Nomadland Wins Venice
Nomadland by director chloe zhao scooped the top prize at the venice film festival on saturday the first woman to win the golden lion in a decade.
Nomadland wins venice. Nomadland a film written and directed by chloƩ zhao won this year s golden lion the top prize at the 77th edition of the venice film festival. The film an ode to american wanderlust and. Chloe zhao s nomadland a recession era road trip drama starring frances mcdormand won the golden lion for best film on saturday at a slimmed down venice film festival which was held against. Nomadland has received the golden lion award as the best film of the 2020 venice international film festival a jury headed by cate blanchett announced on saturday the searchlight drama a.
The film an ode to american wanderlust and the highs and lows of the open road won the golden lion in a competition billed as a relaunch of global cinema. Movie about a community of van dwellers traversing the vast american west won the golden lion award for best film at the venice film festival on saturday. Frances mcdormand s new film nomadland has moved into pole position for next year s oscars after becoming the first movie to win the top prizes at both the toronto and venice film festivals. Actress cate blanchett headed the venice jury for the main competition this year presenting zhao s nomadland kiyoshi kurosawa s wife of a spy and chaitanya tamhane s the disciple with some.
Searchlight pictures there were more female filmmakers in competition this year and the golden lion going to zhao s nomadland is a first since sofia coppola s somewhere in 2010.