Chloé Zhao Wins Best Director Oscar for ‘Nomadland,’ News Censored in China

Chloe Zhao arrives at the Oscars at Union Station in Los Angeles, on April 25, 2021. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, Pool

Chloé Zhao has made history at the 2021 Academy Awards, becoming the first Asian woman to win best director and just the second woman to win the award.

Zhao won the directing Oscar for “ Nomadland,” joining Kathryn Bigelow, who won in 2009 for “The Hurt Locker.”