Today we can finally drop the curtain on the 2020 film year, as the names of the winners of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, known as "Oscar", have been announced, the most important award in the world of films, which has been postponed until today, far from its usual date in February and March. Due to the spread of the Corona pandemic.

Despite the lack of films shown over the past year, and the lack of good ones, this postponement has paid off, as nominations have already collected a group of the best films that deserved to be written in history under the title "Actions with which cinema survived in 2020".

Nomad land

The biggest winner, and one of the most important films of 2020 for sure is the movie "Nomadland", which managed to win 3 Oscars today which are the most important, Best Film and Best Director for Chloe Chow, and Best Actress in a Leading Role.

This win was well deserved and expected, as apart from any other calculations regarding the quality and number of films shown per year, this movie was indeed a very special cinematic experience.

The events of the film, as is evident from its title in the Land of the Nomads, revolve around the modern nomadism in the American desert, and a group of nomads who left their comfortable homes and their families in order to live free on subsistence and happy.

Young director Chloe Chow's film won, before the Oscars, several big awards such as the Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival and the People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, which is definitely a work that will not be forgotten in the years to come.

the father

"The Father" is another charming cinematic work presented to us by 2020, the film directed and written by Florian Zeller in his first directorial work, in which he presented a very simple story about an old man suffering from Alzheimer's in a very modernist narrative style, instead of observing the development of a man's health Old on the outside, Zeller took us into the patient's mind, united with him, and we suffered from fear in the face of flashbacks and dread from others who possessed all power.

The movie stars Sir Anthony Hopkins, who won the Best Actor in a Major Role award for his miraculous performance of the father figure, as he competed fiercely against the late Chadwick Bosman, whom many expected would be honored after his death.

The film also won the Best Adapted Screenplay award, and the film’s success and excellent reception encouraged Florian Zeller to present another film about intertwined family relationships entitled "The Son" starring Hugh Jackman, which has already begun production.

Metal sound

The movie "Sound of Metal" at the Oscars this year, although it does not have a huge budget or famous heroes, it received 6 Oscar nominations, including one for its hero, Riz Ahmed, who is the first Muslim to receive this nomination .

The movie "Sound of Metal" won two well-deserved prizes, which are the best sound and best editing, which are the most important factors for its success already. In getting to know the deaf world, and it ranges from coming to terms with his new condition or rebelling against it.

Like the movie The Father, the movie "The Sound of Metal" managed to put the viewers in the same suffering that the hero feels, through the sound. That made him win both awards.

Mank

It seems that 2020 was a year of disappointment from great directors, just as Christopher Nolan's movie "Tenet" could only win one Oscar, which is visual effects, so David Fincher's film "Mank" was only two prizes for best photography. And the best production design.

The credit for these two awards can be attributed to David Fincher choosing to have his film in black and white only, which seems to be a very successful option for attracting award committees, especially the Oscars, despite the modesty of the film in general, it was able to obtain some admiration for these technical aspects. Make him seize two awards today.

The most important note at the Oscars this year is that no film has won a large number of awards. The highest film won only 3 Oscars, unlike previous years, as we used to win one or two films for most of the awards while the rest of the crumbs fight.

The second observation is that there are no real surprises, especially the big prizes such as Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress, which were very expected, and perhaps the only surprise was Sir Anthony Hopkins' victory after many expected Bosman to win.