The 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 25, 2021 was an historical moment in the film industry. And Nebraska played a part.
Filmmaker Chloe Zhaoâs award winning Nomadland topped the run of Oscar garnering three awards:Â Best Director Oscar, Best Actress Oscar for Frances McDormand and Best Picture Oscar.
Zhaoâs film landed several days of filming in western Nebraska, the new hot spot location for award winning filmmakers like Zhao and the Coen brothers who also filmed part of their movie, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs near Scottsbluff in 2018. Zhao is only the second woman to win the coveted Academy Award for Best Director. The first was Kathryn Bigelow in 2008 for Hurt Locker.
The 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 25, 2021 was an historical moment in the film industry. And Nebraska played a part.
Filmmaker Chloe Zhaoâs award winning Nomadland topped the run of Oscar garnering three awards:Â Best Director Oscar, Best Actress Oscar for Frances McDormand and Best Picture Oscar.
Zhaoâs film landed several days of filming in western Nebraska, the new hot spot location for award winning filmmakers like Zhao and the Coen brothers who also filmed part of their movie, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs near Scottsbluff in 2018. Zhao is only the second woman to win the coveted Academy Award for Best Director. The first was Kathryn Bigelow in 2008 for Hurt Locker.