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Oppenheimer

The world forever changes.

★ ["Academy Award Best Picture","Academy Award Best Director (Christopher Nolan)","Academy Award Best Actor (Cillian Murphy)","Academy Award Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr
★ )","Academy Award Best Cinematography","Academy Award Best Film Editing","Academy Award Best Original Score (Ludwig G\u00f6ransson)","BAFTA Best Film","Golden Globe Best Picture - Drama"]

About

Oppenheimer is a 2023 biographical thriller written and directed by Christopher Nolan, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus. It chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, who led the Manhattan Project to develop the first nuclear weapons. The film grossed $952 million worldwide and won 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), and Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.).

Trailer / Official Video

Oppenheimer

Credits & Contributors (14)

Cast & Performance
Cillian Murphy Emily Blunt Matt Damon Robert Downey Jr. +3
Direction
Christopher Nolan
Music
Ludwig Göransson
Production
Universal Pictures Syncopy Films Emma Thomas Charles Roven
Other
IMAX

Cast & Performance

Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy J. Robert Oppenheimer

Cillian Murphy's transformative portrayal won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt Katherine Oppenheimer

Emily Blunt delivers a fierce, emotionally complex performance as Oppenheimer's wife Kitty.

Matt Damon
Matt Damon Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr.

Matt Damon plays the Army general who oversaw the Manhattan Project.

Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. Lewis Strauss

Robert Downey Jr. won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his chilling portrayal of Oppenheimer's nemesis.

Florence Pugh
Florence Pugh Jean Tatlock

Florence Pugh portrayed Oppenheimer's Communist lover Jean Tatlock in the film's most talked-about scenes.

Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe Ryukichi Sagane

Ken Watanabe brought a crucial Japanese perspective to the film as physicist Ryukichi Sagane.

Rami Malek
Rami Malek David Hill

Rami Malek plays physicist David Hill whose testimony helps expose Strauss's machinations.

Direction

Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan Director & Writer

Christopher Nolan wrote and directed Oppenheimer, winning the Academy Award for Best Director.

Music

Ludwig Göransson
Ludwig Göransson Original Score

Ludwig Göransson's Academy Award-winning score is considered one of the finest film scores of the decade.

Production

Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures Studio & Distributor

Universal Pictures distributed Oppenheimer worldwide, helping it gross $952M and win 7 Academy Awards.

Syncopy Films
Syncopy Films Production Company

Syncopy Films, Christopher Nolan's production company, produced Oppenheimer.

Emma Thomas
Emma Thomas Producer

Emma Thomas co-produced Oppenheimer via Syncopy Films and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Charles Roven
Charles Roven Producer

Charles Roven co-produced Oppenheimer via Atlas Entertainment.

Other

IMAX
IMAX IMAX Technology Partner

IMAX cameras captured the Trinity test sequence on 70mm IMAX film — a landmark technical achievement.