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News Articles: Oppenheimer

People walk by a poster to promote the movie <em>Oppenheimer</em> on Friday in Tokyo.

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'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions

The film's release in Japan, more than eight months after it opened in the U.S., had been watched with trepidation because of the sensitivity of the subject matter.

March 29, 2024
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  • Anthony Kuhn
Cillian Murphy accepts the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for "Oppenheimer" during the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

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  • Movies

Oppenheimer movie dominates SAG Awards, while Streisand wins lifetime prize

Oppenheimer dominated at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Saturday, as several winners paid tribute to last year's actors' strike. Barbra Streisand was given a lifetime achievement prize.

February 25, 2024
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  • Robbie Griffiths
Cillian Murphy, winner of the leading actor award for <em>Oppenheimer</em>, poses for photographers at the 77th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024.

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  • Movies

'Oppenheimer' wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at British Academy Film Awards

Atom bomb epic Oppenheimer won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month.

February 19, 2024
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  • Movies

'Oppenheimer' dominates the Oscar nominations, as Gerwig is left out for best director

Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic will be up for 13 awards, followed by Poor Things with 11 and Killers of the Flower Moon with 10. Barbie, the year's highest-grossing film, got 8 nominations.

January 23, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
This image released by CBS shows Emma Stone accepting the award for best female actor in a motion picture for her role in "Poor Things" during the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.

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  • Arts & Life

'Oppenheimer' dominates Golden Globes as 'Poor Things' upsets 'Barbie' in comedy

If awards season has been building toward a second match-up of Barbenheimer, this round went to Oppenheimer. It also won best director, best drama actor, best supporting actor and for best score.

January 08, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Irish actor Cillian Murphy, who portrayed U.S. theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the U.K. premiere of <em>Oppenheimer</em> in central London on July 13.

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  • Asia

'Oppenheimer' will screen in Japan in 2024, distributors say

The decision to release the movie profiling the American scientist follows criticism that the film largely ignored the impact of the bombings that killed more than 200,000 people in Japan.

December 07, 2023
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  • Anthony Kuhn
The marquee at The Grove theater in Los Angeles announces the opening of <em>Barbie</em> in July 2023.

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  • Movies

Can movie theaters sustain the 'Barbie boost'?

Going to the movies is hot again thanks to the so-called "Barbie boost." Barbie, Oppenheimer and other movies continue to rev up the summer box office. But can theaters sustain the momentum?

August 15, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
GPB News NPR

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  • Movies

'Barbie' beats 'Oppenheimer' at the box office with a record $155 million debut

Combined, the two films brought in the biggest revenue since the start of the pandemic, besting out the usual superhero franchises Hollywood has come to depend on.

July 24, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Posters advertise <em>Oppenheimer</em> and <em>Barbie</em> in New York and California, respectively. They both hit theaters nationwide on Friday.

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  • Movies

Fans flock to theaters for the 'Barbenheimer' double feature

After months of inescapable marketing, viral memes and crossover merch, two of the year's most anticipated movies hit theaters on Friday. Here's why so many people want to see both — and how to prep.

July 22, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
It's not every day that an exuberant comedy about a Mattel doll goes head-to-head with a brooding drama about the father of the atomic bomb, but both <em>Barbie</em> and<em> Oppenheimer</em> deliver. Above, Margot Robbie as Barbie and Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer.

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  • Movie Reviews

Go see 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' in theaters — doubleheader or not is your call

It's not every day that an exuberant comedy about a Mattel doll goes head-to-head with a brooding drama about the father of the atomic bomb, but critic Justin Chang says both films deliver.

July 20, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
American nuclear physicist and father of the atom bomb J. Robert Oppenheimer is pictured in the 1940s.

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  • History

J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance was wrongly revoked, energy secretary says

J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, lost his security clearance "through a flawed process that violated the Commission's own regulations," according to the Department of Energy.

December 17, 2022
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  • Giulia Heyward

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