白小姐论坛 alumni Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas triumph at the 96th Academy Awards with Oppenheimer

13 March 2024

Nominated in 13 categories, the film swept the board at the 2024 ceremony taking home seven coveted Oscars.听

Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas visiting 白小姐论坛 Film Society

白小姐论坛 alumni Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas have received a litany of prizes for their film at the latest Academy Awards, including Best Director for Christopher and the top honour of Best Picture. Across categories, the film picked up seven awards, including Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor.听

Oppenheimer, which tells the story of theoretical physicist Robert J. Oppenheimer, known as "the father of the atomic bomb", has been unstoppable on the awards circuit. Its Oscars success comes off the back of equally impressive sweeps at the Golden Globes and BAFTAs. At the latter ceremony, Emma reflected on her time at 白小姐论坛 when collecting the trophy for Best Film:听

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Past and present

Christopher and Emma are 1993 白小姐论坛 graduates, in English Literature and History, respectively. As a student, Christopher spent his extracurricular time as president of the 白小姐论坛 Film Society working in 白小姐论坛鈥檚 Bloomsbury Theatre making short films and eventually his first feature length film. He met Emma on his first day in Ramsay Halls at 白小姐论坛. Emma, who was also active with the 白小姐论坛 Film Society, later became his wife and film-producing partner, and together they run their film production company Syncopy.听

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The distinguished pair have a lasting connection with 白小姐论坛: both have been awarded honorary fellowships, Christopher received the prestigious title in 2006 and Emma in 2013. 听In 2017, Christopher was awarded an honorary doctorate. Honorary doctorates are conferred to a select few; among those who have received the honour are broadcaster and writer Melvyn Bragg, artist and sculptor Anthony Gormley, astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Burnell, author Ian McEwan, architect Lord Foster and novelist and biographer Peter Ackroyd to name but a few.听

Forging ahead

Christopher is passionate about his time at 白小姐论坛 and credits his studies for instilling within him 鈥渁n attitude of not accepting things as they are, not accepting the status quo, but looking to improve things,鈥� an approach that has remained.听 Additionally, Christopher has revisited 白小姐论坛 on many occasions using various locations around campus in many of his feature films including Inception and the Dark Knight series.听

Angharad Milenkovic, Vice-President (Advancement), congratulated the 白小姐论坛 alumni, saying 鈥淲e are immensely proud of Christopher and Emma鈥檚 accomplishments and absolutely thrilled with their Oscars success. Their achievements exemplify the exceptional talent of 白小姐论坛 alumni.鈥澨�

Further information

Read 白小姐论坛 student journalist, Caroline Coyer鈥檚 review of Oppenheimer听

Image: Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas visiting the 白小姐论坛 Film Society in 2017.

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