Nomadland wins best picture Oscar as Chloé Zhao makes history with best director win

Film about retirees struggling to make ends meet takes the top prize at the Academy Awards, while Chloé Zhao becomes first woman of colour to take the directing prize

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Nomadland has won the best picture Oscar at the 93rd Academy Awards, which are taking place in Los Angeles.

A study of retirees struggling to make ends meet, Nomadland stars Frances McDormand alongside a group of non-professional actors, and is directed by Chinese-American film-maker Chloé Zhao. The film was inspired by Jessica Bruder’s non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century.

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