2023 may not have been as much of a good year for the box office, but it sure was a splendid year for the audience. Movies like Oppenheimer, Barbie, Maestro, Poor Things, Iron Claw, All of Us Strangers, and The Killers of the Flower Moon presented the audience with some of the most impressive stories, splendid performances, and entertainment of the best kind.
However, some actors truly stood out from the rest. Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy and Maestro’s Bradley Cooper are expected to be head-to-head against each other in the Oscars 2024 race. However, Cooper’s latest win for Best Actor at the Nevada Films Critics Society Awards seems to have made him a serious contender for the Academy Award.
Bradley Cooper Is A Serious Contender Against Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy For Oscars 2024
Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer and Bradley Cooper’s Maestro are both biographical epics, based on two different celebrated personalities. Although Oppenheimer seems a more important event to witness, both actors did an exceptional job portraying their respective characters.
While Cooper as Leonard Bernstein is sensational, affectionate, and intriguing, Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer is fearlessly emotional, immersive, and intense. Although both actors are being praised for their respective roles, it was widely believed by fans that the Peaky Blinders star truly deserves an Oscar.
However, the recent win of A Star is Born actor at the Nevada Film Critics Society in the Best Actor category has made him a serious contender against Murphy at the Academy Awards 2024. Fans also anticipate that Bradley Cooper might win an Oscar instead of Murphy, for he has only received nominations for the past few years while it would be Murphy’s first nomination.
Meanwhile, the nomination list for the prestigious accolade has not been revealed yet.
Bradley Cooper Isn’t The Only Contender Against Cillian Murphy For Oscars 2024
Even though the official nominations for the Best Actor category at the Academy Awards of 2024 have not been revealed yet, judging from the nominations of other awards like Golden Globes, Greater Western New York Film Critics Association, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, New York Film Critics Circle, etc. it would be a no-brainer to find out who can put up a tough fight against Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy.
Apart from Bradley Copper, Murphy would have to potentially compete against Andrew Scott for his role in All of Us Strangers, Leonardo DiCaprio for Killers of the Flower Moon, Colman Domingo for Rustin, Paul Giamatti for his role in The Holdovers, Jeffrey Wright for American Fiction, and Zac Efron for The Iron Claw.
While these are just predictions, the real winner will only be revealed at the Academy Awards, which will only be revealed on March 11, 2024. However, it would be sufficient to say that this award season is going to be a real heart-breaker for many fans.
While Oppenheimer can be rented on Amazon Prime, Maestro can be streamed on Netflix.
