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Christopher Nolan set for triumphant Baftas homecoming with Oppenheimer

Despite five previous nominations the Oppenheimer director has yet to walk away with a gong – but the signs are looking good

When the #Barbenheimer hashtag emerged last summer, encouraging filmgoers to watch two radically different blockbusters as a double bill, Christopher Nolan’s epic study of atom bomb pioneer J Robert Oppenheimer appeared almost as an afterthought to the frothy, comedic doll-centred Barbie, its seriousness and three-hour length weighing it down. With 12 features under his belt as director, Nolan’s work has ranged from innovative thrillers such as Memento to superhero epics including Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, and sci-fi adventures such as Inception, Interstellar and Tenet. It is a highly achieved biographical drama that took a very serious subject and created a global box office blockbuster, despite challenges including a very lengthy run time, and a preponderance of scenes featuring a bunch of men talking in rooms.

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