Oppenheimer has emerged as the big winner as the 96th Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night, bringing the 2024 awards season to a dramatic end. Hollywood’s A-listers, including Margot Robbie, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sylvester Stallone, gathered to honour the best in cinema at a ceremony led by late-night veteran and four-time Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel. Christopher Nolan secured his first Academy Award as Best Director for Oppenheimer, which triumphed in seven of its 13 nominated categories, including Best Picture. The British-American filmmaker, 53, has been nominated five times previously for films including Dunkirk (2017), Inception (2010), and Memento (2000). A.M.P.A.S. 2024