Among the evening’s standout films, Oppenheimer emerged as the clear victor, securing an impressive seven wins out of its staggering 12 nominations. Their winning categories were Best Picture, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Cillian Murphy, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Robert Downey Jr, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Score.
Unsurprisingly, Oppenheimer dominated discussions, tallying an impressive 432k mentions throughout the night. However, it comes as no surprise that the most-viewed moment belonged to Robert Downey Jr., who clinched his first Academy Award for his supporting role in the film. His win earned over 5 million views on a video published by ABC News, with the film generating the second-highest recorded number of hashtags, appearing a staggering 113k times across social media platforms.
Aside from the nominated films, there was one particular performance from the evening which captured significant attention. During an ensemble rendition of “I’m Just Ken” from the movie Barbie, Ryan Gosling surprised the audience by inviting Mark Ronson and Slash to join him on stage. This electrifying performance has since been viewed nearly 4 million times on Atlantic Records’ YouTube channel. The performance likely played a huge part in becoming a central topic of the night, generating a grand total of 180k mentions across social media platforms during the show.
The blockbuster took home one award in the form of singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell for their stunning Best Original Song; What Was I Made For? This is the duo’s second win for Original Song, after James Bond track No Time to Die in 2021, making Billie Eilish is the youngest two-time Oscar winner in history.
