Oscar 2024 Highlights: During Sunday’s 96th Academy Awards ceremony, a toast was made to the hit atomic bomb thriller, ‘Openheimer’, which brought together stars like Emma Stone, Emily Blunt, Ryan Gosling, and other famous personalities to honor the Best Picture performance. Despite 13 nominations, it secured victories in seven categories. Talk show host MC Jimmy Kimmel will be back at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater for the fourth time to present the biggest awards in the film industry. ABC Live Stream usually begins an hour before at 4 PM PT (2300 GMT). In India, Disney+ Hotstar will broadcast it at 4:30 AM according to Indian Standard Time.
Hundreds of Palestinian supporters, angered by the Israel-Gaza conflict, blocked traffic around the Dolby Theater in Hollywood as stars began arriving on the red carpet.
With thirteen nominations, Christopher Nolan’s three-hour drama ‘Openheimer’ leads in this field. The film completed its year-long journey by securing the prestigious Best Picture trophy and other major awards.
The award for Best Actor went to Irish actor Silian Murphy, who portrayed the role of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the leader of the first atomic bomb development efforts. The Holdovers’ analyst Paul Giamatti was Murphy’s main competitor.
Emma Stone won the award for Best Actress for her role in ‘The Power of Things’ by Yorgos Lanthimos. The film received several other accolades as well.”
