The 77th BAFTA ceremony in London ended on a resounding high for Christopher Nolan as Oppenheimer led the tally of wins with a magnificent seven, followed by Poor Things at five. The 2023 summer flick won across the major categories, including best film, best director, best actor, best supporting actor, cinematography, editing, and original score. Moreover, the tally also saw the movie miss out on strongly contended titles of best actress and adapted screenplay.

The 2024 BAFTA wins also marked the first time that Christopher Nolan won the prestigious British laurel as a director. As a standing ovation greeted the 53-year-old walking up to collect the award, his heartfelt speech evoked positive reactions in reciprocation. “Thank you for taking on something quite dark and seeing the potential in it,” he addressed while thanking the British Academy for the “incredible honor”. Remarkably, the win for the director came after many snubs of five BAFTA nominations.

The accomplishments for Oppenheimer came close on the heels of the film ushering in extravaganza in the recently concluded 81st Golden Globe Awards. Coincidentally, that event also marked Nolan winning his first award on that platform for best director even as his movie won the Best Picture – Drama award. By all means, the leading tide for Oppenheimer may well be a precursor for the upcoming Oscars, where it has already established its dominance in nominations.

In the meantime, both the stalwarts and winning pillars of his movie thanked the director for his work.

Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. thank Christopher Nolan as Oppenheimer wins over BAFTA

Robert Downey Jr. won his third BAFTA after more than two decades following his Best Supporting Actor award in 1994 for Natural Born Killers and the Best Actor award in 2001 for his role in Chaplin. The Iron Man actor also went back to his MCU roots, although while hinting at moving actively out of his Tony Stark persona. In his acceptance speech, the 58-year-old thanked Christopher Nolan for letting him act in Oppenheimer as a “last-ditch effort to resurrect my dwindling credibility”.

Thereafter, Cillian Murphy thanked his “Oppen-homies” in his flair of elegance, while accepting the Best Actor BAFTA. The honor came as he won for the second time on the British stage after his Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama win, for Breakfast on Pluto in 2006. Finally, in his speech, he too thanked Nolan for Oppenheimer with “Thanks for seeing something in me that I didn’t see in myself,” amid resounding claps from the audience.

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