LOS ANGELES -- Chloé Zhao has made history at the 2021 Academy Awards, becoming the first woman of color to win best director and just the second woman to win the award.Zhao won the directing Oscar for “ Nomadland,” joining Kathryn Bigelow, who won in 2009 for “The Hurt Locker.”“I'm extremely lucky to be able to do what I love for a living," she said backstage. “This win means more people get to live their dreams.