British filmmaker Christopher Nolan and his wife and producer Emma Thomas are to receive a knighthood and damehood for their services to film.Their recognition comes after their biopic Oppenheimer swept the 2024 awards season.Earlier this month, London-born filmmaker Nolan won his first Oscar for directing the movie about the "father of the atomic bomb", which starred Irish actor Cillian Murphy in the titular role.

British filmmaker Christopher Nolan and his wife and producer Emma Thomas are to receive a knighthood and damehood for their services to film.Their recognition comes after their biopic Oppenheimer swept the 2024 awards season.Earlier this month, London-born filmmaker Nolan won his first Oscar for directing the movie about the "father of the atomic bomb", which starred Irish actor Cillian Murphy in the titular role.