As many had predicted, the 96th Academy Awards was Christopher Nolan's night as Oppenheimer scooped seven Oscars.
The British-American filmmaker's acclaimed movie about the creation of the atom bomb during the Second World War won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr and Best Actor for star Cillian Murphy, who becomes the first Irish-born winner of the award.
The film, which had 13 nominations, also collected Best Original Score, Best Editing and Best Cinematography.
As he accepted his first Best Director award, Nolan said: “Thank you to those who have been there for me, believed in me for my whole career.
“Movies are just over 100 years old … we don't know where this incredible journey is going from here, but to think that I'm a meaningful part of it means the world to me. Thank you very much.”
Oppenheimer was not the only multiple winner of the night. Poor Things, directed by Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, collected four awards, including Best Actress for Emma Stone, the second time she has taken the honour.
“Thank you for the gift of a lifetime,” said Stone. Poor Things also won Best Production Design, Best Make-up and Best Costume Design.
Egyptian-French filmmaker Arthur Harari, meanwhile, won Best Original Screenplay along with his creative partner and wife Justine Triet.
But as much as there was to celebrate in Los Angeles, the continuing tragedy in Gaza was not forgotten throughout the night, with many stars including Ramy Youssef and Mahershala Ali wearing Gaza ceasefire pins on their lapels.
The Israel-Gaza War was also alluded to during acceptance speeches, with Murphy dedicating his award to the world's “peacemakers” and English director Jonathan Glazer tying his film The Zone of Interest directly to the current conflict.
There were numerous major moments, including Downey Jr's first win, but a number of potential history-making awards did not come to pass. Kaouther Ben Hania did not win Best Documentary for Four Daughters, which would have made her the first Arab woman to win an Academy Award. And Lily Gladstone failed to win Best Actress, which would have made her the first indigenous woman to do so.
Here is the full list of winners from the 2024 Academy Awards:
Best Picture
WINNER: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Directing
WINNER: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Actress in a Leading Role
WINNER: Emma Stone, Poor Things
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Huller, Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Annette Bening, Nyad
Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER: Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sterling K Brown, American Fiction
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Actress in a Supporting Role
WINNER: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
America Ferrara, Barbie
Original Screenplay
WINNER: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer, Maestro
Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, May December
Celine Song, Past Lives
Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Tony McNamara, Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer, Zone of Interest
Animated Feature Film
WINNER: The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robot Dreams
Animated Short Film
WINNER: War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
Production Design
WINNER: Poor Things
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Cinematography
WINNER: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Edward Lachman, El Conde
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
Matthew Libatique, Maestro
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Film Editing
WINNER: Oppenheimer
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of The Flower Moon
Poor Things
Costume Design
WINNER: Poor Things
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Live Action Short Film
WINNER: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
Original Song
WINNER: What Was I Made For?, Barbie
The Fire Inside, Flamin' Hot
I'm Just Ken, Barbie
It Never Went Away, American Symphony
Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People), Killers of the Flower Moon
Original Score
WINNER: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
Poor Things
Documentary Feature Film
WINNER: 20 Days in Mariupol
Four Daughters
The Eternal Memory
Bobi Wine: The People's President
To Kill a Tiger
Documentary Short Film
WINNER: The Last Repair Shop
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island in Between
Nai Nai & Wai Po
International Feature Film
WINNER: The Zone of Interest
Io Capitano
Perfect Days
Society of The Snow
The Teachers' Lounge
Sound
WINNER: The Zone of Interest
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Visual Effects
WINNER: Godzilla Minus One
The Creator
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Make-up and Hairstyling
WINNER: Poor Things
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Society of the Snow
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Focus on gratitude: And do so deeply, he says. “Think of one to three things a day that you’re grateful for. It needs to be specific, too, don’t just say ‘air.’ Really think about it. If you’re grateful for, say, what your parents have done for you, that will motivate you to do more for the world.”
Know how to fight: Shetty married his wife, Radhi, three years ago (he met her in a meditation class before he went off and became a monk). He says they’ve had to learn to respect each other’s “fighting styles” – he’s a talk it-out-immediately person, while she needs space to think. “When you’re having an argument, remember, it’s not you against each other. It’s both of you against the problem. When you win, they lose. If you’re on a team you have to win together.”
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Director: Majid Al Ansari
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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.
“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.
Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.
From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.
Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.
BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.
Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.
Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.
“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.
“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.
“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”
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