Oppenheimerwins the 2024 Best Motion Picture - Drama Golden Globe. Both Robert Downey Jr. and the film’s director,Christopher Nolan, were honored earlier in the evening with their own awards for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture and Best Director - Motion Picture respectively.
List of the other 2024 Golden Globe nominees:
Anatomy of a Fall
Killers of the Flower Moon
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest
Oppenheimer follows on the heels of the 2023 Best Motion Picture - Drama Golden Globe winner at last year’s ceremony, which was Steven Spielberg’sThe Fabelmans. And just like Spielberg, Nolan saw his cinematic work rewarded with both Best Director and Best Picture honors.
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Oppenheimer Wins the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimermay very well have been the big box office winner during the summer of 2023 had it not been for Greta Gerwig’sBarbie. But director Christopher Nolan, the cast and crew all rejoyced when the historical drama was awarded with the Best Motion Picture - Drama — effectively dropping its own bomb on the bright-pink blockbuster at the 2024 ceremony. Check out the creative team accepting the film’s Golden Globe below:
Oppenheimerand Gerwig’sBarbiedominated the summer of 2023. And the box office pairing gave birth to the now famousBarbenheimerphenomenon. Nolan’s gritty wartime film made an impressive $952 million globally. And it’s not a surprise the film did so well financially, as it registers a 93% on the Tomatometer and boasts an audience score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
However,The Dark KnightandThe Dark Knight Rises, remain the filmmakers most profitable films as they both eclipsed $1 billion each around the world.Cillian Murphy shines in the film, and an Oscar nomination seems to be a certainty.
