'Oppenheimer' wins Christopher Nolan his first Oscar for directing

According to Christopher Nolan, who is a writer, director, and producer, Oppenheimer is the most somber film he has ever created. The photo is courtesy of Melinda Sue Gordon from Universal.

The producer, director, and writer named Christopher Nolan mentioned that Oppenheimer is the gloomiest movie he has ever worked on.

Christopher Nolan won the award for best director at the Oscars for his impressive biographical film, Oppenheimer. This was his second time being nominated for the directing category, but his first time winning. In 2017, he was nominated for Dunkirk, but ultimately lost out to Guillermo Del Toro for The Shape of Water.

During his acceptance speech, Nolan expressed his gratitude towards the team behind the movie, and specially recognized his spouse, Emma Thomas, who has been the producer of all their films and children.

The writer mentioned that movies have been around for a century now and their future is uncertain. He expressed his gratitude for being considered a valuable part of this industry. This acknowledgement means a lot to him.

Nolan was expected to win tonight's best director award as he had received numerous best director awards at the BAFTAs, the Director's Guild, and the Golden Globes during awards season. In addition, he had also won several awards from regional film critics for his directing work.

Nolan's connection with the Academy Awards has been quite intricate throughout his career. His sophomore film, Memento released in 2000, was nominated for the title of best original screenplay, just like Inception from 2010. Before that, Oppenheimer was defeated in the category of best adapted screenplay by the movie American Fiction.

In 2009, the Academy caused upset by not recognizing the highly praised movie The Dark Knight for a best picture nomination, nor its director for best director, which received criticism from both audiences and critics. As a result, the Academy expanded the best picture category from five nominees to up to 10, popularly referred to as "The Dark Knight Rule". This change made it possible for movies beloved by both critics and audiences, such as Avatar, Up, Black Panther, Top Gun: Maverick and Barbie, to have a better chance at making it into the best picture category.