Cillian Murphy Wins Best Actor | Academy Awards 2024

We're back at the Oscars well some of us are back some of the others are getting up and hammered at the bar in the lobby, but We've only got four awards left which shouldn't take long and yet it will But first it's time to find out who will be named best actor and what a lineup We've assembled to present here with the Oscar for best actor. Please welcome all five original members of NSYNC Brendan Fraser, Ben Kingsley, Horace Whitaker We're here to speak about the great talent of this year's five nominees for actor in a leading role When you see Jeffrey Wright in a film You instantly know it's gonna be good because he's so good Jeffrey in American fiction you are funny and furious and flawed and empathetic and For the way that you elevate the craft we're indebted to you The greats go above and beyond in their commitment to a role Just as Daniel Day-Lewis stayed in character as Lincoln this past year Paul Giamatti was so committed But for the character to have a lazy eye He wore a soft contact lens during the entire shoot which made him blind in that eye while filming Would I have done that? Hell yes, but the point is you did do it, Paul And you were brilliant A Modern-day renaissance man Nothing better describes you sir. Mr. Bradley Cooper Who wrote Directed produced and acted in his latest film maestro from the script to the screen Bradley takes a transformative journey into becoming Leonard Bernstein bringing to life all the character charisma and complex brilliance of an American icon congratulations Killian Murphy He accepted the leading role of Oppenheimer before even reading the script Which must have taken much courage? untrust or simple hotspot either way The performance is masterful Endowing his portrayal with layers of humanity whilst his character Created something inhuman It's riveting to watch my congratulations Common when I first worked with you I thought that you were bold brilliant bound for greatness It's been exciting to watch you light up the screen over the years Most recently with your truly inspired portrayal of civil rights leader fired Rustin Common her genius is an actor illuminates the genius of an angelic troublemaker is nearly buried in the history books Thankfully Justin is getting his due As are you? common Domingo And the Oscar goes to killing Murphy I'm a little overwhelmed Thank you to the Academy Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas, it's been the wildest most exhilarating most creatively Satisfying journey, you've taken me on over the last 20 years. I owe you more than I can say Thank you so much every single crew member every single cast member on Oppenheimer You guys carried me through all my fellow nominees. I remain in awe of you guys truly I want to thank my incredible team Big shout out to Craig Banky Brendan Murphy Brendan Murphy Mary Murphy Yvonne McGinnis my partner in life and art my two boys Malachy and Aaron who are sitting up there I love you so much. And I'm a very proud Irish man standing here tonight. So You know, we made a film we made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb and For better or for worse. We're all living in Oppenheimer's world. So I would really like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere You