If you’ve been tuning into awards season this year, you’ve probably heard the film Nomadland mentioned quite a few times. The Chloe Zhao directed film starring Frances McDormand as a woman in her sixties who loses everything during the Great Rescission and goes on a journey through the American West, has been dominating award season and we don’t expect it to slow down anytime soon.
Golden Globes
The event that took place on February 28, saw the film going into the night with four nods and it won two including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director.
Critics Choice Awards
The Critics Choice Awards took place on March 7 and Nomadland was nominated for six awards and won four including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
BAFTAs
At the BAFTAs, which took place this past weekend, Nomadland went into the night with seven nominations and won four awards including the most coveted of the night—Best Film. The other awards it won were for Lead Actress, and Cinematography, and Director. Director Zhao became the second woman in the show’s history to win the award for Best Director.
Oscars
The most-anticipated award show of the year is set to take place on April 25 and Nomadland has been nominated for six nominations including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing. We’ll only have to wait a few weeks to see if Nomadland sweeps the award season.
