going home with the big oscar trophies one year from now, in 2025. there were some great movies in the offing at the oscars this year, and for the most part, the prizes went the way most people expected, with one or two notable exceptions, and it was a pretty solid oscars ceremony as well. for me, the best moment was when ryan gosling brought the house down when he performed i mjust ken from the movie barbie, but it was the picture oppenheimer which went home with the most oscar trophies. oppenheimer. it was oppenheimer s night to rejoice. it took home seven trophies, including the top best picture prize. cillian murphy. ..best actor for its leading man, cillian murphy, and best director, as everyone expected, went to christopher nolan for his masterful portrait of the so called father of the atomic bomb. movies are just a little bit over 100 years old. imagine being there 100 years into painting or theatre. backstage, he was buoyant. the film has been a commercial and critic
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the clinic said a small number of embryos had either not survived or had become undetectable . in a major defeat for ireland s government, voters reject two referendum proposals on family and women s roles. proponents wanted to amend the constitutional definition of a family to include people who were not married. and new life is springing from the sycamore gap tree. seedlings from the famously felled tree are starting to grow. now on bbc news talking movies. hello from hollywood. i m tom brook, and welcome to our special talking movies preview of the 96th annual academy awards. in today s programme. this is a matter of life and death. just how many oscar trophies do we think oppenheimer will win? oppenheimer is definitely going to win at least seven oscars, if not more. and why some new mexicans won t be rejoicing on oscars night. the oppenheimer movie winning a trove of awards will not be - a celebration for me. and how the academy awards is becoming increasingly global,
going to win at least seven oscars, if not more. and why some new mexicans won t be rejoicing on oscars night. the oppenheimer movie winning a trove of awards will not be - a celebration for me. and how the academy awards is becoming increasingly global, helping germany become a strong contender this year. i really appreciate this opening of the academy that is taking place towards films from other countries. also, the solemn, unsettling documentary from ukraine that looks set to win a trophy. plus, i ll be trying to predict who will be taking home the top oscar prizes. there are a couple of very close races. all that and more in this special talking movies preview of the academy awards. hollywood is bracing for its biggest night of the year, but there s still great uncertainty in the film industry. we haven t yet returned to pre pandemic normality perhaps we never will. but what does bring great reassurance this year is that the ten best picture nominees are all very fine