Nomadland

vulture lists Apr. 26, 2021

Every Oscar Best Picture Winner, Ranked93 years into the Academy Awards, which movies stand above the rest?

By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch

awards season Apr. 26, 2021

Chloé Zhao Made History With Her Oscars Win, But China Censored ItNomadland made her the first woman of color and second woman ever to win Best Director.

By Zoe Haylock

oscars 2021 Apr. 25, 2021

Frances McDormand, Wolf Mother, Howls to the Sky During Her Nomadland Speech“We give this one to our wolf.”

By Devon Ivie

oscars 2021 Apr. 25, 2021

Chloé Zhao Brought the Real Nomads From Nomadland to the OscarsSwankie and Linda May! Hi, besties!

By Rebecca Alter

film independent spirit awards Apr. 23, 2021

Nomadland Wins Big at Film Independent Spirit AwardsI May Destroy You also took home two trophies!

By Charu Sinha

the gold rush Apr. 21, 2021

All 56 Movies Nominated for an Oscar This Year, RankedSome might suggest our ranking of every nominated film is subjective, but we might suggest you let the truth just sink in.

By Joe Reid

the gold rush Apr. 11, 2021

Nomadland Picks Up a Vanload of BAFTAs on Its Journey Through Awards SeasonWhile Daniel Kaluuya and Youn Yuh-jung collect another Best Supporting award each.

By Halle Kiefer

awards season Apr. 10, 2021

Sound of Metal, Nomadland Win DGA AwardsThe Flight Attendant also took home a trophy!

By Charu Sinha

the gold rush Mar. 26, 2021

Does Nomadland Have Best Picture Sewn Up?After its big win at the Producers Guild Awards, Chloé Zhao’s film has all the momentum. Is it a lock for Best Picture?

By Nate Jones

nomadland Mar. 25, 2021

No Country for the Old: On Nomadland and Some Kind of HeavenTwo films — Nomadland and Some Kind of Heaven — present very different visions of aging in modern-day America.

By Sarah Jones

awards season Mar. 24, 2021

Nomadland Wins Best Picture at 2021 Producers Guild AwardsOther winners included Soul and My Octopus Teacher.

By Charu Sinha

oscars 2021 Mar. 18, 2021

After the Oscar Nominations, Who’s the Early Leader in Best Picture?After Monday’s nominations, here’s a rough ranking of the eight Best Picture nominees, from The Father to … well, no spoilers.

By Nate Jones

the gold rush Mar. 9, 2021

BAFTA Nominates Highest Number of Female Directors in Its HistoryLooks like the new voting system did make some improvements.

By Charlotte Walsh

oscar futures Mar. 5, 2021

Oscar Futures: Can Surprise Globe Winners Keep Up Momentum?As Oscar voting gets underway this week, the Globes gave the Academy a vision of Nomadland and Andra Day triumphant.

By Nate Jones

oscar futures Feb. 26, 2021

Oscar Futures: Why the Amazon Debate Won’t Hurt Nomadland’s ChancesWe suspect this narrative is likely to remain a Film Twitter-only thing.

By Nate Jones

chat room Feb. 25, 2021

Real-Life Nomad Linda May on Finally Settling Down After NomadlandAnd why she hopes Swankie gets nominated for an Oscar.

By Vulture Editors

chat room Feb. 24, 2021

Real-Life Nomad Bob Wells Poured His Own Grief Into NomadlandThe famous van dweller explains how the death of his son inspired one of the film’s most devastating moments.

By Vulture Editors

close reads Feb. 22, 2021

What Nomadland Gets Wrong About Gig WorkersThe movie features a real Amazon warehouse and real workers but leaves out real exploitation.

By Wilfred Chan

oscar futures Feb. 19, 2021

Oscar Futures: Can Black Messiah Rise Again?After a disappointing showing at the initial precursors, late arrival Judas and the Black Messiah is picking up momentum.

By Nate Jones

backstories Feb. 19, 2021

Tracking Nomadland’s Path Across the American WestFrom a beet harvest in Nebraska to the inside of an Amazon fulfillment center.

By Jackson McHenry

movies Feb. 16, 2021

Chloé Zhao’s AmericaThe creator of quiet indie dramas is now the most-sought-after director in Hollywood.

By Alison Willmore

oscar futures Feb. 5, 2021

Oscar Futures: After Globe and SAG Noms, the Race Finally Gets RealJared Leto shows up, Glenn Close shows out, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 proves its bona fides.

By Nate Jones

fall movies fantasy league Jan. 27, 2021

Nomadland and Soul Score Big on the AFI and NBR ListsA total of six movies appeared on both the American Film Institute and National Board of Review best-of lists.

By Nate Jones

oscar futures Jan. 15, 2021

Oscar Futures: Nomadland Aces the Season’s First TestWith a trio of auspicious wins, Nomadland has solidified its status as the cinephile’s choice in the Best Picture race.

By Nate Jones

awards season Jan. 12, 2021

Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland Rambles Its Way to Top of Gotham Awards Winners ListWhile Radha Blank’s The Forty-Year-Old Version and Dan Sallitt’s Fourteen tie for Best Screenplay.

By Halle Kiefer

oscar futures Jan. 1, 2021

Oscar Futures: Could the Globes Controversy Benefit Minari in the Long Run?The modest indie just got a groundswell of support at a time when other would-be contenders are struggling to break through.

By Nate Jones

promising young movies Dec. 20, 2020

The L.A. Film Critics Association Names Small Axe Their Best Picture of 2020Turn on “Silly Games” and let’s get this discourse going.

By Rebecca Alter

nyfcc 2020 Dec. 18, 2020

Break Out the Oily Cakes! NYFCC Names First Cow the Best Film of 2020While Chloé Zhao takes home Best Director for Nomadland.

By Halle Kiefer

oscar futures Dec. 18, 2020

Oscar Futures: Is It Time to Start Worrying About Mank?David Fincher’s Old Hollywood drama all but blanked at this week’s critics’ awards. Is it still a contender?

By Nate Jones

fall movies fantasy league Dec. 8, 2020

How Awards Season Works in the Fall Movies Fantasy LeagueFilms like Mank earn points for good reviews, but the real haul comes later.

By Nate Jones

oscar futures Dec. 4, 2020

Oscar Futures: Is Tom Hanks’s Long Oscar Drought Over for Good?After 20-year gap between nominations, Hanks will look to go two in a row with the Western News of the World.

By Nate Jones

movie review Dec. 3, 2020

Frances McDormand Has Gone To Look For America In NomadlandDirector Chloé Zhao examines the idea of wide-open frontiers without nostalgia or the need to pathologize.

By Alison Willmore

oscar futures Nov. 20, 2020

Oscar Futures: The Weirdest Race Ever BeginsUsually, we’d have a pretty good sense of the Best Picture field by now. This year, we can barely predict what’s going to come out.

By Nate Jones

awards season Nov. 12, 2020