Filmmaking power couple , the
British government announced Thursday. Nolan, 53, and Thomas, 52, were honored just weeks after Though knighthoods and damehoods are sometimes conferred after special achievements, the list of new honors surprised many in the British media. The Guardian said had been “slipped out before the Easter recess.” Such honors are usually awarded at the beginning of a new year or on the monarch’s birthday. Nolan and Thomas were . “Oppenheimer” won seven
Oscars earlier this month, with Nolan taking home statuettes for Best Picture and Best Director. Thomas, a producer on the film, also won Best Picture. Nolan had for “Memento,” “Inception” and “Dunkirk.” Thomas was also nominated for the latter two films. Together, the couple founded in 2001. The company has produced the vast majority of Nolan’s films ever since. “I think that any of us who make movies kind of dream of this moment,” Thomas said while . “The reason this movie was the movie it was, was Chris Nolan. He is singular, he is brilliant.” Nolan was born in
London to a British father and
American mother. He , and they married in 1997. The two filmmakers were on a controversial list of honorees, which . Mansour donated £5 million to Sunak’s Tory party last year.