Nomadland wins Best Picture at the Oscars 2021

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Nomadland wins the Oscar for Best Picture at the 2021 Academy Awards

Frances McDormand in Nomadland
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Nomadland has won the Best Picture Oscar at the 2021 Academy Awards. The film beat The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank, Minari, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, and The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Nomadland is directed by Chloé Zhao and follows Frances McDormand's Fern after a financial disaster leaves her living a nomadic lifestyle, traveling across Western America in her van. 

"Thank you for teaching us the power of resilience and hope and for teaching us what real kindness looks like," Zhaó said about the real-life nomads that inspired the movie in her acceptance speech. McDormand added: "Please watch our movie on the largest screen possible." She also said that the victory was for the wolf, and she howled on stage. 

Molly Edwards
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I'm the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.