In a sleepy twist of fate, Cristopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer secured 13 Academy Award Nominations on Tuesday, as the director slept through the announcement.
“Don’ttake it as being blase. We justdidn’twant to jinx anything. Watching the nominations was more than our nerves could take so we just had a restless night and slept through.” said Nolan, talkingto theAssociated Press.
During the interview it was revealed that Nolan was asleep and his wife (Emma Thomas) only roused him because his phones was storming with congratulatory messages.
“It’s flabbergasting, then we got on with the routine of getting a 16-year-old out of bed, but with a springinour step”expressed Thomas reflecting on the success of the film.
Nevertheless, Oppenheimer has beenleading the race of Oscars nominationsince its debut in July, the film eventually got nominatedforvarious categories including direction, adapted screenplay, costume design, cinematography, editing, best sound, makeup and hairstyling, production design, actor and supporting actorand best original score.
Christopher Nolan, 53, is aglobally acclaimedfilmmakerof the 21stcentury and a grand-scale auteur.
Despite these acknowledgments he has never won any Academy Award, although he has been previouslynominatedfor the ‘BestDirector’for Dunkirk.