Director Christopher Nolan received the Trailblazer Award from Robert Downey Jr. at the Sundance Film Festival. Playfully, Downey remarked that it’s a “terrible tragedy” that Nolan became more well-known to the general public as a result of Oppenheimer’s enormous success.
With a sense of humor, the actor discussed a recent disappointment for the director and asked the audience to lift his spirits. In a humorous statement about Nolan, Downey Jr. said, “I don’t mean to bring this up, I know it’s very personal, but he has become recognizable on the street.”
Oscar winner Christopher Nolan thanked his wife, producer Emma Thomas, saying that she “produced all of my films and all of my children.” After getting married in 1997, the pair had four kids together.
Nolan stated, “The experiences you have here [at Sundance] as a filmmaker is unique,”He continued by expressing his appreciation for the meeting he had with Memento 23 years prior at Sundance and emphasized that he will always remember the event.
This honor is the most recent that Nolan has received in the weeks since he was named best director for Oppenheimer at the Critics Choice and Golden Globe Awards earlier this month.
Robert Downey Jr. received commendable recognition at both occasions, winning the best supporting actor prize for his work in the movie that followed Cillian Murphy’s portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb.
