Oppenheimer wins big at Screen Actors Guild Awards, boosting Oscar hopes

The Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on Saturday, and "Oppenheimer" emerged as a major winner. The film about the race to build the first atomic bomb received the top honor for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. Cillian Murphy, who plays the titular character in the biographical epic, won the award for best actor in a leading role. Robert Downey Jr., who portrays Oppenheimer's rival, took home the prize for best supporting actor. Sir Kenneth Branagh expressed gratitude to the SAG-AFTRA members and acknowledged their efforts during his acceptance speech. The cast of "Oppenheimer" won ahead of "Barbie" and "Killers of the Flower Moon." Cillian Murphy's win in the male actor category was contested by Paul Giamatti and Jeffrey Wright. Lily Gladstone won the award for best female actor, beating Emma Stone and Margot Robbie. Christopher Nolan's direction and portrayal of Robert Oppenheimer also earned the film the award for outstanding performance by a motion picture cast at the Oscars.