Filmmaker Chloe Zhao has known 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for about a decade. They met when they were fellows at the Sundance Directors Lab."They were making 'Swiss Army Man'," Zhao .
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Chloe Zhao creates Oscars history, becomes second woman to win best director
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Last Updated: Apr 26, 2021, 07:39 AM IST
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Chloe Zhao is also the first woman of colour in the Academy Award s history to win the best directing award.
Los Angeles, Apr 26 () Filmmaker Chloe Zhao has scripted history at the 93rd Academy Awards. The Nomadland filmmaker is the first woman of colour and only the second woman in the Academy Award s history to win best directing Oscar.
Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to win best director in 2009 for her film The Hurt Locker . This is for anyone who has the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves, and to hold on to the goodness in each other, the director said after her win.
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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.
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The 93rd Academy Awards was held last night, and due to the coronavirus pandemic the star-studded event took place at both The Union Station and the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with a limited audience. Some nominees also appeared via satellite from remote locations. Attendees were vaccinated, tested and seated in a socially distanced manner to keep everyone safe. People were allowed to take their masks off when the cameras were rolling, but had to put them on during commercial breaks.
Nomadland was the big winner of the evening, taking home awards in three of the biggest categories for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress (Frances McDormand). Filmmaker Chloe Zhao became the first woman of color to win the Best Director Oscar, and is only the second woman ever to win.