The Big Picture: Christopher Nolan Career & Biographical Notes: Attended University College London, where he studied English Literature Has cast his uncle, John Nolan, in two of his films (Following and Batman Begins) Lists Ridley Scott and Stanley Kubrick as major influences Dresses up in the Batman costume and does the Watusi when no one's looking

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Christopher Nolan Trivia Quizzes
at HowWellDoYouKnow.com:

• Batman Begins
• Dark Knight (Part I), The
• Dark Knight (Part II), The
• Memento
• Memento

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Recent Movies:

Film	Date	Rating	Screens	Opening	Total	Box Office
Inception	7/16/10	N/A
The Dark Knight	7/18/08	PG-13			505.42	Info
The Prestige	10/20/06	PG-13	2281	14.80	53.05	Info
Batman Begins	6/15/05	PG-13	3858	48.75	205.09	Info
Insomnia	5/24/02	R	2610	20.93	67.26	Info

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Awards:

2010
Inception

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Writers' Guild
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Directors' Guild

2008
The Dark Knight

• Win: Best Director, Online Film Critics Association
• Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay, Chicago Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Adapted Screenplay, Online Film Critics Association
• Runner-up: Best Director, Golden Satellites
• Nominee: Best Director, Chicago Film Critics
• Nominee: Best Director, Broadcast Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Dallas Fort Worth Critics
• Runner-up: Best Director, Los Angeles Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Directors' Guild

2006
The Prestige

• Runner-Up: Best Adapted Screenplay, Online Film Critics Association

2005
Batman Begins

• Runner-Up: Best Director, BOP's Calvin Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, BOP's Calvin Awards

2001
Memento

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Adapted Screenplay, Online Film Critics Association
• Win: Best Screenplay, BOP's Calvin Awards
• Win: Best Screenplay, Boston Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, Toronto Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, Los Angeles Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, Broadcast Film Critics Association
• Win: Best Screenplay, Las Vegas Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Online Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Director, BOP's Calvin Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Directors' Guild
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes

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