My singular accomplishment of today was watching "Oppenheimer" on Peacock.
I think it's destined to win Oscars. I also think I would have been more impressed had I seen it in a theater on a big screen with massive sound.
That said, it never bored me. I think Cillian Murphy is remarkable as Oppenheimer. I think Robert Downey Jr. will be the supporting actor to beat for the Oscar (but I have not seen all the performances).
I did not like the music score. It's obnoxious, not particularly thematic and overused. It's a shoo-in for the Oscar because of that. Academy members vote for music scores with organs other than their ears (that's a lift from an Alfred Newman statement made way back in the 40s or 50s).
As it stands, I have seen four of the nominated ten films: Barbie, The Holdovers, Maestro and Oppenheimer. Of those, The Holdovers is the most emotionally satisfying, Maestro is the least emotionally accessible. Barbie is a nil in emotional reaction from me. Oppenheimer is impressive, intellectually stimulating and visually stunning. I knew of Oppenheimer but never knew anything about how he was treated and how the government mistreated him. Happily, I now know that his security clearance was reinstated many years later and he has been "de-vilified" in federal records.
I concede that Murphy is likely going to win the acting Oscar, but my favorite remains Cooper whose total immersion into Bernstein is far more impressive to me. I keep reading that Giamatti is either a co-favorite with Murphy or the odds-on favorite.
Thus it always is with the Oscar race until they are actually presented. At that time, everyone will have known in their hearts that the winners would win.
