"Thank you so much for letting us come to your festival in this weird, weird, weird world and way," McDormand said in a video message with Zhao. Veteran Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky was also awarded a special jury prize for "Dear Comrades! ", a film about the 1962 massacre of striking workers in Novocherkassk which had been tipped as a front-runner for the top prize. Due to travel restrictions, few Hollywood celebrities made the trip to the world's oldest film festival, which is regarded as a showcase for Oscar contenders as awards season approaches. Blanchett said the awards had been decided after "healthy and robust discussions" and praised the organisation of the festival given the circumstances.

Source: bd News24 September 12, 2020 19:30 UTC