Cillian Murphy scoops another coveted award
The Oscars has already occurred, and it’s been nine months since Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer hit cinemas, but that doesn’t mean Cillian Murphy hasn’t been able to continue his unmatched dominance of awards season.
The star became the first Irish performer to win an Academy Award for ‘Best Actor’, which is just one of the many accolades doled out in his direction for his commanding turn in Nolan’s epic biographical drama. While Murphy must be sick of taking to the podium by now, but for obvious reasons the Irish Film and TV Academy Awards is a ceremony close to his heart.
Murphy still lives in the country having relocated his family from London to Dublin almost a decade ago, so he didn’t have too far to travel, either. Rewarded with the ‘Best Lead Actor’ prize for the most decorated role of his career by far, the star was the first to acknowledge that winning so many awards hasn’t made him any more confident when taking to the stage.
In fact, the Oscar winner admitted he’s “still so brutal at this” despite having swept the board at virtually every major awards show since the beginning of the year, but being on home soil made this one of the most memorable of the bunch.
“But being in this room is so special; being at home, with people that I love and admire amongst my fellow nominees and some of my favourite people.” he said. “It feels lovely being home with so many friends and colleagues.”
Murphy’s Irish Film and TV Academy Award can be added to a bulging trophy cabinet that includes the aforementioned Oscar for ‘Best Actor’, a Bafta for ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role’, a Golden Globe for ‘Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama’, and Screen Actors Guild Award for ‘Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role’, sweeping the board at all of the biggest ceremonies.
The awarded was presented by Killers of the Flower Moon‘s Lily Gladstone in what was her first-ever visit to Ireland, but she ended up suffering much the same fate as she did at the Oscars when the award for ‘Best International Actress’ went to Poor Things‘ Emma Stone.
It’s been a banner year for Murphy, but never one to rest on his laurels, his Oppenheimer follow-up Small Things like These already premiered earlier this year, while he’s also set to star in and produce literary adaptation Blood Runs Coal.
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