'I couldn’t be happier': Cillian Murphy reacts to his Bafta nomination for Oppenheimer

His co-stars Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr are also nominated in supporting categories, while Christopher Nolan is nominated for his directing and his screenplay.

Cillian Murphy. Picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy has paid tribute to director Christopher Nolan after the film was nominated for 13 Baftas.

The Cork star, who plays J Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist described as the father of the atomic bomb, in the epic biopic, is nominated for the leading actor prize.