Gary Oldman Knighted by Prince William at Windsor Castle

Following the investiture, Oldman said helium was “deeply moved” by the honor:

“It was emotional. Very emotional. We lone spoke for a minute, but I could hardly find my voice. I consciousness honored, humbled, and flattered — each astatine the aforesaid time. Nothing compares to this. It’s genuinely unique. I thought winning the Oscar was the pinnacle, and I don’t mean to diminish the Academy, but this eclipses everything. It was wonderful.”

According to Hello! UK, Oldman revealed that during their little conversation, Prince William told him helium was delighted to beryllium the 1 to bestow the grant — and admitted he’s a instrumentality of Slow Horses, the Apple TV+ spy play successful which Oldman stars.

A Legendary Career

Renowned for his bonzer quality to embody a immense scope of characters, Oldman has portrayed figures arsenic varied arsenic Prime Minister Winston Churchill — a show that earned him his Academy Award for Darkest Hour (2018) — and punk rocker Sid Vicious.

More recently, helium has impressed audiences arsenic the gruff MI5 cause Jackson Lamb successful the acclaimed bid Slow Horses, based connected Mick Herron’s novels.

His illustrious filmography includes roles specified arsenic Lee Harvey Oswald successful Oliver Stone’s JFK (1991) and the iconic vampire successful Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992). He made his directorial debut with Nil By Mouth (1997), a semi-autobiographical movie inspired by his hard childhood, which went connected to triumph 2 BAFTAs.

In 2011, Oldman earned his archetypal Oscar information for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Seven years later, helium claimed the coveted statue for his transformative show arsenic Churchill successful Darkest Hour, which swept the 2018 awards season.

Other Honourees

Oldman wasn’t the lone fig recognized astatine Windsor. BAFTA-winning histrion Samantha Morton and England footballer Rachel Daly — portion of the squad that won Euro 2022 — besides stood retired among the recipients, according to The Independent.