LOS ANGELES -- Reactions from some of the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards:——“I leaned into Sam Cooke’s signature confidence and signature swagger to make this believable. There were plenty of places that I felt like I might not measure up.
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Nomadland, becoming the first woman of colour to win in the category. She's the second woman ever to earn the trophy, following Barbra Streisand's victory for Yentl in 1983.
She was also the first Asian woman to be nominated for the award. Nomadland, which stars Frances McDormand, also took home the award for Best Motion Picture - Drama, marking the first film directed by a woman to win in the category.
LOS ANGELES -- Reactions from some of the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards:——“I leaned into Sam Cooke’s signature confidence and signature swagger to make this believable. There were plenty of places that I felt like I might not measure up.
The Chinese government has told local media to curb its coverage of the Oscars ceremony next month due to its concerns about the political views of Best Director nominee Chloe Zhao and the nomination of a short documentary about the Hong Kong protests.
Chloe Zhao recently became the first Asian woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Director and now has a shot to repeat that at the Oscars with her awards-season darling Nomadland garnering six nominations today for Best Picture, Director, Editing, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography and Actress.
We are nearing the crescendo of a very long, very pandemic-y awards season, as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, aka The Academy, released the 2021 Oscars nominations. And though plenty of folks predicted this year could be a historical one, in terms of diversity and inclusivity, those prognosticators were actually right.
In Oscar history, there’s never been more than one female filmmaker nominated in the Best Directing category in a single year.
Oscars 2021 is bigger, better and diverse! The 93rd Academy Award nominations were announced on Monday, 15 March and presented by and Nick Jonas. While there are some hits and misses, there are also quite a few firsts.
Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell will both compete for Best Director at the 2021 Academy Awards, setting a new record for female auteurs in the category. The nominations, announced on Monday by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas, saw both Zhao's Nomadland and Fennell's Promising Young Woman selected in the Best Picture category, with them also earning nods for Best Director.
2021 Oscars nominations were announced on Monday, with 's Chloe Zhao and 's Emerald Fennell landing nominations for Best Director — the first time in Oscars history that more than one woman has been nominated in the category.The trio became just the sixth and seventh women ever to be recognized in the category, alongside David Fincher for, Lee Isaac Chung for and Thomas Vinterberg for Zhao has also made history ahead of this year's ceremony, as the first Asian woman ever to be nominated for Best
Nomadland filmmaker Chloe Zhao has had made history once again as the first woman of color to be nominated for Best Director at the Oscars. Alongside Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell, this marks the first time two women have been nominated for Best Director in the history of the Academy Awards — and this is the 93rd edition of the ceremony.
2021 Oscars nominations were announced on Monday, with 's Chloe Zhao and 'sEmerald Fennelllanding nominations for Best Director — the first time in Oscars history that more than one woman has been nominated in the category.The trio became just the sixth and seventhwomen ever to be recognized in the category, alongside David Fincher for , Lee Isaac Chung for and Thomas Vinterberg for Zhao has also made history ahead of this year's ceremony, as the first Asian woman ever to be nominated for Best
Also Read: 'Nomadland,' 'The Crown' Dominate Critics Choice Awards: Complete Winners ListWhile this is a risky year to take anything for granted, history suggests that four out of the five DGA nominees will go on to be nominated for the Best Director Oscar.
Nomadland has been censored in China due to comments the director made about the country in a past interview.In 2013, Zhao, who became the first Asian woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Director last month.Initially, the film’s upcoming release was promoted in China, with state media lauding Zhao as “the pride of China”.On Friday (March 5) though, show times for the film were removed from ticketing websites and references to the film began to disappear.As the Guardian reports, a
Chloé Zhao is honouring a “Nomadland” crew member.
Rebecca Davis editorChloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” was quietly swept from the Chinese web Friday, days after nationalist backlash erupted online over questions of her citizenship and over a sentence she spoke to a U.S.
Rebecca Davis editorAfter Chloe Zhao became the first Asian woman to ever win the Golden Globe for best director, Chinese social media was abuzz about everything related to Zhao—except the film itself.Although most Chinese viewers have yet to see the film, many cheered the Golden Globe win. Scores of posts praised Zhao’s heartfelt acceptance speech about compassion and described her as an inspiration to women in the arts.
Chloé Zhao has been a Golden Globe winner for less than 24 hours and she’s still taking in the historic win.
Chloe Zhao has made history at the Golden Globes by becoming the first Asian woman to be named best director. The US-based 38-year-old, who was born in China, is also only the second woman to win the award.