Call us biased, but could Cillian Murphy be on his way to winning an Oscar?
We sure think so!
Following the actor’s win at the Golden Globes last weekend, it looks like Cillian is now the bookie’s favourite to win Best Actor at the annual Oscars.
Yes, Cillian took away the gong for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, making it his first win.
His recent success means that the Irish man has now been tipped at 4/6 ahead of actors Bradey Cooper and Paul Giamatti making him a firm favourite ahead of the Academy Awards in March later this year.
Gráinne Humphreys, Executive Director of Dublin International Film Festival, told The Irish Sun: “If you looked at the reaction in the room at the Golden Globes to Cillian’s win, everyone seemed to think that the award had gone to the right person.
“That’s wonderful and nice that it’s not just Irish audiences who are putting their money on a rank outsider, we actually have somebody in Cillian who is definitely the one to beat.”
Following his most recent win, it seems as though Cillian had no interest in staying around Los Angeles and campaigning for his Oscar nomination, however, as many actors seemingly do ahead of the prestigious awards.
Gráinne continued: “There’s a lot of talk about people who are possibly campaigning, and they are running around and going to everything and shaking hands.”
“Desperately calling on people to vote for them but in this situation, Cillian is quite rightly letting his performance (in Oppenheimer), and the admiration of his peers, and now the recognition from the Golden Globes to stand for his campaign.”
Ah, that’s our humble Cillian!
