The U.K. government says that the Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan and his producer wife Emma Thomas will receive a knighthood and damehood for their services to film. Their recognition that was announced on Thursday came after their biopic about the “father of the atomic bomb” swept the awards season.
Christopher Nolan, winner of the awards for best director and best picture for “Oppenheimer,” left, and Emma Thomas, winner of the award for best picture for “Oppenheimer” pose at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
News of their honors was a bit of a surprise, because they are usually handed out twice in the year, once to mark the new year and then on the birthday of King Charles III, who confers the honors. They are sometimes awarded after special achievements, often related to sports and the arts. Born in London to a British father and American mother, Nolan met his future wife, Thomas, 53, while they both attended University College London. They have four children and run a production company, Syncopy, which has been behind many of their blockbusters.Christopher Nolan wins his first Oscar for directing ‘Oppenheimer’
He said he never felt alone making films as Thomas “always saw things the same way I did in terms of the importance of the medium.”
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