Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland continued its winning streak in the run-up to the Oscars, winning top honours at the BAFTA Film Awards over the wee...
Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland continued its winning streak in the run-up to the Oscars, winning top honours at the BAFTA Film Awards over the weekend. The awards were given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on Saturday and Sunday in a virtual ceremony.
Nomadland, starring Frances McDormand as a widowed woman who juggles temporary work with a van-dwelling existence, won for Best Film, Best Director, Best Leading Actress and Best Cinematography. Thirty-nine-year-old Zhao, who is from China, is only the second woman to win in the directing category at the BAFTAs.
“We would like to dedicate this award to the nomadic community who so generously welcomed us into their lives,” Zhao said in her acceptance speech.
"See you down the road" 🛣️ Chloé Zhao dedicates the #EEBAFTAs Best Film win for @nomadlandfilm to the nomadic community. pic.twitter.com/QXtAeuRMOC
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) April 11, 2021
The Best Leading Actor award went to Anthony Hopkins for playing a person with dementia in Florian Zeller’s The Father. The movie also won the Best Adapted Screenplay prize.
Promising Young Woman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Sound Of Metal picked up two awards each. Yuh-Jung Youn won the Best Supporting Actress prize for Minari, while Daniel Kaluuya was named Best Supporting Actor award for Judas And The Black Messiah.
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