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Chloé Zhao

Directing

Born March 31, 1982 · Beijing, China

Also known as Zhào Ting · Хлої Чжао

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Biography

Chloé Zhao is a Chinese filmmaker. She is known primarily for her work on independent films. For her film Nomadland (2020), Zhao became the second woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director.

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Awards & recognition

  • BBC 100 Women · 2024
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 2023
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2021
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2021
  • BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 2021
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  • Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 2021
  • Time 100 · 2021
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Director · 2020
  • Golden Lion · 2020
  • Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2021 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2021 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · nominated

Filmography12 titles

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

2022as Self

Hamnet

2025Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Screenplay

The Rider

2017Director, Producer, Writer

Nomadland

2020Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

2022as Self - Director

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

2015Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Mickey 17

2025Thanks

The Graduates

2023Executive Producer

Eternals

2021Director, Screenplay

Mother Mary

2026Thanks

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014as Self

Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast

2026as Self