Sir Michael Caine was joined by devoted wife Shakira as they helped director Christopher Nolan celebrate his BFI Fellowship award on Wednesday evening.
The veteran actor was on hand to toast Nolan, with whom he has previously worked on the Dark Knight trilogy, during a BFI dinner at London’s Rosewood Hotel.
Sir Michael, 90, posed for photos alongside glamorous Shakira, his wife of 51-years, as guests including Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton and Michelle Dockery attended the exclusive event.
Dockery, 42, looked incredible as she arrived to the event in a stylish red midi dress.
The skintight garment highlighted the Downton Abbey star’s figure while she added height to her slender frame with a pair of black heels.
Sir Michael Caine was joined by devoted wife Shakira as they helped director Christopher Nolan celebrate his BFI Fellowship award on Wednesday evening
Sir Michael, 90, posed for photos alongside glamorous Shakira, his wife of 51-years, during a BFI dinner at London’s Rosewood Hotel
Letting her brunette locks fall loose down her shoulders, Michelle complimented her outfit with a pair of gold hoop earrings.
Cillian Murphy, whose own association with Nolan covers six films – among them the Oscar nominated Oppenheimer – also attended the dinner in honour of his long-term collaborator.
The Irish actor looked appropriately dapper in a grey suit with a white shirt as she greeted onlookers at the event.
Murphy recently recalled how the director flew to Ireland in order to hand him the script in person, after which he read all 197 pages immediately.
Speaking to GQ Magazine, he said: ‘So, like, it’s been his mum who’s delivered the script to me before. Or his brother; he’ll go away and come back in three hours.
‘Part of it has to do with keeping the story secret before it goes out. But part of it has to do with tradition.
‘They’ve always done it this way, so why stop now? It does add a ritual to it, which I really appreciate. It suits me.’
The actor also described what it’s like working with the acclaimed director, describing his sets as like an ‘intimate laboratory’.
Sir Michael and Shakira were joined by Israeli jewelry designer Dorrit Moussaieff at the event
Actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh also joined the couple for a photo at the Rosewood
Celebrated German composer Hans Zimmer made a beeline for Sir Michael as guests took to their seats on Wednesday evening
He said: ‘Even though he works at a tremendous pace, there’s always room for curiosity and finding things out, and that’s what making art should be about, you know? There’s no phones—but also no announcement: everybody just knows.
‘And there’s no chairs. Because he doesn’t sit down. Sometimes a film set can be like a picnic.
‘Everyone’s got their chairs and their snacks and everyone’s texting and showing each other f*****g, you know, emojis or whatever, memes which I do know, but why?’
Michelle Dockery (left) and Cillian Murphy (right) lead the stars watching Christopher Nolan receiving a BFI Fellowship at the BFI Chairman’s Dinner in London on Wednesday
Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton were hand-in-hand as they arrived at the event on Wednesday evening
