Following Bong Joon-Ho Wins Best Director At Oscar 2021, Chloe Zhao Prints Two History

Chloe Zhao (Twitter @NomadlandFilm)

JAKARTA - Director Chloe Zhao from the film Nomadland won the Best Director award at the 93rd Academy Awards held on Sunday, April 25 local time. With this achievement, Zhao becomes the second female director to win the 2021 Oscar in this category after director Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker in 2010.

Chloe Zhao is also the second Asian to win an Oscar in the Best Director category after Bong Joon Ho who won the same category last year. On the show, Zhao received an award from Bong Joon-Ho, last year's Best Director winner.

The speech contained thanks to the Nomadland film production team and other nominees. Then he recounted a bit of his childhood in China where he and his father liked to play games to memorize poetry and abject language texts.

"I always find kindness from people I find anywhere in the world," he said in one of his series of speeches.

Furthermore, he hopes that anyone who has faith and courage to hold on to the good in themselves.

In addition to receiving the 2021 Oscar for Best Director, Chloe Zhao and Nomadland were nominated for Best Picture, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Best Film Editing, and Best Cinematography.

Congratulations to Chloé Zhao for winning the Academy Award for BEST DIRECTOR. #Oscars #NMDLND pic.twitter.com/Fa6nHjkHxx

- Nomadland (@nomadlandfilm) April 26, 2021