- The ‘Oppenheimer’ star took home a top acting honor at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Award season is off to a winning start for Cillian Murphy.
The Oppenheimer actor, 47, was honored with the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor, on Thursday during the Palm Springs International Film Awards.
In his speech, after being introduced by costar Robert Downey Jr., Murphy thanked his family — his wife of nearly 20 years, Yvonne McGuinness, and their two sons Malachy, 18, and Aran, 16 — acknowledging that “because I don’t ever really get to do this too often, I want to say thanks to my family.”
“Two-thirds of them are sitting down there. We had to leave one of them at home doing exams,” said the Irish actor. “But just thanks for putting up with me — putting up with the half me and the shadow me and the absent me, the remains of me when I’m doing a film like this or work in general.”
“You’re always there. I love it. So thanks, guys,” he added.
