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Nomadland at the Oscars after victory at the Toronto and Venice festivals

 


Frances McDormand took to the stage at the Nomadland Drive-In premiere in California this monthImage copyright
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Frances McDormand spoke on stage at Nomadland’s California premiere drive-through earlier this month

Frances McDormand’s new film, Nomadland, took pole position for next year’s Oscars after becoming the first film to win top awards at the Toronto and Venice film festivals.

The drama, about a community of elderly idealists roaming the United States in worn out vans, won the People’s Choice award in Toronto on Sunday.

The last eight winners have earned an Oscar nomination for best photo.

Toronto’s victory came a week after the film won the Golden Lion in Venice.

Past winners of the Toronto award, which was voted on by members of the public, include the winners of the best photos Green Book, 12 Years a Slave, The King’s Speech and Slumdog Millionaire.

And the last three Golden Lion winners went on to be nominated for Best Oscar, including The Shape of Water, which won Best Picture in 2018.

‘Ode to American independence’

Star and producer McDormand has twice won the Oscar for Best Actress – for Fargo in 1997 and for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri in 2018.

Nomadland was described by Variety as a “tender ode to American independence”, while The Hollywood Reporter called it “a unique portrait of alien existence”.

Meanwhile, The Guardian said McDormand gave “the performance of his career”, and BBC Culture said the film was “overflowing with humanity and tenderness”.

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Director Chloe Zhao at Nomadland’s first drive-in

The film was directed by Chinese, UK-educated and US-based Chloe Zhao, who could now become the second woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director.

The two finalists in Toronto were also led by women. One night in Miami, about meeting Cassius Clay in 1964, Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke and NFL star Jim Brown took second place that same night. its creator Regina King won an Emmy Award for her role in Watchmen.

Third place went to Beans by Mohawk filmmaker Tracey Deer.

The Oscar race has a long way to go. The coronavirus pandemic has meant fewer films have been screened and released this year, and the 2021 Oscars have been pushed back two months to April 25, to give more films a chance to compete.

The Toronto International Film Festival was held primarily online this year, along with a handful of indoor and limited-capacity screenings.

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