“Nomadland” star Frances McDormand threw her head back and howled like a wolf Sunday as she accepted the Oscar for best picture.
She prefaced the howl with a dedication.
“We give this one to our Wolf,” said McDormand, the 2021 Oscar winner for best actress a producer of the film alongside director Chloé Zhao.
Who is Wolf?
Michael Wolf Snyder, a “Nomadland” sound mixer who grew up in Moorestown and went by “Wolf.”
Snyder, 35, died by suicide this past winter and was included in the Oscars “In Memoriam” segment.
Snyder’s father, psychiatrist David Snyder, discovered his son unconscious at his New York apartment March 1. Announcing his death on social media, he said Michael suffered from major depression.
Michael Wolf Snyder worked with Chloé Zhao on "Nomadland" as well as her 2018 film "The Rider." Zhao and "Nomadland" star Frances McDormand both paid tribute to Snyder after his death. Searchlight Pictures
“For most people, this is an illness that waxes and wanes over the years,” Snyder said in a Facebook post. “I’m sure it was difficult for Michael that he spent most of the last year alone in his small, Queens apartment, being responsible about dealing with the coronavirus.”
“He was certainly thrilled about all of the accolades for Nomadland and told us many happy stories about his work on the film and the amazing people he got to spend time with,” Snyder continued. “Unfortunately, we believe he was gone before getting to see the Golden Globe awards.”
Hulu’s “Nomadland” is based on the “Nomadland” book by Jessica Bruder, a journalist who grew up in Montclair. The film also won best motion picture drama at the Globes on Feb. 28, where Zhao won best director.
Frances McDormand in a scene that underscores the natural splendor shown in the film. Sounds that give the film its character include passing cars, campfire and gatherings of "nomads."Searchlight Pictures
The film, which is inspired by Bruder’s reporting, is about Americans who hit the road in search of work, ditching rent and real estate to live in vans and RVs, aka “wheel estate.”
McDormand plays a fictional character named Fern, but her story — a meditation on grief, growth and community — is informed by real events in Bruder’s book. Real “nomads” are McDormand’s co-stars in the film.
On Sunday, Zhao made Academy Awards history as just the second woman to win the Oscar for best director and the first woman of color and first Asian woman to win the category.
Zhao previously paid tribute to Michael Wolf Snyder at the Critics Choice Awards in March, where she dedicated her award for best director to the “Nomadland” crew member.
Wolf, an alum of New York University, also worked with Zhao on her 2018 film “The Rider.”
“I remember on ‘The Rider,’ because we only had five people on our crew, and after a really hectic day, Wolf came to me and said, ‘Hey, Chloé, how about I just record room tone a little bit longer than I need so I can buy you some time to think, to hear yourself better?’” she said.
“And that’s what we did. And we did the same thing on ‘Nomadland,’” Zhao said. “And these were the best moments of our day. The whole crew together, watching Wolf, and he would say, ‘All right, everyone, get ready. Let’s go to your Zen place.’ And we did. So thank you, Wolf. We honor you and we’ll see you down the road, my friend.”
The “down the road” quote is from Bob Wells, one of the real-life van-dwellers in “Nomadland.”
“Nomadland” was nominated for six Oscars and won three: best picture, best actress and best director.
The film was released in February in theaters and on Hulu after winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2020.
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