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Christopher Nolan wins his first ever Oscar for directing Oppenheimer


Nolan wins prize at the Academy Awards after losing out in 2018 when he was nominated for Dunkirk

The film received considerable acclaim on release: the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw gave it a four-star review while the Observer’s Wendy Ide called it a “towering achievement”. Yoked with Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie using the hashtag #Barbenheimer, the film became a significant commercial hit, with total revenue currently recorded at $960.6m. Nolan thanked the cast and crew of the film, as well as his wife and producer, Emma Thomas.

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