“Nomadland” continues to dominate awards season. Hot off its Golden Globe nominations, Chloé Zhao’s third feature has just been named Best Film by The Toronto Film Critics Association and London Critics’ Circle Film Awards.
Set in the aftermath of the Great Recession, “Nomadland” sees a 60-something woman (Frances McDormand) moving into her camper van and traveling across the American West, picking up odd jobs along the way.
The Toronto Film Critics Association also honored Zhao with its Best Director award and McDormand with its Best Actress trophy. Radha Blank’s “The 40-Year-Old Version,” a comedy about a struggling playwright who reinvents herself as a rapper, scored the Best First Feature award. Director Kelly Fyffe-Marshall was recognized as Best Emerging Artist for her short film “Black Bodies.”
Zhao claimed the Director of the Year and Screenwriter of the Year honors from the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards. McDormand landed the Actress of the Year prize. Other honorees included Rose Glass and Lucy Pardee. The former was recognized with the The Philip French Award: Breakthrough British/Irish filmmaker for “Saint Maud,” a portrait of a hospice nurse desperate to save her dying patient’s soul, and the latter was celebrated with the Technical Achievement award for casting “Rocks,” Sarah Gavron’s London-set coming-of-age drama.
Head over to The Hollywood Reporter to check out all of the winners out of Toronto and London.
“Nomadland” is up for four Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (Zhao), Best Director – Motion Picture (Zhao), and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (McDormand). The ceremony will take place February 28.
Oscar nominations are set to be announced March 15. “Nomadland” is expected to be nominated in multiple categories.