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Christopher Nolan received the most effective director Golden Globe award on Sunday for his 2023 movie “Oppenheimer,” and he took the chance to honor the late Heath Ledger throughout his acceptance speech.
“The one time I’ve ever been on this stage earlier than was accepting certainly one of these on behalf of our expensive pal, Heath Ledger. And that was sophisticated and difficult for me,” Nolan stated.
He went on to say that in the midst of his speech on the time, “I glanced up and Robert Downey Jr. caught my eye and gave me a glance of affection and help.”
“It’s the identical look he’s giving me now. Similar love and help he’s proven so many individuals in our group for thus a few years,” he added.
Ledger died virtually 16 years in the past in New York Metropolis at age 28.
He posthumously received each a Golden Globe in addition to an Academy Award for finest supporting actor for his work because the Joker in Nolan’s 2008 masterpiece “The Dark Knight.”
Downey Jr. alongside together with his co-star Cillian Murphy every received Globes on Sunday for his or her performances in Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” on Sunday night time. Composer Ludwig Göransson additionally received for finest authentic rating for the film.
Nolan’s win on Sunday marks his first, with 5 different nominations underneath his belt. Nolan was nominated for finest director alongside Greta Gerwig, Bradley Cooper, Yorgos Lanthimos, Martin Scorsese and Celine Track.