by Conan Simmons – September 12, 2020 – 9:18 pm
The drama starring Frances McDormand and David Strathairn tells the story of a woman who loses everything during the Great Recession ending up living in a van traveling the western United States. Directed by Chloe Zhao, whose next directorial effort is Marvel’s ‘The Eternals’, ‘Nomadland’ continues America’s winning streak for the top prize at the annual film festival whose previous winners include 2019’s ‘Joker’ and 2018’s ‘Roma’.
A hybrid event, the first real physical film festival of importance held since the global Covid-19 pandemic shut everything down, there was plenty of social distancing and mask wearing on the red carpets. Chloe Zhao and Frances McDormand participated via the virtual side of the festival by accepting their awards via online videos.
The list for the top award winners at this years Venice Film Festival are as follows:
Golden Lion – ‘Nomadland’, Chloe Zhao (USA)
Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize – ‘New Order’, Michel Franco (Mexico/France)
Silver Lion Best Director – ‘Wife of a Spy’, Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Japan)
Volpi Cup Best Actress – ‘Pieces of a Woman’, Vanessa Kirby (Canada/Hungary)
Volpi Cup Best Actor – ‘Padrenostro’, Pierfrancesco Favino (Italy)
Best Screenplay – ‘The Disciple’, Chaitanya Tamhane (India)
Special Jury Prize – ‘Dear Comrades’, Andrei Konchalovsky (Russia)
Marcello Mastroianni Award Best New Talent – ‘Sun Children’, Rouhollah Zamani (Iran)
Keep reading ON GENRE for the announcements for the VR competition awards and the Orizzonti award winners which were also handed out at the Venice Film Festival.