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Sir gary oldman has revealed that he was overwhelmed with emotions when he received his Knighthood from Prince William at Windsor Castle,
67 year old slow horses The star, who was nominated in the King’s Birthday Honors for services to drama, described the moment she was given the title as “amazing” and “surreal”.
Oldman said, “I wasn’t nervous but when I got there…it took me a second to find my voice because I was surprised by how emotional I was.”
Actor who won an Academy Award for playing Winston Churchill dark hour, Said, although the Oscar is a “big deal”, anyone who has been on the stage can imagine receiving an Oscar.
“You can’t rehearse this,” he told Jesse and Lenny Ware knighthood on his podcast table manners“It’s fantastic. Unique.”
Offering a behind-the-scenes account of the knighthood ceremony, Oldman said he was asked to place his right knee on a kneeling stool so that the Prince of Wales could stab him with a sword over his shoulder.
“It’s a real magic trick because there’s a gentleman right behind her. He takes the sword and taps and there she is and she’s gone. It’s like a magician.”
Oldman, who grew up in south-east London, said: “It’s emotional. It was more emotional than I thought it would be. It’s a huge thing. The journey from a kid to Deptford, you know?”
Most recently, Oldman has thrilled audiences as the sarcastic Jackson Lamb slow horsesBased on the popular book series by Mick Heron.
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Across the noughties and into the 2010s, he appeared in some harry potter As Sirius Black and Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon in the films Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) And The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
He was praised for his performance as George Smiley in 2011 tinker tailor soldier spywhich saw him earn BAFTA and Oscar awards.
However, he was unable to secure the lead actor’s gigs until his role in dark hourwhich saw him win an Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe in the 2018 awards season.