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The 93rd Annual Academy Awards have just concluded with the unfortunate and obvious result of "Nomadland" taking the top prize, with a bizarre ceremonial screw-up that had the Best Picture award announced before the final two acting awards. The film also won Best Director (Chleo Zhao) and Best Actress (Frances McDormand). As far as upsets go, Best Actress went to Frances McDormand for "Nomadland" after Viola Davis had won the SAG Award for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," but McDo

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) have just finished handing out their awards for 2020, with the expected result of "Nomadland" taking the top prize. The film also received Best Director (Chloe Zhao), Best Actress (Frances McDormand), and Best Cinematography. The only slight surprises were seeing "The Father" take Best Adapted Screenplay (an award that "Nomadland" was expected to receive on its way to the top prize) and Best Actor for Sir Anthony Hopkins

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has just finished handing out their awards for 2020, with the entirely expected result of Chloe Zhao taking the top prize for "Nomadland". At this point, anyone else winning would have been considered a major upset as she's dominated the category throughout awards season, with the final result inevitably being her winning the Oscar. Earlier today saw the first part of the BAFTA Awards handed out, an event that will conclude with the main c

The Screen Actors Guild has just finished handing out their annual awards, with the expected result of Aaron Sorkin's marvelous "The Trial of the Chicago 7" taking the top award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture. The only major surprise ended up being Viola Davis winning Best Actress for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," a category that was thought to be a fight between Carey Mulligan for "Promising Young Woman" and Frances McDormand for "Nomadland." Andra Day won the Golden Globe