HOLLYWOOD: A look at the 96th Academy Awards, held in Hollywood today.
Among the big winners were Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, who claimed seven awards, while "Poor Things" – a female take on the Frankenstein story – won four.
The best picture went to Oppenheimer, while its director, Christopher Nolan won the best director award for Oppenheimer.
It didn't stop there with Cillian Murphy clinching the best actor award for Oppenheimer, while
(L-R) Takashi Yamazaki, winner of Best Visual Effects for "Godzilla Minus One", and Christopher Nolan, winner of Best Director for "Oppenheimer", attend the Governors Ball during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
(From L) US film editor Jennifer Lame, holding the Oscar for Best Film Editing, and Irish actor Cillian Murphy, holding the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role, attend the 96th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
US actor Robert Downey Jr. after winning the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "Oppenheimer" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
US actress Da'Vine Joy Randolph attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
Arthur Harari and French film director and screenwriter Justine Triet attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball after winning the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for "Anatomy of a Fall" at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
Cord Jefferson, winner of Best Adapted Screenplay award for 'American Fiction' poses in the press room during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
Kiyofumi Nakajima and Kenichi Yoda pose with the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for "The Boy and the Heron" on behalf of Director Hayao Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki, at the Governors Ball following the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. - REUTERS PIC
(L-R) Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov, and Michelle Mizner, winners of the Best Documentary Feature Film for ‘20 Days in Mariupol’, pose in the press room during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
Swedish composer Ludwig Goransson accepts the award for Best Original Score for "Oppenheimer" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
(L-R) Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish attend the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California. The duo clinched the Best original song - “What Was I Made For?” from the “Barbie” soundtrack. - AFP PIC
Hoyte van Hoytema, winner of the Best Cinematography award for "Oppenheimer," attends the Governors Ball during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. -AFP PIC
US film editor Jennifer Lame backstage after winning the Oscar for Best Film Editing for "Oppenheimer" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
Josh Weston, Nadia Stacey, and Mark Coulier, winners of Makeup and Hairstyling award for 'Poor Things,' pose in the press room during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood in Hollywood, California. -AFP PIC
Holly Waddington wins the Oscar for Best Costume Design for "Poor Things" during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. - REUTERS PIC
(L-R) James Price and Shona Heath, winners of the Best Production Design award for ‘Poor Things’, pose in the press room during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
Masaki Takahashi, Kiyoko Shibuya, Takashi Yamazaki and Tatsuji Nojima, winners of the Best Visual Effects award for ‘Godzilla Minus One’ attend the Governors Ball during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
