The 96th Academy Awards ceremony concluded with few surprises on Monday morning (India time), with Christopher Nolan’s epic biographical thriller Oppenheimer winning a leading seven Oscars. The dark comedy Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, won four awards, while Barbie, Maestro and Killers of the Flower Moon failed to translate any of their combined 25 nominations into wins. The 96th Oscars marked many firsts – Nolan won his first directing Oscar, while his Oppenheimer stars, Robert Downey Jr and Cillian Murphy, also picked up their debut Academy Awards after long and acclaimed careers. The biggest surprise of the event was...