There have been countless hiccups for the film industry in 2020, but none of them have stopped Chloé Zhao’s upcoming film Nomadland from becoming a runaway critical success. It’s the first to ever win the top prize at both the…
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TIFF 2020 Report Card: Critics Rank the Best Films and Performances
Every year, the Toronto International Film Festival puts critics to work. While the 45th edition of TIFF had fewer films than usual — 50 instead of 300-plus — the 2020 program still had the usual mix of buzzy titles and…
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Awards Circuit: How Toronto Shook Up the Oscar Race with ‘Nomadland,’ Regina King and Kate Winslet
As we try to squint our way to see what the next seven months hold, TIFF and Venice unveiled the first crop of awards contenders for the 2020-2021 year. At the top of that list is Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” which…
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