Cillian Murphy scored his first ever Oscar nomination yesterday, and is the heavy favourite at 2/5 to take home the best actor award for his stunning portrayal as the titular character in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.
The proud Cork man has a reputation for keeping away from the spotlight, as well as having a down-to-earth nature, although it has been difficult to hide from the cameras and interviews given the sheer success of Oppenheimer, which has taken over $950 million at the box office.
Cillian Murphy On Finding Out About Oscar Nomination
However, he reminded us all of his humble Irish roots in an interview in the Irish Times, where he describes the quaint and wholesome moment of finding out about his nomination, in the company of his family.
I was at home in Cork, in my parents' kitchen ... So I heard when my phone started pinging ... It was just by coincidence I happened to be [at home].
I was with my parents and my wife. It felt like the right place to be. We were just having a cup of tea, and then my mum brought out the cake - so we had tea and cake. So it was nice.
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Cillian Murphy, the most Irish man alive pic.twitter.com/CXEzDK8ZtB
— Patrick Horan (@patrickjhoran) January 24, 2024
Cillian Murphy on his favourite city for pubs… God bless you Cillian and I hope you’re on the piss in the Hi-B or the Mutton Lane tonight #CillianMurphy #Cork #Oscars pic.twitter.com/ltZmKtChZU
— Simon Murdoch 📻📱🎧 (@Simon_Murdoch) January 23, 2024
Guys is it just me or is he giving major Cork energy?!😂 am I the only one to think he is serving Cork right now?! This is low key the most Cork video ever😂😂😂😂 he looks like he’s down from the afters of a wedding the next day after his debs and he’s looking for the fry and he https://t.co/Crw9FDNjVK
— Peter McGann (@peterjmcgann) January 11, 2024
He has also given an interview with the New York Times, describing the news, as well as prviding an insight into his preparation for the role:
"Oh man, I had six months. From the moment Chris called me, I just started working — from the inside out and from the outside in.
"I did an awful lot of reading and research and watched every single archival footage about him. Then I immediately started conditioning my body because he was very interesting how he carried himself physically and how slight his frame was.
"But a lot of it was just walking around my basement in Dublin talking to myself and practicing, practicing and practicing."
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