Chloé Zhao (born Zhao Ting, in Chinese: 赵婷; 31 March 1982) is a Chinese-born filmmaker. She is known primarily for her work on independent films. For her film Nomadland (2020), Zhao is the second of three women to win the Academy Award for Best Director.
Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), her debut feature film, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and earned a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. The Rider (2017) was critically acclaimed and received nominations for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film and Best Director.
Zhao garnered international recognition with the American film Nomadland (2020), which she wrote, produced, edited, and directed, and which won numerous accolades, including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Earning four Academy Award nominations for the film, Zhao won Best Picture and Best Director, becoming the first woman of colour to win the latter. She also won directing awards at the Directors Guild of America Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and the British Academy Film Awards, becoming the second female winner of each.
Zhao co-wrote and directed the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Eternals(2021). Her following film, Hamnet, premiered at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival to critical acclaim.
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