Culture news Christopher Nolan has just received the highest distinction for a director: the Oscars are nothing compared!
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Yes, the millions of dollars and the golden statuettes awarded at the Oscars ceremony are important when you are a director and you aim to mark the history of the media that you cherish so much. Despite this, there are much more personal, prestigious and meaningful distinctions, and Christopher Nolan can rightly congratulate himself on this since he will soon have the honor of being rewarded by his native country.
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2023 and 2024, the years of total consecration for Christopher Nolan and his film Oppenheimer
Rather 2023 or 2024? For Christopher Nolan, it may be complicated to choose the most exceptional year of the two as the last twenty-four months have marked a new turning point in his career as a director.. Certainly, 2023 is the year his last film will be released Oppenheimersynonymous with critical triumph on the part of the press and spectators, the billion dollars in revenue almost reached (957 million!) and a very nice nine-figure check to reward this cinematic feat, but 2024 is not left out either! It’s true that this new year has started off with a bang for Christopher Nolan!
Effectively, the British director will also remember the year 2024 as being the ultimate consecration of his work. During the Oscars ceremony, which took place on the night of March 10 to 11, Christopher Nolan dominated the entire Hollywood industry by leaving with his arms full of seven golden statuettes and leaving only crumbs for his direct competitors. And again, this step was only the first surprise of a particularly important year for the director since we recently learned that Christopher Nolan would receive an even more prestigious distinction.
An even more prestigious distinction than the Oscars for Christopher Nolan
Just yesterday we learned that Christopher Nolan was going to be decorated by the British government and knighted. Therefore, in some time, the director will have the chance to tackle the title of “ Sir » in his name! For someone who was born in London, to a British father and an American mother, and who was educated there, we can say that it is an even more important recognition than the triumph ofOppenheimer at the box office or the avalanche of awards at the Oscars ceremony. Moreover, in the highly symbolic consecration genre, the director Denis Villeneuve also had the right to his hour of glory… thanks to Steven Spielberg.
Christopher Nolan will receive a knighthood in England and become Sir Christopher Nolan.
His producing partner and wife Emma Thomas has also received a damehood. pic.twitter.com/CiVu0RNF0v
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) March 28, 2024
Still, Christopher Nolan will not be the only one to receive an award soon since his wife, producer Emma Thomas, will also be decorated and receive the title of “ Lady ». For several years, the couple has worked hand in hand in the design of the director's films under the banner of the production company Syncopy, and it was together that they left their mark on cinema with films such as the trilogy The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar or Dunkirk And Tenet. Moreover, for the director, the support of his wife has always been essential as well as an asset as she “ has always seen things the same way as me regarding the importance of media ”, as he has emphasized on several occasions.