The upcoming award season is still many months away, but we already have a clear front-runner. After winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland also won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
This year’s TIFF was mostly held remotely, and Zhao accepted her award the same way. She thanked the team of this festival for the great organization and expressed her gratitude to everyone who watched Nomadland remotely and at drive-in screenings.
“We can’t do this without you. Cinema is about sharing. Please, please keep going because we cannot do this without you. We’re so grateful and we hope we’ll see you all down the road,” said the critically acclaimed director in her acceptance speech.
Nomadland follows the journey of an elderly woman (Frances McDormand) who decides to become a modern-day nomad after the economic collapse of her small town.
The film will premiere at festivals in New York and London before coming to theaters on December 4th.
