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Nomadland

2020

Academy Award for Best Picture — 93rd Academy AwardsGolden Lion — 77th Venice International Film Festival
Director:
Chloé Zhao
Studio:
Highwayman Films, Hear/Say Productions, Cor Cordium Productions
Starring:
Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Charlene Swankie

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In 2011, Fern loses her job after the closure of the US Gypsum plant in Empire, Nevada; she had worked there for years along with her husband, who recently died. Fern sells most of her belongings for a van to live in and travels the country searching for work. She takes a seasonal job at an Amazon fulfillment center through the winter.