Chloé Zhao

Also known as Zhao Ting

Chloé Zhao is a Chinese filmmaker. She is known primarily for her work on independent films. For her film Nomadland (2020), Zhao became the second woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director.

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Chloé Zhao is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and film editor. Born in Beijing in 1982, she resides in Los Angeles and speaks Chinese, Mandarin, and English. She was educated at Los Angeles High School, Mount Holyoke College, New York University, and the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Her notable works include the films *Songs My Brothers Taught Me*, *The Rider*, *Nomadland*, and *Hamnet*.

Zhao has received several awards, including the Golden Lion, the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, the Academy Award for Best Director, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Writers Guild of America West. Additionally, she has been nominated for Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay), and Best Director.

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Beijing, China

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…

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Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast — Self2026
Inside Look: Hamnet — Self2025
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals — Self - Director2022
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer — Self2022
Quotidien — Self - Guest2016
Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self2014
The Oscars — Self1953
Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee1944

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Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: China
Place of birth: Beijing
Languages spoken: American English
Native language: Chinese
Award: BAFTA Award for Best Direction
Notable work: Hamnet (film)
Participant in: 2017 Cannes Film Festival
Image: Chloé Zhao at the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival-68507.jpg
Residence: Los Angeles

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date of birth: 1982-00-00
Commons category: Chloé Zhao
start of work period: 2008-00-00
stepparent: Song Dandan
name in native language: 赵婷
related category: Category:Films directed by Chloé Zhao
member of: Writers Guild of America West
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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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 second woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director.

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