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Oppenheimer Gets a Mixed Reaction in Japan

Film finally premieres in land devasted by two atomic bombs

(Newser) - Oppenheimer finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. The film's release in Japan, more than eight months after it opened in the US, had been...

Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas In for UK Honor
UK to Honor
Oppenheimer
Filmmakers
Mar 28, 2024 4:30 PM CDT

UK to Honor Oppenheimer Filmmakers

For their service to film, couple will receive a knighthood and a damehood

(Newser) - The Academy Awards that Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas collected this month were for their work on Oppenheimer, but the filmmakers are to receive a more sweeping honor from the nation of their birth. The UK plans to bestow a knighthood on Nolan and a damehood on Thomas, the BBC...

Robert Downey Jr. Wins His First Oscar

Plus more from the Academy Awards

(Newser) - Oppenheimer, the solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan, the AP reports. After passing over arguably Hollywood's foremost big-screen auteur for years, the Oscars made up for lost time...

Oppenheimer Continues Its Roll
Oppenheimer Continues Its Roll
Feb 25, 2024 6:42 AM CST

Oppenheimer Continues Its Roll

Christopher Nolan's biopic wins big at SAG Awards, heads into Oscars with more steam

(Newser) - Oppenheimer continued to steamroll through Hollywood's awards season on Saturday, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards. As the Academy Awards draw closer, Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic—already a winner at...

Oppenheimer Dominates BAFTAs
Oppenheimer
Adds to Trophies
Feb 18, 2024 3:35 PM CST

Oppenheimer Adds to Trophies

Film wins seven awards, with ' Poor Things' just behind

(Newser) - Oppenheimer won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards in London on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month. Gothic fantasia Poor Things took five prizes, the AP reports, and Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest won three. Christopher...

Oppenheimer Rakes in 13 Oscar Nominations
Here Are the 2024
Oscar Nominations
Jan 23, 2024 8:18 AM CST

Here Are the 2024 Oscar Nominations

'Oppenheimer' leads the way with 13

(Newser) - The Oscar nominations are out, and to nobody's surprise, Oppenheimer leads the way with 13 nominations. However, the film will be competing against, of course, Barbie, for best picture. We won't know the winners until the March 10 awards show—hosted by Jimmy Kimmel—but here are the...

Rob Lowe's Globes Snafu Teaches Him a Texting Lesson

'Parks and Rec' star says he texted congrats meant for winner Robert Downey Jr. to Bradley Cooper

(Newser) - A congratulatory message that Rob Lowe sent to former high school classmate Robert Downey Jr. after the latter won a Golden Globe earlier this month didn't quite go the way Lowe had planned. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday, the Parks and Recreation actor lauded Downey, who won...

List of SAG Awards Nominees Missing a Few Big Names

Leonardo DiCaprio didn't make the cut

(Newser) - "Barbenheimer" continues to rule Hollywood's awards season, just as it did the summer box office. The 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday heaped nominations on Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer—while snubbing Leonardo DiCaprio for best male actor, reports the AP . Each film...

Here Are Your Golden Globe Winners
Here Are Your
Golden Globe Winners
Jan 7, 2024 8:27 PM CST

Here Are Your Golden Globe Winners

'Oppenheimer' dominates the night

(Newser) - Christopher Nolan's American epic Oppenheimer dominated the 81st Golden Globes Sunday night, winning best drama, while Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things pulled off an upset victory over Barbie to triumph in the best comedy or musical category, the AP reports. If awards season has been building toward a second match-up...

Here Are the New Golden Globe Nominations

Barbenheimer continues to dominate

(Newser) - The Golden Globes, still trying to come back from scandal and several troubled years , announced its nominations Monday for the January awards show. Barbie tops all nominees with nine, while Oppenheimer followed closely behind with eight, per the AP . A sampling of categories (see a complete list at Vanity Fair ...

Oppenheimer Was a Smash Hit for IMAX

Company reports near-record quarterly revenue

(Newser) - This has been a big year for big-screen company IMAX, with Oppenheimer giving a major boost to third-quarter revenue and profits. Fast Company , which declares IMAX the "real winner" of the Barbenheimer phenomenon, reports that IMAX Corporation's results for the quarter came in ahead of expectations with revenue...

Site Where World's First A-Bomb Went Off Is About to Get Busy

Officials prep for record turnout at New Mexico test site, open twice a year, thanks to 'Oppenheimer'

(Newser) - Thousands of visitors are expected to descend Saturday on the southern New Mexico site where the world's first atomic bomb was detonated, with officials preparing for a record turnout amid ongoing fanfare surrounding Christopher Nolan's blockbuster film Oppenheimer. Trinity Site, a designated National Historic Landmark, is usually closed...

The 'Barbenheimer' Memes Were Fun—Until They Weren't

Warner Bros. apologizes for atomic bomb-themed mashups for 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer' movies

(Newser) - The "biggest movie weekend in years" last month was thanks to the phenomenon known as "Barbenheimer"—the opening of both Barbie and Oppenheimer, two completely different films that sparked a slew of memes referencing their unlikely odd bond. Some of those memes, however, have irked the netizens...

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