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SAG Awards: ‘Oppenheimer’ wins for cast in a motion picture; Cillian Murphy and Lily Gladstone take lead acting prizes
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- Title
- SAG Awards: Lily Gladstone, Cillian Murphy, 'Succession', 'The Bear' & 'Beef' Among Winners - Updating Live
- Authors
- Erik Pedersen
- Published
- Feb 25 2024
- Word count
- 1312 words
For all the awards it won, Oppenheimer was a deeply disappointing film for me. I love the topic, the era, and the actors. But the way the movie played out, with jarring cuts from year to year never lasting long enough to really drive me to feeling any emotion, just made it a deeply boring movie.
I don't think the mixed timelines do much for Oppenheimer. It tries to do them for a climax between the test, the inquiry and the conversation with Einstein, but the latter is hardly a twist or anything worth having to pivot half the movie about.
It does feel like a very long montage in a way that most movies don't.
I liked it, but even on the day after my Barbenheimer bonanza I realized I'd probably never desire to see the movie a second time.
Why is that frustrating? It’s not like it happens every year. The last studio film like this to win was Lord of the Rings.
I haven't watched all the contenders this year but I wish quiet well done films like The Holdovers and actors like Paul Giamatti get more recognition.
If there was one place where Oppenheimer maybe wouldn't win, it was this one. This is a clear sweep. It's a done deal. It's winning Best Picture. This is like Nomadland, or 12 Years A Slave, or The Artist. A movie that just sweeps the season cleanly.
Hollywood has been waiting a really long time to award something like this.