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Carey Mulligan and Riz Ahmed poised for Oscar upsets after Spirit awards wins

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Nomadland will win best picture and best director. Chloé Zhao’s drama about older Americans who live in their vans and recreational vehicles took the top two prizes at the Spirit awards, following a near-unbroken run of wins at ceremonies including the Golden Globes and the Baftas.

Such a result at the Oscars would make Zhao the second woman to win best director, following Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker in 2010.

But other victories at the Spirit awards revealed the unpredictability of the best actor and actress race. Carey Mulligan, 35, won best female lead for rape-revenge comedy drama Promising Young Woman, while Riz Ahmed, 38, took best male lead for his role as a drummer who loses his hearing in Sound of Metal.

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