Nomadland, an American movie directed by Chinese film-maker Chloé Zhao, was awarded the Golden Lion at the 77th Venice Film Festival on Saturday.
The dramatic film is the story of a woman who takes a trip
around the American Midwest.
Italy's Pierfrancesco Favino won the best actor award at the
world's oldest cinema festival for his performance in Claudio
Noce's Padrenostro.
Vanessa Kirby won the best actress award for Pieces of a Woman.
One of the favourites for the Golden Lion, Italian director
Gianfranco Rosi's Notturno, came away empty handed.
"The decision to exclude it was so tough that we wanted to
create a special prize for it," said Jury President Cate
Blanchett.
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