How to Watch 'Nomadland,' Chloé Zhao's Oscar-Winning Masterpiece
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At the 93rd Academy Awards, Nomadland took home three top prizes: Best Director for Chloé Zhao, Best Actress for Frances McDormand, and the coveted Best Picture. With her win, Zhao made history, becoming the first woman of color, and only the second woman, to win the award for best director.
“I’ve been thinking a lot lately of how I keep going when things get hard,” Zhao said in her acceptance speech, referring to a Chinese poem that opened with the phrase “People at birth are entirely good.”
“This is for anyone who has the faith and courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves and to hold onto the goodness in each other,” said Zhao.
The film also took home two accolades at the the 78th Golden Globe Awards, Best Director and Best Picture, Drama. In her acceptance speech for the latter, Zhao also cut to the heart of the film's appeal: its radical compassion towards its characters, many of whom were portrayed by real-life nomads.
"Compassion is the breakdown of all barriers between us," Zhao explained. "A heart-to-heart bonding. Your pain is my pain. It's mingled and shared between us." She continued, "Now this is why I fell in love with making movies and telling stories. Because it gives us a chance to laugh and cry together. And it gives us to learn from each other and have more compassion for each other."
Curious to see the film everyone's talking about—or maybe ready for a rewatch? Below, how to stream Nomadland.
The movie is streaming on Hulu.
Nomadland premiered on the streaming platform on Feburary 19—the same day it debuted in theaters, where they are open.
Want more Nomadland? Maybe try reading its source material.
The film is inspired by the book of the same name by Jessica Bruder, and many of the real-life nomads that appear alongside McDormand's fictional lead were featured in Bruder's book. She also worked with Zhao on the film as a consulting producer—and was thrilled with how it turned out.
"I just loved it," Bruder told Esquire of the film. "Seeing Swankie and Linda and Bob on the big screen doing so well, telling versions of their stories, and being validated was really exciting."
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