Cillian Murphy reunites with Oppenheimer costars at Oscar nominees luncheon

Murphy is nominated for the best actor prize for his role as J Robert Oppenheimer

Robert Downey Jr, Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

The stars of Oscar frontrunner Oppenheimer reunited on the red carpet at the annual luncheon for the Academy Awards nominees.

Cork star Cillian Murphy, who is nominated for the best actor prize for his role as J Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist described as the father of the atomic bomb, in Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic, was joined by his co-stars Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr for the event at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.