'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan to get British Knighthood, wife Emma Thomas to receive Damehood
Rishi Sunak that also included Conservative politicians and tech industry leaders. According to The Royal Family website, kinghthoods or the damehoods are among the highest honours in the United Kingdom.
It is usually granted to those who have made a significant contribution to their field, usually on a national level. Other than Christopher Nolan, Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google's DeepMind will receive knighthood from the Britain government.
Mohamed Mansour, the billionaire businessman and Conservative Party donor was given a knighthood for business, charity and political service. Several of Sunak's Conservative lawmakers were also awarded with knighthoods--Philip Davies and Mark Spencer.
Conservative lawmakers who were awarded with damehoods are Tracey Crouch and Harriett Baldwin. Matthew Clifford, an AI adviser to the British government, and entrepreneur Ian Hogarth, chair of the AI Safety Institute were among those bestowed with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBEs) in the world of artificial intelligence.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos was also awarded an honorary CBE for services to creative industries. (With inputs from Reuters)Milestone Alert!
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