‘Nomadland’ Wins Toronto People’s Choice Award But What Does It All Mean For Oscar? Plus Festival Wrap Up As TIFF Ends And NYFF Gets Going

Tipping Point were shocked to discover the final contestant’s unusual career. Jim, a retired police officer from York, tried his hand at the gameshow along with housekeeper Nix, forensic science student Moya and electrician Jinead.Wearing a pink shirt and smart black trousers, Jim made it through all the rounds and into the tense final head-to-head with fellow contestant Jinead.

The Chase were baffled when a contestant was faced with a question about "ruffed bustards" - as it sounded like a rather rude word.The popular ITV game show returned to screens on Monday night (February 21), and it saw contestants Alan, Amanda, Paawan and Tom step into the studio.In a bid to win a hefty cash prize, the players had to face off against Chaser Paul The Sinnerman Sinha in questions of general knowledge.However, it wasn't long before host Bradley Walsh's quiz show took an awkward turn.Contestant Alan had just managed an impressive cash builder round where he banked £9,000 for his team, so it was time to face Paul.He was then asked the question: "What type of creature is the ruffed bustard?", and the three possible answers were "Insect", "bird" or "lizard".Even Paul started laughing before he tried to compose himself, and Alan clearly found it funny too as he sniggered at the question.Despite their giggling, Alan and Paul both managed to answer it correctly - opting for "Bird".Eagle-eyed fans never miss a beat either, and they flocked to Twitter to laugh about the question.One fan giggled: "We all like a ruffed bustard don’t we girls?!"A second commented: "I unashamedly giggled at "ruffed bustard"A third laughed: "I knew 'Ruffed Bustard' would come up eventually!"A fourth said: "Ruff Bustard … !!!" as they attached an image of a man looking embarrassed.A fifth added: "Ruffed bustard" alongside an image of Kim Woodburn saying "Filth!".Although Alan managed to beat Paul and make it back to his teammates, he was the only player to make it into the Final Chase.Amanda, Paawan and Tom were all eliminated after going toe-to-toe with Paul, so it was all up to Alan at the end of the show.Impressively, Alan managed to

Bez was voted out of Dancing On Ice at the weekend, after losing to Coronation Street's Sally Dynevor in the skate off.The judges all chose to save Sally and her professional dance partner Matt from elimination, after their performances to songs from The Sound of Music and by hit seventies group The Carpenters.However it meant that Bez was the next contestant to leave the competition after a memorable few weeks on the programme.Since making his debut during week one, Bez has delighted fans with his outrageous performances - and Daily Star has taken a look at some of his wildest Dancing On Ice routines.Bez made his Dancing On Ice debut with a performance inspired by his days as part of the Happy Mondays.The star skated to hit song Step On, which features the memorable line "you're twisting my melon man."In homage to the lyric, Bez stepped onto the ice wearing a melon themed crash helmet and was later joined by a group of dancing watermelons.His debut performance sent fans wild, with one tweeting: "Campaign to keep #Bez in!! Best thing ever on @dancingonice @Happy_Mondays we need more of this on a Sunday night!!"A second commented: "Bez on DOI is quite possibly the funniest thing I’ve ever seen #DancingOnIce," while a third added: "Bez to win! That’s it that’s the tweet.

Finnish skier Remi Lindholm went viral this weekend after he revealed just how cold his body was during the Olympic men’s 50km mass start cross country skiing race.

Bethenny Frankel suffered a “medical emergency” while out for dinner on Sunday.

Bethenny Frankel's vacation abroad went into «crisis» mode over the weekend, after the alum suffered a «medical emergency» when she accidentally ate fish.The 51-year-old mogul took to social media on Sunday to reveal that, while having dinner with her 11-year-old daughter, Bryn, the server brought her someone else's order, setting off a chain of emotions and events. “Last night, my daughter told a server that I am deathly allergic to fish and we ordered off the vegan menu and they accidentally gave us somebody else’s food," Frankel said in a video she posted on TikTok. «And we realized too late.

There’s a new report circulating online today that says Britney Spears has signed a massive deal to write a tell all book.

Gemma Atkinson has asked if there's a 'simpler' solution after being advised how to deal with her daughter's tantrums.

Strictly Come Dancing star Johannes Radebe said he considered giving up his "beautiful life" after a series of family tragedies.

Rochdale AFC have banned two fans who ran onto the pitch and 'confronted' Scunthorpe United players during a 2-1 win.

Two Liverpool players were spotted at Elland Road on Sunday as they watched Manchester United’s win over Leeds.

Two years ago, Jasper Hounslow was a typical four-year-old boy.

George Johnston feels that Bolton Wanderers now have something to play for in their season as they aim to try and reach the play-offs as he does not want their campaign to fizzle out.

England is just three days away from ending virtually all Covid restrictions as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveils his Living With Covid plan to the nation.

Neil Cavuto returned to the anchor chair on his Fox Business Network show “Cavuto Coast to Coast” on Monday for the first time since January 10, saying he had been battling Covid pneumonia which put him in intensive care. It was previously unknown why he had been away.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorVirginia’s eighth annual Middleburg Film Festival has announced Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” as its opening night film. Lee Isaac Chung’s critically acclaimed family drama “Minari” will be the festival centerpiece film and “Concrete Cowboy” starring Idris Elba will be the Friday Spotlight film, while Regina King’s feature directorial debut, “One Night in Miami” has been selected as the Saturday Spotlight film.Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the festival will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual screenings, conversations and events.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticA column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit.No sooner had the Emmys ended with a disappointing night Sunday for Netflix after a record-breaking 160 nominations (and 21 wins), the streamer is turning its sights bigly to Oscar season. If the launch of their series of daily new Netflix Screening Room entries with Aaron Sorkin’s triumphant The Trial of the Chicago 7 is any indication of what it has in store, then Netflix is going to have a much better night at the Oscars come Sunday, April 25.

Chloe Zhao's Nomadland picked up the top People's Choice honor on Sunday at the pandemic-era Toronto Film Festival, which wrapped on Saturday. The Frances McDormand-starrer was named the top audience prize winner in Toronto, which is often a barometer of future Academy Award nominations.

It’s still very early, but it’s impossible not to take notice of what Chloe Zhao’s film Nomadland is doing right now. The fall film festival season has launched other movies, like Regina King’s One Night in Miami…, but none like Nomadland. Today, the flick added a pretty big feather in its cap, taking the prestigious Audience Award from the Toronto International Film Festival (with the aforementioned One Night in Miami… as runner up). Taking this prize from TIFF is a huge deal, even in an unusual awards season like this one. What does it mean for its Oscar aspirations? Read on to find out…

“Nomadland” is the winner of this year’s People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

And there we have it. After going home with the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, Chloé Zhao‘s “Nomadland” just took the coveted People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival 2020.