Oppenheimer Shines At The Golden Globes—Gains Major Momentum Heading Into Oscar Season

Topline Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” swept five major awards—including Best Motion Picture Drama—at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, adding to the critically acclaimed biopic’s momentum heading into Oscar season, where the British director will be hoping to end a years long wait for his first Academy Award.

Christopher Nolan accepts the award for Best Director Motion Picture for "Oppenheimer" at the 81st ... [+] Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Key Facts Aside from “Oppenheimer” winning Best Motion Picture Drama, Nolan won Best Director for the film, while leading man Cillian Murphy took Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama.

Robert Downey Jr. won Best Supporting Actor for his role in the biopic about the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and Ludwig Göransson took home the Best Original Score prize for his work on the film. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie”, which was released on the same day as “Oppenheimer” and topped the U.S.

box office for 2023, won the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement prize—a new category introduced this year. This is a developing story..