Golden Globes 2024: Christopher Nolan bags his first Golden Globe 

In a triumphant moment at the 2024 Golden Globes, Christopher Nolan won the award for Best Director-Motion Picture for Oppenheimer, marking his first win on his sixth nomination.

While accepting the honour, Nolan remembered the late actor Heath Ledger, who played Joker in his film The Dark Knight and said, "The only time I've ever been on this stage before was accepting one of these on behalf of our dear friend, Heath Ledger, and that was complicated and challenging for me and in the middle of speaking, I got stuck and Robert Downey Jr caught my eye and gave me a look of love and support, same look he's giving me now." He further expressed his gratitude for lead stars Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh and the crew. 

At the 81st Golden Globe Awards, Nolan was nominated alongside Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Greta Gerwig (Barbie), Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things), Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon) and Celine Song (Past Lives). 

Oppenheimer was one of the most nominated films at this year's Golden Globes, leading the nomination pack with eight nods, including Best Screenplay for Nolan and Best Motion Picture — Drama. Besides Nolan's win, Oppenheimer also won awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor in a Drama Movie and Best Original Score. The film also won the accolade for Best Drama.

Oppenheimer is based on the life of Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who is called the 'father of the atomic bomb' and his role in the Manhattan Project during World War II. Oppenheimer has been credited as the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, a place known for assembling bombs.