Chloé Zhao Becomes Second Woman Ever to Win BAFTA Directing Award | NewsBurrow

Nomadland filmmaker Chloé Zhao made history at the 74 th British Academy Movie Awards, ending up being just the 2nd female ever to win Best Instructions. She follows Kathryn Bigelow, who ended up being the only woman winner in the classification for The Hurt Locker in 2010.

Zhao is likewise the very first Asian woman to take home the reward and the third Asian person ever to win Finest Instructions, following Ang Lee, who won two times for Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Akira Kurosawa, who first won in 1981 for Kagemusha

In her acceptance speech, Zhao thanked “the nomadic community who so generously invited us into their lives.” “How we treat our elders says a lot about who we are as a society, and we need to do better,” she included.

The director also acknowledged the significance of her win for other Asian women. “If this suggests more people like me get to live their dreams, then I feel extremely grateful,” she shared.

Zhao’s win ends an 11- year dry spell between female winners.

In total, Nomadland was nominated for 7 BAFTA Awards, the most of the year together with Rocks

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