âNomadlandâ Wins Best Picture
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Frances McDormand and David Strathairn star in Nomadland, a film that follows the story of a woman who becomes a modern-day nomad when the mining town where she lived is essentially dissolved.
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Nomadland, a film that examines the often-overlooked lives of people on the margins of society, won the Academy Award for best picture.
The movie was heavily favored to win the nightâs top prize, having amassed a string of best picture accolades from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the producers and directors guilds and the Golden Globes.
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Last Updated: Apr 26, 2021, 12:35 PM IST
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HOLLYWOOD, UNITED STATES: Nomadland , a unique fusion of road movie, Western, drama and documentary that chronicles a community of older Americans living off the grid after the global financial crisis, has completed its journey to Oscars glory. The awarding of Hollywood s top prize on Sunday to Chloe Zhao s elegiac and experimental movie had been anticipated for months, as it swept festival prizes and guild awards in a year that saw many larger films delayed due to the pandemic.
‘Nomadland’ Wins Best Picture Oscar, the Second Female-Directed Film Ever to Do So IndieWire 1 hr ago
“Nomadland” took home a historic big win Sunday night at the Academy Awards when it received the Best Picture Oscar: it’s only the second film directed by a woman in Oscars history to achieve a Best Picture victory. Director Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker” (for which Bigelow also became the first female Oscar winner for Best Director) was previously the only female-directed movie to do so. The prize for “Nomadland” at the Academy Awards on Sunday went to producer/director Chloé Zhao, producer/star Frances McDormand, and producers Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, and Dan Janvey. “Nomadland” marks Zhao’s third feature directorial effort following “Songs My Brother Taught Me” and “The Rider.” Zhao also won the Best Director prize earlier in the evening.
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On Sunday, Chloé Zhao became the second woman in history to win Best Director at the Academy Awards for “Nomadland,” a victory that came more than a decade after Kathryn Bigelow broke the gender barrier with “The Hurt Locker” in 2010.
David Fincher (“Mank”), Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”), Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”), Zhao (“Nomadland”) and Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) were nominated in the category this year.
Zhao also became the first Asian woman and the first woman of color to win the award. Her win also means that Asian directors have won the Oscar the last four times they’ve been nominated (Ang Lee won in 2006 and 2013, while Bong Joon-ho won in 2020).
Chloe Zhao shooting Nomadland
Accepting the award, producer and actress Frances McDormand encouraged everyone to watch all the nominated films in a movie theater, when possible.
Nomadland was named best picture at the 2021 Oscars on Sunday. We thank the Academy, and we thank our brilliant fellow nominees, said director and producer Chloé Zhao as she stepped up to the podium with producers Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand and Peter Spears.
Thanking the cast and crew, among them the brilliant cinematographer Joshua James Richards, Zhao acknowledged all the people we met on the road. Thank you for teaching us the power of resilience and hope and reminding us what true kindness looks like, she said.