Nomadland’
Since her poetic road movie won Venice’s Golden Lion and Toronto’s People’s Choice Award, both major Oscar bellwethers, the Beijing-born director has looked unstoppable. Featuring a career-best performance from Frances McDormand, this wistful drama plays out in the American wilderness as a generation of workers become nomads in order to rebuild their lives following the 2008 crash.
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Regina King for ‘
Almost two years on from her Oscar win for
If Beale Street Could Talk, the actor returns with her feature directorial debut: the story of Black icons Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Cassius Clay (Eli Goree), Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge), and Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr), who meet in a motel room to discuss the struggle for equality. After a turbulent year of protests, it’s a profoundly moving watch.