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Christopher Nolangave a special shout-out to his wifeEmma Thomasafter winning best director forOppenheimerat the the 2024Oscars.
The other nominees in the category were Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall),Martin Scorsese(Killers of the Flower Moon), Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things), and Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest).
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“Thank you for those who have been there for me and have believed in me my whole career. Dan Michael, my brother Jonah, my family,” he said before acknowledging Thomas.
“And the incredible Emma Thomas - producer of all our films and all our children. I love you,” he said. “And to the Academy, just to say movies are just a little bit over 100 years old. I mean, imagine being there 100 years into painting or theater.”
“We don’t know where this incredible journey is going from here, but to know that you think that I am a meaningful part of it means the world to me,” he concluded. “Thank you very much.”
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Nolan captured his fourth and fifth individual Oscar nominations for directingOppenheimerand adapting its screenplay from Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’sJ. Robert OppenheimerbiographyAmerican Prometheus.
Now thehighest-grossing biopicof all time,OppenheimerstarsCillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr.,Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh and a large ensemble cast. Without adjusting for inflation, the film is Nolan’s most lucrative global release since 2012’sThe Dark Knight Rises.
About the box-office success and nominations, Nolan previouslytold The Associated Press, “I grew up loving Hollywood movies and believing studio filmmaking can take on anything. Seeing audiences respond to that this summer was incredibly thrilling and getting this kind of recognition from the Academy, I don’t know what to say, really. It certainly confirms our faith in what studio filmmaking can be.”
The filmmaker added, “I grew up watching the Academy Awards. It’s the pinnacle of sort of the recognition of your peers.”
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Justine Triet of France is a newcomer to the Oscars, but she has directed acclaimed French films like 2013’sAge of Panicand 2016’sIn Bed with Victoria.
Her latest film,Anatomy of a Fall, follows Oscar-nominated actress Sandra Hüller as she stands on trial for her husband’s murder. The courtroom drama won the Palme d’Or at last year’sCannes Film Festivaland — in addition to her Best Director nod — gave Triet a nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
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Lanthimos, 50, continues to bring his oddball sensibilities to Hollywood withPoor Things, a tale about a revived woman (Emma Stone) discovering the world’s pleasures.
This marks his second Academy nod for Best Director, with the last coming in 2019 forThe Favourite. In total,Poor Thingshas notched the second-most nominations at this year’s ceremony with 11, only behindOppenheimer.
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Scorsese leads his fellow directing nominees in recognition from the awards body. The 81-year-old’s Oscars tally, which stretches back to 1981 forRaging Bull,now includes 10 nodsfor Best Director.
His frequent collaboratorsRobert De NiroandLeonardo DiCapriostar inKillers of the Flower Moon, plusLily Gladstone. It’s the retelling of a dark chapter in American history: the serial killings of members of the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma.
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Glazer, 58, makes his debut at the Oscars with two nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
The writer-director’sZone of Interestdepicts a Nazi officer’s family living just outside the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust. Starring Hüller and Christian Friedel as Hedwig and Rudolf Höss, the film has earned several accolades this season, such as outstanding British film at the BAFTAs. At this year’s Oscars, the historical drama based on Martin Amis’ 2014 novel has a total of five nominations.
source: people.com
