Chloé Zhao
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 31, 1982, Beijing, China
- Movies
- 12
Chloé Zhao (born Zhao Ting; 31 March 1982) is a Chinese filmmaker. She is known primarily for her work on independent films. For her film Nomadland (2020), Zhao became the third woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director.
Her debut feature film, Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), 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. With four Academy Award nominations, Zhao won Best Picture and Best Director, becoming the first woman of colour to win the latter. She also won directing awards at the Directors Guild of America Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and British Academy Film Awards, becoming the second female winner of each.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | The 23rd Annual Unforgettable Awards | |
| 2025 | Inside Look: Hamnet | Self |
| 2022 | Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer | Self |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals | Self - Director |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2025 | Hamnet | Director, Screenplay |
| 2021 | Eternals | Director, Screenplay |
| 2021 | Nomadland | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2018 | The Rider | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2015 | Songs My Brothers Taught Me | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2011 | Benachin | Director |
| 2010 | Daughters | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 2009 | The Atlas Mountains | Director, Writer, Producer |
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