Robert Downey Jr Opening Night Gala: Celebrating 40 Years
Christopher Nolan received the inaugural Sundance Institute Trailblazer Award, which recognizes an artist’s unwavering dedication and notable contributions to the field of independent film. Oppenheimer star Robert Downey Jr. presented Nolan with the award.
Downey Jr. joked that Nolan “confidentially, needs his spirits lifted right now” due to the tragedy of “recently becoming recognizable on the street.” He praised Nolan’s body of work, including Memento, which premiered at Sundance 23 years ago, and the more recent Tenet, “which I can explain, having watched it backwards and forward on screens simultaneously.”
Nolan reflected on what makes Sundance special for him. “It’s the audience. The two weeks or so in which filmmaking doesn’t mean a business model, it means an aspiration for filmmakers... It tells you what you’re supposed to be doing, what your real purpose is.”
Nolan also praised Emma Thomas, “who has produced all my films, and all my children.”
Credit: Sundance
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