The film won best feature at the Gotham Awards on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.
Opening the show, Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of the Gotham Film & Media Institute, predicted that there would be āglitches and gremlinsā throughout the event.
All of the films nominated for best feature were directed by women, including lead-nominee getter āFirst Cow,ā by Kelly Reichardt.
Zhao, whose āThe Riderā won best feature at the Gothams two years ago, thanked the festivals that, like the Gothams, carried on despite the trying circumstances.
Nicole Behaire won best actress for āMiss Juneteenth.ā āOh, my God,ā she mouthed while still on mute.