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Beijing-born filmmaker Chloé Zhao made history at the Academy Awards in 2021. She became the first Asian woman to be named best director for her film Nomadland, which also won the Oscar for best picture.
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- Two other Marvel films, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Eternals, remain unreleased amid worsening China-US relations and rising jingoism
Zhao, who was born in China, collected Venice’s top prize last year for Nomadland, which also won the best picture Oscar this year.
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Beijing-born Zhao is the first Asian woman to win best director at the Golden Globes. Chinese citizens, actress Zhang Ziyi – who posted ‘Look forward to the Oscar!’ – and Zhao’s stepmother celebrated her success on social media.
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The Chinese-American filmmaker’s Nomadland earned the top prize at the Venice and Toronto film festivals and has won awards from various critics organisations.
Nomadland director Chloé Zhao was born in Beijing, went to boarding school in England and attended film school in New York. Last week she became only the fifth woman to win the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival.
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