'Nomadland' wins best picture Oscar

Directed by China native Chloe Zhao, the film follows the life of a modern-day nomad.

Nomadland, a recession-era tale about a community of van dwellers in the American West, won the Oscar for best picture.

The film stars Frances McDormand as a widow in a depressed Nevada mining town who turns her van into a mobile home and sets out on the road, taking seasonal jobs and making friends along the way.