Christopher Nolan Wins Best Director Golden Globe For ‘Oppenheimer,’ Remembers Heath Ledger In His Acceptance Speech

Tom Tapp
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Christopher Nolan Wins Best Director Golden Globe For ‘Oppenheimer,’ Remembers Heath Ledger In His Acceptance Speech
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In a category that included legends, relative newcomers and the director of the biggest hit of the year , Christopher Nolan came out on top.

Nolan, who’s been nominated for the Hollywood foreign press six times, began his acceptance for Best Director, Motion Picture with a remembrance.

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“The only time I’ve ever been on this stage before was accepting one of these for Heath Ledger,” said Nolan of his late Dark Knight star. He went on to reference the difficult circumstances around Ledger’s death before the film was released.

“I thought it would be simpler accepting this for myself.” But as a director, Nolan said, there are so many people to thank. He began with his cast Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh and Robert Downey Jr. and ended with Universal’s Donna Langley and his wife, Emma Thomas.

Globes host Jo Koy took a shot at Oppenheimer‘s length in his monologue. The comic said he started watching the movie on New Year’s Eve, with a resolution to finish it in 2025.

RELATED: Cillian Murphy Thanks “Visionary Director” Christopher Nolan In His First Golden Globe Win For ‘Oppenheimer’

This year’s nominations saw a record nine mentions for Barbie and eight for Oppenheimer, these two very different but original movies were nominated in pretty much every single category you might expect.

Here’s the full list of nominees: Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Greta Gerwig (Barbie), Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things), Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer), Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon) and Celine Song (Past Lives).

The Golden Globes were held at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday, with Jo Koy hosting the ceremony. See a full list of winners here.

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