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Chloé Zhao

Chloé Zhao

Directing
Born: Mar 31, 1982
From: Beijing, China
Credits: 6 titles

Biography

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 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 color to win the latter. She also won awards for directing at the Directors Guild of America Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and British Academy Film Awards, becoming the second female winner of each of them. Zhao co-wrote and directed the Marvel Cinematic …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals Self - Director 2022 7.1
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer Self 2022 7.9
Quotidien TV Self - Guest 2016 5.5
Late Night with Seth Meyers TV Self 2014 5.2
The Oscars TV Self 1953 7.0
Golden Globe Awards TV Self - Nominee 1944 7.2
Quick Facts
Known forDirecting
Credits6
Born1982
FromBeijing, China