15 Best Golden Lion Winners, Ranked
That year, the Golden Lion went to eventual Best Picture winner “Nomadland,” a fitting choice that more or less encapsulated the restrained, disillusioned attitude that began to take hold once we learned that this pandemic would go on longer than “just two more weeks.” What shouldn’t be forgotten, however, is that Chloe Zhao’s film captured the moment without itself feeling like a hopeless slog, but rather for the sense of underlying drive for life in the face of changing fortunes.