11 Mar 2024

Oppenheimer claims best picture trophy at the Academy Awards

From Checkpoint, 4:46 pm on 11 March 2024

The historical biopic, Oppenheimer, about the race to build the first atomic bomb, has claimed the prestigious best picture trophy at the Academy Awards and numerous other gongs.

It went in the favourite and came away rewarded leaving no room for the year's other blockbuster, Barbie.

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