Dutch cameraman Hoyte van Hoytema wins Oscar for ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Poor Things’ wins three Oscars | Oscars

The film is about a deceased young woman (Emma Stone) who is brought back to life in the 19th century with the brain of her own baby. As a result, she has to learn to discover the world again. The film has already won numerous awards in recent months, including the Golden Lion at the Venice Festival.

‘Oppenheimer’, the film with thirteen nominations, was also nominated in all three categories. The drama about the project that developed the first atomic bomb won several Oscars. First of all, best supporting actor, for Robert Downey Jr., who in ‘Oppenheimer’ plays the chairman of the American Atomic Energy Commission Lewis Strauss, a man who tried to limit the power of physicist Robert Oppenheimer. The award for best supporting actress went to Da’Vine Joy Randolph for her role in the tragicomedy ‘The Holdovers’.

Dutch cameraman Hoyte van Hoytema has also won an Oscar for his camera work on ‘Oppenheimer’. It is the first time that 52-year-old Van Hoytema has won the world’s most important film prize, but it is already the second time that Van Hoytema has been nominated for an Oscar. The first time was for his work on the film ‘Dunkirk’.

‘Oppenheimer’ also received the Oscar in the ‘best editing’ category.

The films ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ and ‘American Fiction’ won the Oscars for best screenplays. Sean Lennon, the son of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, won the award for best animated short film together with director Dave Mullins for ‘War is Over!’, about the music of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. He co-wrote the film.

The drama ‘The Zone of Interest’, about the Auschwitz concentration camp, won the Oscar for best foreign film in the night from Sunday to Monday. The British film starring Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller has been nominated for five statuettes, including best film.

‘The Zone of Interest’ shows the life that Auschwitz camp commander Rudolf Höss led in a luxurious villa next to the camp. The horrors within the camp walls are not shown, but the screams, the incinerators and the shots are continuously audible. The film has already won numerous awards, including at the Cannes Festival.

Director Jonathan Glazer was the first winner to talk about the war in Gaza in his speech. He was referring to the film, which also shows that ignoring atrocities was part of the problem of World War II. “We made all our choices in the film to reflect on the present,” Glazer said. “The film shows what dehumanizing people can lead to.” Hüller was moved to tears during the speech.

Then Glazier made a reference to the war in Gaza. “The Holocaust is now being hijacked by an occupation that has led to conflict for so many innocent people,” the director said. “Whether it concerns the victims in Israel on October 7 or the ongoing attack in Gaza.”