I thought it was really good. Too depressing to be Best Picture, but the cinematography was gorgeous and the story rang true. I’ve lived in AZ for 25 years now so it was great to see a movie that was partially focused here instead of California or NYC.
Nomadland did something that most other movies now days don’t. It told a story. One thing you could say about the Nomads. They were free.
But there was a big problem with the plot. While it was easy to sympathize with the circumstances that led to Fern's life as a wandering soul she also passed up multiple chances to turn her life around, making it very difficult to feel sorry for her. If I wanted to see a travel film there are plenty of UHD videos on Youtube. For example: 4K videos of the Arizona desert.
I saw 6 out of the 8 Best Picture nominees (the 2 about Chicago and political activists I wouldn't waste my time, even for free). They were all terrible in their own ways. Worst year ever.