Which movie won the Oscar 2021 for Best Picture?

CONCEPT: The Academy Award for Best Picture is the top annual honor given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to the single film judged the year's best, decided by a preferential vote of all Academy members across every branch.

APPLICATION: At the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, held on 25 April 2021 to honor films released in 2020, the Best Picture award went to Nomadland, directed by Chloe Zhao. The same film also won Best Director (Chloe Zhao) and Best Actress (Frances McDormand), making it the night's biggest winner.

CROSS-CHECK: Nomadland's Best Picture win is corroborated by its sweep of the major precursor awards that season - it had already won Best Drama at the Golden Globes and Best Film at the BAFTAs - so its Oscar win is consistent with the wider critical consensus, not an isolated result.