Full list of Oscars Winners as string of historic firsts made
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe 2024 Oscars clocked up a number of historic firsts and achievements - and topping the bill was British filmmaker Christopher Nolan, who ended his 22-year wait for an Academy Award.
Nolan was first nominated back in 2002, for best original screenplay for Memento, and again in 2011 in the same category for Inception, but on both occasions he came away empty-handed.
In 2018 he was nominated for best director for Dunkirk, but once more walked away with nothing. This year he finally triumphed, being named best director for Oppenheimer.
Nolan’s film was responsible for two more Oscar firsts. Cillian Murphy, who played the title role of J Robert Oppenheimer – the American physicist who helped develop the atomic bomb – was named best actor, the first Irish winner of this award. READ MORE: Princess of Wales Kate Middleton issues statement amid 'kill notice' on Mother's Day picture Robert Downey Jr also picked up his first Oscar when he won best supporting actor for his role in the film as Lewis Strauss.
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