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Emma Thomas(I)

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Emma Thomas, Olivia Merg, and Zoe Merg in The Prestige (2006)
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Dame Emma Thomas is an Academy Award Winner British film producer, known for co-producing films such as The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010) (2010), the Dark Knight trilogy (2005-2012), Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017) and Oppenheimer (2023). She frequently collaborates with her husband, filmmaker Christopher Nolan.

She has produced all of Nolan's films since 1997, with the exception of the short documentary film Quay (2015). Together they run the production company Syncopy Inc.

In July 2023, Christopher Nolan released his biographic drama 'Oppenheimer' co-produced by Thomas, that on top of grossing almost a Billion Dollars on the Worldwide Box office, also swept the 2023-2024 award-season and gave Thomas her first Oscar, BAFTA, Producers Guild, Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award as well as a handful of regional critics-circles awards.

Thomas also appeared in the film Following (1998).
BornDecember 9, 1971
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 12 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Known for

    Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
    Inception
    8.8
    • Producer
    • 2010
    Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)
    Oppenheimer
    8.3
    • Producer(p.g.a.)
    • 2023
    John David Washington in Tenet (2020)
    Tenet
    7.3
    • Producer(produced by, p.g.a.)
    • 2020
    Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)
    The Dark Knight
    9.0
    • Producer
    • 2008

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    Producer



    • The Odyssey
      • producer
      • In Production
      • 2026
    • Die Early
      • producer
      • Pre-production



    • Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)
      Oppenheimer
      8.3
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2023
    • Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
      Zack Snyder's Justice League
      7.9
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • John David Washington in Tenet (2020)
      Tenet
      7.3
      • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2020
    • The Doll's Breath (2019)
      The Doll's Breath
      6.0
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • The Dunkirk Spirit: Behind the Making of the Movie (2018)
      The Dunkirk Spirit: Behind the Making of the Movie
      7.8
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2018
    • Ben Affleck, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Justice League (2017)
      Justice League
      6.0
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Fionn Whitehead in Dunkirk (2017)
      Dunkirk
      7.8
      • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2017
    • Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
      Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)
      Interstellar
      8.7
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Johnny Depp in Transcendence (2014)
      Transcendence
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)
      Man of Steel
      7.1
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2013
    • Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Matthew Modine, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
      The Dark Knight Rises
      8.4
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
      Inception
      8.8
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)
      The Dark Knight
      9.0
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
      Batman: Gotham Knight
      6.6
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2008

    Additional Crew



    • Harry Potter at the Castle: Magic at Midnight
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • production team
      • 2005
    • Promotional One Sheet
      High Fidelity
      7.4
      • assistant: Mr. Frears
      • 2000
    • The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
      The Hi-Lo Country
      6.1
      • coordinator: Los Angeles
      • 1998
    • Tom Felton, Flora Newbigin, and Raymond Pickard in The Borrowers (1997)
      The Borrowers
      5.9
      • company coordinator
      • 1997
    • The MatchMaker (1997)
      The MatchMaker
      6.5
      • company coordinator
      • 1997
    • Rowan Atkinson in Bean (1997)
      Bean
      6.5
      • company coordinator
      • 1997
    • Loch Ness (1996)
      Loch Ness
      5.5
      • production secretary
      • 1996

    Actress



    • Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005)
      Batman Begins
      8.2
      Video Game
      • Dr. Emma Thomas (voice)
      • 2005
    • Falling
      5.8
      • Sophie
      • 2001
    • Jeremy Theobald in Following (1998)
      Following
      7.4
      • 1998

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    • Born
      • December 9, 1971
      • London, England
    • Spouse
      • Christopher Nolan1997 - present (4 children)
    • Children
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      Producer of films which her husband, Christopher Nolan, wrote and directed. These films included Doodlebug (1997), Memento (2000), Following (1998) and Batman Begins (2005).
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      [on Dunkirk (2017)] For all its more serious subject matter, this film really is a theatrical experience and it really is a suspenseful, action-oriented film. So to us, it felt that the summer was absolutely the logical place for it. We've come to a point where we feel like a summer movie has to be a superhero movie or a sequel. And I don't believe that to be the case. [2017]

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