“Please watch our movie on the largest screen possible. ”So said Nomadland producer and star Frances McDormand when accepting the Academy Award for best film on Sunday evening, in what was one of the strangest Oscar ceremonies in memory.
When she picked up a second Oscar moments later for best actress for her astonishing performance in the the same film, she quoted Macbeth and made a point about loving work and thanking the Academy for understanding.
Both speeches were typically succinct, but they felt like a plea to get back to the business of making and releasing movies specifically for the big screen at a time when the industry’s future is far from certain.