<p>"Nomadland," a recession-era tale about a community of van dwellers in the American West, won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday.</p>.<p>The film stars Frances McDormand as a widow in a depressed Nevada mining town who turns her van into a mobile home and sets out on the road, taking seasonal jobs and making friends along the way.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/chloe-zhao-makes-oscars-history-as-first-asian-woman-best-director-for-nomadland-978545.html" target="_blank">Chloe Zhao wins best director Oscar for 'Nomadland'</a></strong></p>.<p>Directed by China native Chloe Zhao, "Nomadland" was widely considered the front-runner heading into Hollywood's biggest night, having dominated this year's awards season.</p>.<p>The film is based on a 2017 nonfiction book by Jessica Bruder and features real-life nomads in supporting roles as fictionalised versions of themselves.</p>.<p>The other best picture nominees were Vietnam-era courtroom drama 'The Trial of the Chicago 7," 1930s Hollywood drama "Mank," #MeToo revenge tale "Promising Young Woman," South Korean immigrant story "Minari," civil rights biopic "Judas and the Black Messiah," dementia tale "The Father" and "Sound of Metal," about a deaf drummer.</p>
<p>"Nomadland," a recession-era tale about a community of van dwellers in the American West, won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday.</p>.<p>The film stars Frances McDormand as a widow in a depressed Nevada mining town who turns her van into a mobile home and sets out on the road, taking seasonal jobs and making friends along the way.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/chloe-zhao-makes-oscars-history-as-first-asian-woman-best-director-for-nomadland-978545.html" target="_blank">Chloe Zhao wins best director Oscar for 'Nomadland'</a></strong></p>.<p>Directed by China native Chloe Zhao, "Nomadland" was widely considered the front-runner heading into Hollywood's biggest night, having dominated this year's awards season.</p>.<p>The film is based on a 2017 nonfiction book by Jessica Bruder and features real-life nomads in supporting roles as fictionalised versions of themselves.</p>.<p>The other best picture nominees were Vietnam-era courtroom drama 'The Trial of the Chicago 7," 1930s Hollywood drama "Mank," #MeToo revenge tale "Promising Young Woman," South Korean immigrant story "Minari," civil rights biopic "Judas and the Black Messiah," dementia tale "The Father" and "Sound of Metal," about a deaf drummer.</p>