Christopher Nolan May Have Won the Oscars But Even He Can’t Boast of a Feat Steven Spielberg Has Achieved: Only Video Game to Win an Oscar
Christopher Nolan is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant filmmakers Hollywood has ever produced. With Oppenheimer, Nolan received his first-ever Golden Globe and Academy Award recently. Despite winning multiple awards this season, the Inception filmmaker cannot boast of an achievement registered by the Jurassic Park director Steven Spielberg with respect to his video game franchise.
Steven Spielberg’s Medal Of Honor is the only video game franchise to secure an Oscar under its belt in a special category.
Steven Spielberg’s Video Game Franchise Medal Of Honor’s Oscar Record Still Remains Unbroken
Steven Spielberg collaborated with Electronics Arts and DreamWorks Interactive back in 1999 for Medal Of Honor. The first-person shooter video game went on to become an instant hit. Spielberg’s Medal Of Honor is arguably the first video game to register an Oscar to its name. The video game had a Gallery Mode, which featured a small documentary called Colette.
The documentary made its way to the 93rd Academy Awards in the Best Documentary Short Subject category. Back in the 2000s, Medal Of Honor faced tough competition with popular video games Call of Duty and Battlefield. However, the video game franchise made a strong comeback with Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond in 2020. Steven Spielberg is a self-confessed video game fan. He believes that a lot can be learned from video games nowadays.
Christopher Nolan Thanked His Wife Emma Thomas After Winning An Oscar In The Best Director Category For Oppenheimer
Despite facing tough competition with Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer took the front seat during this award season. After being awarded in the Best Director category for Oppenheimer, Nolan thanked his wife Emma Thomas in his acceptance speech during the 96th Academy Award. He said-
“The incredible Emma Thomas – producer of all our films and all our children. I love you.
He appreciated the entire cast of the Oppenheimer for their great performance who helped him come up with one of the biggest blockbusters of 2023. He said-
“I have so many people to thank. The most incredible cast: Matt Damon, Robert [Downey Jr.], Emily [Blunt], Florence [Pugh], and so many others, all at the top of their game led by the incredible Cillian Murphy. A crew, some of whom have been rewarded tonight. I can’t say enough about the incredible crew that we got together on this film. Thank you to Chuck Roven for putting the book in my hands.
Nolan’s sci-fi epic left behind critically acclaimed movies like Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon during the 2024 Oscars.
