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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 and first woman of colour 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
2022as Self
Hamnet
2025Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Screenplay
2025Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Screenplay
The Rider
2017Director, Producer, Writer
2017Director, Producer, Writer
Nomadland
2020Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
2020Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022as Self - Director
2022as Self - Director
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
2015Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
2015Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
Mickey 17
2025Thanks
2025Thanks
The Graduates
2023Executive Producer
2023Executive Producer
Eternals
2021Director, Screenplay
2021Director, Screenplay
Mother Mary
2026Thanks
2026Thanks
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014as Self
2014as Self
Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast
2026as Self
2026as Self