Triumph of “Oppenheimer” which wins the Oscar for best film and six other statuettes

At the top of the nominations, Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan's portrait of the father of the atomic bomb, was the favorite and won the Oscar for best film.

He obtained six other statuettes.

The French success of director Justine Triet won the Oscar for best original screenplay.

British director Christopher Nolan accepts the best director award for "Oppenheimer" on stage during the 96th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California, March 10, 2024. AFP - PATRICK T. FALLON

By: RFI with AFP

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Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

won the Oscar for best film on Sunday at the end of an evening that he largely dominated, collecting seven statuettes in total.

Critically acclaimed, this portrait of the father of the atomic bomb was a resounding success in theaters, with a billion dollars in global box office revenue.

It notably beat

Barbie

,

Anatomy of a Fall

,

Poor Creatures

and

Winter Break

, among other competitors, in a year unanimously recognized for the quality of the films in competition.

The French film

Anatomy of a Fall

won the Oscar for best original screenplay on Sunday, for its brilliant legal chronicle of a trial where a writer finds herself accused of the murder of her husband.

Its director Justine Triet shares this prize with her companion Arthur Harari, with whom she wrote the script during the pandemic.

It’s a crazy year

,” she whispered.

After the Palme d'Or at Cannes,

Anatomy of a Fall

was notably rewarded with two Golden Globes and a Bafta - the equivalent of the British Césars.

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