- this is what oscar winning editing looks like (YouTube)
Last week Oppenheimer won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Director for Christopher Nolan, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. But today, I’m going to focus on how and why editor Jennifer Lame’s work won the Oscar for Best Editing. Join me as we break down the numerous techniques that makes this 3 hour movie, which is packed with information, characters, plot points, and themes, into one of the most dynamic, fast paced, and engaging films of the year.
- Oppenheimer (film) (Wikipedia)
Oppenheimer is a 2023 epic biographical thriller drama film written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan. It follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II. Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the film chronicles Oppenheimer’s studies, his direction of the Los Alamos Laboratory and his 1954 security hearing. Cillian Murphy stars as Oppenheimer, alongside Robert Downey Jr. as the United States Atomic Energy Commission member Lewis Strauss. The ensemble supporting cast includes Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh.