Sir Christopher: Oppenheimer director Nolan to receive knighthood for services to film
- Nolan’s wife, film producer Emma Thomas, will receive a damehood - female equivalent of a knighthood - in honours list recommended by UK PM Sunak
- British-American filmmaker Nolan won 7 Oscars earlier this month for Oppenheimer, a blockbuster biopic about race to build first atomic bomb
British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan, fresh from his Oscar victory for historical drama Oppenheimer, will receive a knighthood from Britain for services to film.
Nolan’s wife and film producer Emma Thomas will receive a damehood, the female equivalent of a knighthood, the British government said on Thursday in a list of honours recommended by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that also included Conservative politicians and tech industry leaders.
Nolan wrote the screenplay for Oppenheimer and produced the film with Thomas.
Among others to receive a knighthood were Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google’s DeepMind. Other figures from the world of artificial intelligence who were honoured include Matthew Clifford, an AI adviser to the British government, and entrepreneur Ian Hogarth, chair of the AI Safety Institute, both of whom were bestowed with CBEs (Commander of the Order of the British Empire.)
Billionaire businessman and Conservative Party donor Mohamed Mansour was given a knighthood for business, charity and political service.