His role in Oppenheimer earned Cillian Murphy the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama at the 81st Golden Globe Awards held in Beverly Hills, according to the event’s X (formerly Twitter) account, as cited by Agerpres

Cillian Murphy as Robert OppenheimerPhoto: Landmark / IPA Agency / Profimedia Images

This is the first Golden Globe in the career of Cillian Murphy, who was also nominated in 2006 for his role in Breakfast on Pluto.

Bradley Cooper – “The Maestro”, Leonardo DiCaprio – “Killers of the Flower Moon”, Colman Domingo – “Rustin”, Barry Keoghan – “Saltburn” and Andrew Scott – “We Are All Strangers” were also nominated in this category.

Last year, Austin Butler (“Elvis”) won the prize in this category.

The Golden Globe Awards, first presented in 1944, honor the best performances and productions in film and television, grouped into 25 categories.