Christopher and Emma Nolan received honours from King Charles at Investitures at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
The Inception director, 54, formally received a knighthood on the same day his wife, producer Emma Thomas, 53, was awarded with a damehood for their contribution to film
Their partnership has produced major blockbusters including The Dark Knight trilogy and their most recent venture, the epic biopic Oppenheimer, which swept the 2024 award ceremonies.
Oppenheimer marked the first time the couple had won the best picture Oscar and best film BAFTA, having previously been nominated for 2010’s sci-fi Inception and 2017’s war thriller Dunkirk.
The couple met while studying at University College London (UCL), with Christopher introducing Emma to the university’s film society, where he was president and produced short films.
Since marrying in 1997, the couple have co-founded and run a production company, Syncopy, which has been behind many of their blockbusters.
Christopher and Emma Nolan received honours from King Charles at Investitures at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday
The Inception director, 54, formally received a knighthood
On the same day Christopher’s wife, film producer Emma Thomas, 53, (pictured) was awarded with a damehood
Their partnership has produced major blockbusters including The Dark Knight trilogy and their most recent venture, the epic biopic Oppenheimer, which swept the 2024 award ceremonies.
When Christopher was presented with the British Film Institute (BFI) Fellowship for being ‘one of the world’s most innovative and influential film directors’, he credited his wife.
He said he never felt alone making films as Emma ‘always saw things the same way I did in terms of the importance of the medium’.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, 51, was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours list for his services to motorsport.
Christian has led Red Bull’s F1 team since 2005, winning six constructors’ championships between 2010 and 2023, and is married to Spice Girls singer Geri Halliwell-Horner.
His career began as a racing driver, becoming a race winner in the 1992 British Formula Renault Championship before switching to team management after retiring from competitive driving at the age of 25.
Broadcaster Alan Yentob, 77, will also formally be made a CBE for services to the arts and media.
The retired television executive, who was born in Stepney, London, in 1947, joined the BBC as a trainee in 1968.
Christopher is credited as being ‘one of the world’s most innovative and influential film directors’
Emma beamed as King Charles attached the honour
Since marrying in 1997, the couple have co-founded and run a production company, Syncopy, which has been behind many of their blockbusters
Oppenheimer marked the first time the couple had won the best picture Oscar and best film BAFTA
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, 51, was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 9pictured with wife Geri)
He devised the flagship arts programme Imagine…, which he presented on, and was creative director of the broadcaster from 2004 until 2015.
Yentob stepped down from the role in the wake of the collapse of the charity Kids Company, where he was chairman.
Roxy Music lead guitarist Phil Manzanera, 73, is to be formally made an OBE by the Princess Royal for his services to music.
