Nomadland nets Best Picture Oscar as women shine at awards
China native Chloe Zhao is named Best Director, making her the first Asian woman to bag the trophy
26 April 2021 - 09:25
Los Angeles — Nomadland, the story of van dwellers in the US, won the best picture Oscar and two other Academy Awards on a triumphant night for women that also saw a return to Hollywood glamour after a long pandemic shutdown.
In a major upset, Britain’s Anthony Hopkins won the Best Actor trophy for his role as a man battling dementia in The Father. The Oscar had been widely expected to go to the late Chadwick Boseman for his final film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom...
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