# List of accolades received by Nomadland

Nomadland is a 2020 American drama film directed, written, and edited by Chloé Zhao. Based on the 2017 non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder, it stars Frances McDormand as a woman who leaves home to travel around the American West. The film's supporting cast includes David Strathairn, as well as real-life nomads Linda May, Swankie, and Bob Wells, as fictionalized versions of themselves. Nomadland had a one-week streaming limited release on December 4, 2020, and was released by Searchlight Pictures in selected IMAX theaters in the United States on January 29, 2021, and simultaneously in theaters and streaming digitally on Hulu on February 19, 2021.
Nomadland garnered acclaim, becoming the third-highest rated of 2020 on Metacritic, which found it to be the most frequently ranked by critics and publications as one of the best films of 2020. It premiered on September 11, 2020, at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion, and also won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was named one of the ten best films of 2020 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, and received four nominations at the 78th Golden Globe Awards, winning Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director; in winning the latter award, Zhao became the second woman and the first Asian woman to do so.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Venice Film Festival | September 12, 2020 | Golden Lion | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | September 12, 2020 | Fair Play Cinema Award | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | September 12, 2020 | SIGNIS Award - Honorable Mention | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Toronto International Film Festival | September 20, 2020 | People's Choice Award | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Coronado Island Film Festival | November 14, 2020 | Leonard Maltin Tribute Award | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| San Diego International Film Festival | October 21, 2020 | Audience Choice Gala | Audience Choice Gala | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | December 13, 2020 | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | December 13, 2020 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | December 13, 2020 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | December 13, 2020 | Best Editing | Chloé Zhao | Runner-up |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 20, 2020 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 20, 2020 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Runner-up |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Best Supporting Actor | David Strathairn | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Best Editing | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 21, 2020 | Best Film | Best Film | Runner-up |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 21, 2020 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 21, 2020 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 21, 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Charlene Swankie | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 21, 2020 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Runner-up |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 21, 2020 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | December 18, 2020 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 4, 2021 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 4, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 4, 2021 | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 4, 2021 | Best Film Editing | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 4, 2021 | Best Woman Director | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 4, 2021 | Best Woman Screenwriter | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 4, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 4, 2021 | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Frances McDormand | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 4, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | January 9, 2021 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | January 9, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | January 9, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | January 9, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | January 11, 2021 | Best Feature | Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | January 11, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Nominated |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | January 11, 2021 | Audience Award | Audience Award | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Nominated |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Film Editing | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Won |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | David Strathairn | Nominated |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 25, 2021 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 25, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 25, 2021 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 25, 2021 | Best Editing | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 25, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 25, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| National Board of Review | January 26, 2021 | Top 10 Films | Top 10 Films | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | January 27, 2021 | Top 10 Films of 2020 | Top 10 Films of 2020 | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | January 27, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | January 27, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | February 7, 2021 | Best Film | Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | February 7, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | February 7, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | February 7, 2021 | Best Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 7, 2021 | Film of the Year | Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Chloé Zhao | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 7, 2021 | Director of the Year | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 7, 2021 | Actress of the Year | Frances McDormand | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 7, 2021 | Screenwriter of the Year | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 7, 2021 | Technical Achievement Award | Joshua James Richards | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | February 8, 2021 | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | February 8, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | February 8, 2021 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | February 8, 2021 | Best Editing | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | February 8, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | February 8, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | February 10, 2021 | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | February 10, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | February 10, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | 2nd place |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | February 10, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Won |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Film Editing | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Frances McDormand | Won |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | David Strathairn | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) | Sergio Díaz, Zach Seivers and M. Wolf Snyder | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Won |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Film Editing | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Won |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| British Independent Film Awards | February 18, 2021 | Best International Independent Film | Best International Independent Film | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | February 22, 2021 | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | February 22, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | February 22, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Won |
| American Film Institute Awards | February 26, 2021 | Top 10 Movies of the Year | Top 10 Movies of the Year | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | February 28, 2021 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | February 28, 2021 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Frances McDormand | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | February 28, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | February 28, 2021 | Best Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best Female Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best Film Editing | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| AACTA Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best International Film | Best International Film | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best International Direction | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| AACTA Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best International Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best International Actress | Frances McDormand | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best International Supporting Actor | David Strathairn | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best International Supporting Actress | Swankie | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Editing | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | March 8, 2021 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | March 8, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | March 8, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | March 8, 2021 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| USC Scripter Awards | March 13, 2021 | Film | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Editing | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | David Strathairn | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | March 24, 2021 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, and Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | April 4, 2021 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Frances McDormand | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | April 10, 2021 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Film | Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears and Chloé Zhao | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Editing | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Frances McDormand | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Sound | Sergio Diaz, Zach Seivers, M. Wolf Snyder | Nominated |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards | April 16, 2021 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film | Sergio Díaz and Zach Seivers | Nominated |
| ACE Eddie Awards | April 17, 2021 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers | April 18, 2021 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Joshua James Richards | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | April 18, 2021 | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| Dorian Awards | April 18, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Dorian Awards | April 18, 2021 | Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | April 18, 2021 | Best Film Performance – Actress | Frances McDormand | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | April 18, 2021 | Most Visually Striking Film | Most Visually Striking Film | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Feature | Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears and Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Female Lead | Frances McDormand | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Editing | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Picture | Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, and Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Director | Chloé Zhao | Won |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Actress | Frances McDormand | Won |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Joshua James Richards | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Film Editing | Chloé Zhao | Nominated |
| Belgian Film Critics Association | January 8, 2022 | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Nominated |
| Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | August 10, 2022 | Best international movie | Best international movie | Won |