‘Oppenheimer’ Triumphs at BAFTA Film Awards With Most Win

‘Oppenheimer’ Triumphs at BAFTA Film Awards With Most Win
Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan (R) pose with the Best Film Award for 'Oppenheimer' in the Winners Room during the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2024 at The Royal Festival Hall in London on Feb. 18, 2024. John Phillips/Getty Images
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LONDON—“Oppenheimer,” a three-hour epic about the making of the atomic bomb in World War II, was the big winner at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, winning the top honors for best film and best director as well as five other awards.

One of the highest-grossing movies of 2023, it also won awards for leading actor Cillian Murphy, who portrays the American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, supporting actor Robert Downey Jr, editing, cinematography, and original score.