Cillian Murphy compares Oscars success to Italia 90

Cillian Murphy poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "Oppenheimer" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Cillian Murphy compared his Oscar win to "Italia 90" speaking to fellow Irish man and co-chief executive and founder of Irish production company Element Pictures Ed Guiney following his momentous win.

"I was chatting to him earlier in the evening just wishing him well, we worked with him a lot and love him to bits.. we were very hopeful, that he would win and he said to me 'It's a bit like Italia 90, isn't it?'," Mr Guiney said.