Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland won the Oscars that mattered on Sunday, picking up the awards for Best Picture and Best Direction. Zhao, of Chinese...
Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland won the Oscars that mattered on Sunday, picking up the awards for Best Picture and Best Direction. Zhao, of Chinese origin, became only the second woman to win in the directing category – the previous honour belongs to Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker in 2010.
In her acceptance speech, 39-year-old Zhao said, “This is for anyone who has the faith and courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves, and to hold on to the goodness in each another.”
Frances McDormand was named Best Actress in a Leading Role for movingly portraying a van dweller who makes new friends and discoveries on her journey. McDormand has previously won for Fargo and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Other history makers at the 93rd Academy Awards included Anthony Hopkins. The 83-year-old Welshman is the oldest performer to win in the Actor in a Leading Role Category for The Father. Florian Zeller’s debut stars Hopkins in brilliant form as an octogenarian dealing with dementia.
Youn Yuh-jung is the first Korean woman to win in the Actress in a Supporting Role category. She got the Oscar for her performance as an eccentric grandmother in Minari. Lee Isaac Chung’s movie, about South Korean immigrants...
