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Oppenheimer dominates at the Baftas – as Christopher Nolan takes home first-ever prize

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It was an awards show of few surprises this year as heavily-tipped films such as Oppenheimer and Poor Things dominated the top categories at the 2024 Baftas.

Christopher Nolan’s epic atomic bomb picture Oppenhimer led the night with nominations in 13 categories – of which the film won seven, including Best Picture and Best Director.

See the full list of winners here...

The film’s stars and Robert Downey Jr also triumphed in the Best Leading Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories respectively. Murphy beat out star Paul Giamatti in what was considered a very tight race between the two actors.

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