Gothams give virtual start to Oscar season, 'Nomadland' wins
The film won best feature at the Gotham Awards on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Opening the show, Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of the Gotham Film & Media Institute, predicted that there would be โglitches and gremlinsโ throughout the event. All of the films nominated for best feature were directed by women, including lead-nominee getter โFirst Cow,โ by Kelly Reichardt. Zhao, whose โThe Riderโ won best feature at the Gothams two years ago, thanked the festivals that, like the Gothams, carried on despite the trying circumstances. Nicole Behaire won best actress for โMiss Juneteenth.โ โOh, my God,โ she mouthed while still on mute.
New this week: 'MLK/FBI,' Why Donโt We and 'Prodigal Son'
The film, which played at the top festivals in the fall, premieres Friday on Amazon Prime. โ Another acclaimed film from the virtual festival circuit, Sam Pollardโs โMLK/FBI,โ debuts on-demand and in theaters Friday. Pablo Dylan, the son of film director Jesse Dylan who has collaborated with Erykah Badu and A$AP Rocky, is putting out the five-song set called โSolitudeโ on Friday. โ AP Music Editor Mesfin FekaduTELEVISIONโ Catherine Zeta-Jones is joining Foxโs โProdigal Son,โ about a skilled criminal profiler (Tom Payne) and his serial-killer dad (Martin Sheen). The sophomore season of โProdigal Sonโ starts at 9 p.m. EST on a new night, Tuesday.