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Chloe Zhao makes history at Oscars
Nomadland, becoming the first Asian woman, the first woman of color and the second woman in the Oscar s 93-year history to win the prize.
Nomadland follows the story of a woman who embarks on a journey through the American West, living out of her van.
Born in Beijing, Zhao s own journey took her to the Badlands of Wyoming, then to Los Angeles before becoming one of the most in-demand directors in show business.
The Chinese-born Chloe Zhao won best director and best picture for Nomadland in a history-making Oscars sweep
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But while the Chinese-born trailblazer s win was celebrated internationally, state media in the homeland remained silent, with no mention of her win by either CCTV and Xinhua - the two main state-run outlets - reportedly because of a ban ordered by the Chinese Communist Party s Publicity Department.
Hong Kong outlet TVB, which has broadcast the Oscars every year since 1969, said it wouldn t carry the ceremony this year citing commercial reasons .
Furthermore, items posted to Beijing-run platforms WeChat and Weibo, including a news story and video reporting Zhao s win posted by SBS Chinese, were also removed.
The news item posted by SBS Chinese before it was deleted.
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Chinese-born filmmaker Chloe Zhao, who told the story of financially stretched van dwellers in U.S. recession-era tale Nomadland , became the first Asian woman and second woman ever to win Best Director at the Academy Awards. It was the first Oscar for Zhao, 39, who featured real-life nomads alongside actress Frances McDormand to show the lives of older Americans who travel from job to job to try and scrape together a living.
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“My entire Nomadland company, what a crazy, once-in-a-lifetime journey we’ve all been on together,” Zhao said.