Oppenheimer is the biggest winner at the Oscars 2024 – here’s how to watch
If you’re yet to watch the best picture winner, here’s what to know
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Your support makes all the difference.Following big wins at the Golden Globes and Baftas, Christopher Nolan’s historical epic Oppenheimer has now come out on top yet again at the Oscars 2024.
Oppenheimer won an applaudable seven out of the 13 nominations it received at the Academy Awards, including best picture, director (Nolan’s first ever Oscar) and both leading and supporting actor for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr, respectively.
British filmmaker Nolan’s biopic chronicles the career of American theoretical physicist J Robert Oppenheimer, dubbed the “father of the atomic bomb”, and his role in the development of the world’s first nuclear weapons during the Second World War.
Murphy stars in the critically acclaimed movie alongside Robert Downey Jr, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon and Florence Pugh.
Whether you’re yet to see Murphy’s celebrated performance as Oppenheimer or want to rewatch the historical drama ahead following the big Oscars wins, here’s how to steam the movie from the comfort of your living room.
When is ‘Oppenheimer’ released on streaming platforms?
While we’ll have to wait until 12 April 2024 to watch Oppenheimer for free with a subscription to Now TV, the movie is available to buy or rent now on certain streaming platforms.
How to watch ‘Oppenheimer’ in the UK
If you can’t wait until it drops on Now TV, you can watch Oppenheimer on either Amazon Prime or Apple TV.
On both Amazon Prime and Apple TV, the movie will cost £4.99 to rent (this includes 30 days to watch it and 48 hours to finish it once you’ve started), and £13.99 to buy in HD.
What is ‘Oppenheimer’ about?
Christopher Nolan’s biopic follows the career of physicist J Robert Oppenheimer (played by Cillian Murphy), from his studies in Cambridge to teaching at Berkeley. After nuclear fission was discovered in 1938, Oppenheimer realised it could be weaponised to speed up the end of the Second World War.
After being appointed by Lt Gen Leslie Groves Jr (Matt Damon) to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer and a team of scientists spent years in the desert, developing and designing the atomic bomb. When three years of work resulted in the world’s first nuclear explosion, Oppenheimer grapples with his role in changing history.
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