| Christopher Nolan's smoking status is unknown. |
| Christopher Nolan drinks alcohol. |
| Nolan's father was from England, and his mother was from America. His father worked in advertising, while his mother was a flight attendant and an English teacher. |
| He has two brothers. His elder brother, Matthew Francis Nolan, has a criminal record. His younger brother, Jonathan, is a screenwriter, television producer, director, and author. |
| At the age of seven, Nolan began making films using his father's Super 8 camera. |
| Nolan first met his wife, Emma Thomas, at University College London (UCL), where he was studying English literature. |
| During his college years, Nolan was the head of the UCL film society and created two short films: Tarantella (1989) and Larceny (1995). |
| His film "Following" was inspired by his own experience of living in London and being a victim of burglary. |
| Nolan gained recognition for his work in the movie "Memento," impressing Aaron Ryder of Newmarket Films with its innovative script. |
| After the success of "Memento," Nolan was recruited by filmmaker Steven Soderbergh to direct "Insomnia" (2002). |
| Nolan, along with James Cameron, is one of two directors to have made billions of dollars from two of his films: "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises." |
| In 2009, Nolan received the Board of the Governors Award from The American Society of Cinematographers. |
| Variety's Scott Foundas described Nolan as "the premier big-canvas storyteller of his generation." |
| In 2012, The Guardian ranked Nolan among "The 23 Best Film Directors in the World." |
| TIME magazine listed Nolan as one of "100 Most Influential People of the World" in 2015. |
| Nolan is colorblind to red and green. |
| He won the Best Director in a Film award at the 81st Golden Globe Awards for "Oppenheimer" (2023) in January 2024, his first Golden Globe Award. |
| Nolan was nominated for Best Directing at the 96th Academy Awards for "Oppenheimer" (2023) in January 2024. |
| At the 77th British Academy Film Arts Awards (BAFTA) in London in February 2024, Nolan won the Best Director and Best Film awards for "Oppenheimer." |
