Cillian Murphy, who garnered the prestigious BAFTA award for Best Actor in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, has extended his gratitude to "Oppenhomies".

While accepting the honour from Cate Blanchett, the Peaky Blinder star also delivered praise to his wife Yvonne McGuinness as well as sons Malachy, 18, and Aran, 16.

Murphy accepted the trophy and said, “Oh boy, holy moly, thank you very, very much BAFTA.”

He added, “I want to thank my fellow nominees and my Oppenhomies and, in fact, all of you in the room. I know it’s a cliché to say I’m in awe of you, but I genuinely am in awe.”

The Inception actor further shared to Nolan, “Thank you for seeing something in me that I probably didn’t see myself,” adding, “Chris, thank you for that extraordinary, exhilarating script and for always pushing me and for always demanding excellence.”

“Oppenheimer was this colossally naughty, complex character and he meant different things to different people,” Murphy continued.

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The Batman Begins actor portrayed the character of J. Robert Oppenheimer in the film, which received seven awards including Best Director for Nolan and Best Film.

The film, which scored 13 nominations in total, is based on the life and career of Oppenheimer as he developed the atomic bomb during World War II.