Published April 12, 2021, 7:40 AM
A handout photo received from BAFTA shows US director Mollye Asher, US producer Dan Janvey, US actor Peter Spears, Chinese director Chloé Zhao after winning the award for Best Film for ‘Nomadland,’ via a video link during the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards ‘Main Show’ at the Royal Albert Hall in London on April 11, 2021. (AFP)
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -The US road movie “Nomadland” triumphed at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) film awards on Sunday, with Chinese director Chloe Zhao’s intimate portrayal of marginalized Americans winning in four categories, including the best film, the best actress and best director.
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Road movie ‘Nomadland’ sweeps Baftas as women film-makers triumph
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12th April, 2021 12:55:07
The US road movie “Nomadland” triumphed at the Bafta film awards on Sunday, with Chinese director Chloe Zhao’s intimate portrayal of marginalised Americans winning in four categories including best film, best actress and best director.
The socially distanced and largely remote awards ceremony in London saw a strong showing by women directors in the run-up to this month’s Oscars.
The British academy has sought to improve diversity and Zhao was one of four women nominated for “best director”.
“We brought in changes to the awards to level the playing field”, said Krishnendu Majumdar, chair of the academy, following criticism over last year’s awards ceremony which had no women directors and an all-white shortlist.