Chloé Zhao, born March 31, 1982, in Beijing, China, is a Chinese filmmaker who initially became known for her absorbing and closely observed movies about journeys of self-discovery set in the American West. Her first several films delve into rarely explored strata of American society, including life on Native American reservations. For Nomadland (2020), she became the first woman of color to win the Academy Award for best director; the film also won for best picture. Zhao later branched out into other genres, including comic-book action (Eternals [2021]) and period drama (Hamnet [2025]).
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