Chloe Zhao won Oscar as best director and her movie Nomadland won best film
But news was censored in China, which banned live broadcasts of the ceremony
Chinese social media censors also appeared to be removing news of her wins
Nomadland has yet to be released in China after an interview surfaced in which Zhao said the country is full of lies , sparking a backlash
Oscars 2021: Chloé Zhao Becomes First Woman of Color to Win Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow won for “The Hurt Locker” in 2010
Beatrice Verhoeven | April 25, 2021 @ 6:03 PM
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On Sunday, Chloé Zhao became the first woman of color in history to win Best Director at the Academy Awards for “Nomadland,” a victory that came more than a decade after Kathryn Bigelow broke the gender barrier with “The Hurt Locker” in 2010.
David Fincher (“Mank”), Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”), Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”), Zhao (“Nomadland”) and Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) were nominated in the category this year.
Zhao is only the second woman ever to win the award. Her win also means that Asian directors have won the Oscar the last four times they’ve been nominated (Ang Lee won in 2006 and 2013, while Bong Joon-ho won in 2020).
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