Their recognition comes after their biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb,” swept the awards season.
of “Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan, and his wife and producer Emma Thomas, will receive a knighthood and damehood for their services to film, according to a statement on Thursday from the U.K. government.swept the awards season, notably at the Academy Awards earlier this month, where the movie won seven Oscars, including best film and best director.
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.
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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