jailene Cuevas
The Boy and the Heron wins Animated Feature Film
The Boy and the Heron wins Animated Feature Film. The film was competing against Elemental, Nimona, Robot Dreams and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in the category.
23:55Jailene Cuevas
Da’Vine Joy Randolph gives emotional speech after winning Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph won the first award of the night, Best Supporting Actress, in The Holdovers and gave an emotional speech. Lupita Nyong’o praised Randolph onstage ahead of her win, which brought Da’Vine to tears.
23:45Alana Loftus
Jimmy Kimmel jokes about how to pronounce Cillian Murphy’s name in opening speech
Host of the 2024 Academy Awards, Jimmy Kimmel, opened with a ‘cringe’ joke. He poked fun at the commonly mispronounced name of Irish actor Cillian Murphy who is nominated for Best Male Actor.
Kimmel said: “Christopher Nolan is joined by his longtime collaborator Cillian Murphy, who is great.
“His name is pronounced Cillian, it’s pronounced Cillian.
“But it’s silly-ann when he’s doing comedy.”
The actor’s Irish name is pronounced “Kill-ee-in.”
23:25Jamie Roberts
Liza Koshy awkwardly falls on red carpet while wearing 8 inch heels
As the Transformers: Rise of the Beasts star, 27, took to the Oscars red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood she looked stunning.
However, the outfit, made up of a tight red gown and huge eight-inch high heels, clearly caused chaos with her movement as the star took a tumble. Despite the embarrassing fall, the actress hilariously brushed it off and blamed an imaginary manhole.
Read the fully story here.
23:25Tatiana Krisztina
Billie Eilish and brother Finneas make major political statement on Oscars red carpet
Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas, who are nominated for Best Original Song this year for What Was I Made For from the Barbie film – are some of the celebrities who wore red “Artists4Ceasefire” pins on their lapels as a symbol calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East. Other celebrities who wore the political pins were Poor Things actor Ramy Youssef and Eugene Lang. Read the full story here.
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Cillian Murphy has arrived on the red carpet
Our very own Cillian Murphy has arrived on the red carpet looking very dapper indeed.
The 47-year-old Cork man received a nod for Best Actor for his performance as J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, the only Irish actor to receive a nomination for one of the gongs.
Cillian Murphy walks the red carpet solo
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A history of every Irish person that has ever won an Academy Award
The 96th Academy Awards takes place this weekend and it could prove to be a historic night for Ireland.
With some Irish stars possibly adding to Ireland’s Oscar haul this weekend, we look back at every Irish person to have taken home an Academy Award. Read the full story here.
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Robbie Ryan arrives at the carpet
Dublin cinematographer Robbie Ryan, who got a nod for Poor Things, for the Best Cinematography category, has arrived on the red carpet.
He previously received an Academy Award nomination for the same category working with Yorgos Lanthimos again for The Favourite in 2018.
Cinematographer Robbie Ryan and his guest arrive to the carpet
22:44Brian Dillon
How much is Jimmy Kimmel getting paid to host the Oscars?
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspected pay for the gig has been revealed and it might be less than you think. Back in 2013, The Hollywood Reporter suggested hosts should be paid between $15,000 and $25,000.
Kimmel told viewers six years ago that he made the bottom of that scale, admitting: “I got paid $15,000 to host the Oscars.”
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22:43Cathal Ryan
Where to watch the Oscars in Ireland: Channel and start times confirmed
The ceremony will be broadcast on ITV1 with none other than Jonathan Ross hosting the proceedings.
While there is no live red carpet broadcast from an Irish channel, you can tune into ITV1 if you have Sky TV or Saorview. You may be able to watch the proceedings live on YouTube on ABC.
But for those who don’t fancy staying up to watch it live, RTE will be showing all the best moments from the ceremony on Monday evening.
22:42Cathal Ryan
Cillian Murphy looked cool, calm and collected at pre-Oscars party ahead of awards bash
Cillian Murphy looked cool, calm and collected as he attended a pre-Oscars party ahead of tonight’s awards bash.
The 47-year-old is now the hot favourite to win a Best Actor gong for his Oppenheimer role with bookies shortening his odds to 1/20 overnight.
This would make him the first Irish-born actor to win an Oscar since Brenda Fricker in 1990, and the first ever to win Best Actor. Read the full story here.
22:42Eamon Doggett
Cillian Murphy makes Roy Keane Cork joke ahead of the Oscars
Cillian Murphy says he will always be playing second fiddle to Roy Keane when they name the kings of Cork.
Murphy is widely tipped to win a Best Actor Oscar for his performance in the epic movie Oppenheimer.
