NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan was still sleeping when his film, “Oppenheimer," landed a leading 13 Academy Awards nominations Tuesday.
“Oppenheimer,” Nolan's sprawling American saga of J. Walter Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb, has more or less been the Oscar frontrunner since it made its acclaimed debut in late July.
It came one nomination shy of tying the record for best Oscar nominations ever.
“It's flabbergasting," said Thomas who spoke with her husband in an interview a few hours after nominations were announced.
And so I think that’s something that really touched audiences.
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