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Chloé Zhao Biography

Birth Name:

Zhao Ting

Birth Place:

Beijing, China

Profession

Director, screenwriter, producer

Fast Facts

Studied at a boarding school in London
Lived in Koreatown, alone in a studio apartment, while finishing high school in Los Angeles
Realized she enjoyed learning about people's stories while working as a bartender, and decided to enroll in film school
Spike Lee was one of her professors at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
The first Asian woman to win Best Director at the Golden Globe Awards

2021Independent Spirit Awards-Best Feature: winner
2021Independent Spirit Awards-Best Director: winner
2021Independent Spirit Awards-Best Editing: winner
2021Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: winner
2021Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
2021Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: winner
2020Oscar-Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay): nominated
2020Oscar-Best Achievement in Film Editing: nominated
2020Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: winner
2020Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: winner
2020Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: winner
2020Critics' Choice Awards-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2020Critics' Choice Awards-Best Director: winner
2018Independent Spirit Awards-Best Director: nominated
2018Independent Spirit Awards-Best Feature: nominated
2016Independent Spirit Awards-Someone to Watch Award: nominated
2016Independent Spirit Awards-Best First Feature: nominated