Christopher Nolan and Christian Horner: Order of Honor from King Charles

Oscar winner Christopher Nolan (54) can now call himself “Sir Christopher Nolan”. The “Oppenheimer” director was appointed by King Charles III. (76) was personally knighted for his services to the film on Wednesday (December 18th). His wife, film producer Emma Thomas (53), was also named “Dame”.

Thomas and her husband received the Oscar in 2024 for the film “Oppenheimer”. The fruits of the couple’s collaboration include “The Dark Knight” (2008), “Inception” (2010) and “Tenet” (2020). The couple has been married since 1997 and runs the production company Syncopy together. They also have four children together.

Nolan explained after the ceremony at Buckingham Palace that King Charles had seen “Oppenheimer” and “enjoyed it.” “It was very nice that he knows our work and yes, he hopes that I will use the honor as an incentive to do more of it,” he said.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner (51) was also honored by the monarch: He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) as part of the 2024 New Year Honors for his services to motorsport and has now received the award . Horner was accompanied on Wednesday by his wife Geri Halliwell (52), also known as “Ginger Spice”. Christian Horner has been head of the Red Bull Formula 1 team since 2005.

The couple seems to have put the difficult period behind them at the beginning of the year. Allegations had been made against Christian Horner for allegedly “inappropriate” behavior towards an employee who reported to him. An internal investigation by Red Bull cleared him. Horner has always vehemently denied any wrongdoing.

Horner and Halliwell have been married since 2015. Their son was born in 2017.