Chinese filmmaker Chloe Zhao made history as expected, in front of the second director in Oscar history to receive the award for best director for her road trip between documentary and
Nomadland
fiction
on retirees, nomads of the modern times, crisscrossing the asphalt in their vans in search of odd jobs.
She is also the first female director of color to be crowned.
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Humble as always, the lucky one gave a very nice speech:
“How do you move forward when things are difficult? I thought back to a Chinese poem recitation game with my dad and one of them said people at birth are deeply good. It's true, I have always found kindness in people I have met. This statuette is for people who believe in this goodness. You inspire me. ”
The Chinese-born director won against Lee Isaac Chung (
Minari
), Emerald Fennell (
Promising Young Woman
), David Fincher (
Mank
) and Thomas Vinterberg
(Drunk
). Before Chloe Zhao, only one other woman had received this coveted award, Kathryn Bigelow in 2010 for
Minesweeper
. Nominated six times,
Nomadland
can still triumph in the queen category of best film and best actress.