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Universal Pictures dominates the Academy Awards with "Oppenheimer'
Mar 10, 2024 8:58 PM

March 10 - Comcast Corp's ( CMCSA ) Universal Pictures

dominated Sunday's Academy Awards, propelled by the historical

drama "Oppenheimer," which won seven Oscars, including best

picture.

The film about the father of the atomic bomb claimed wins in

several major categories, including the best director Oscar for

Christopher Nolan, lead actor for Cillian Murphy and supporting

actor for Robert Downey Jr.

"The Holdovers," a film from Universal's Focus Features

about a strict teacher in a New England boarding school who is

forced to supervise students unable to return home for

Christmas, won for best supporting actress, Da'Vine Joy

Randolph.

Disney's ( DIS ) Searchlight division scored five Oscars. Four of

them went to "Poor Things," the reimagining of the Frankenstein

story, which earned a best actress honor for Emma Stone.

Searchlight also received an Oscar for documentary short film,

"The Last Repair Shop."

Netflix ( NFLX ) received a single award, for director Wes

Anderson's 39-minute live action short, "The Wonderful Story of

Henry Sugar."

Apple ( AAPL ) was shut out of Sunday's winners. It released

best picture nominee "Killers of the Flower Moon," which depicts

the murders of members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma in the

1920s.

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