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LOS ANGELES / BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua): Chinese director Chloe Zhao won the Golden Globe for best directing in a movie for her feature film Nomadland on Sunday night (February 28), becoming the first female and female Chinese of Asian descent. to win the trophy in the history category.
The Chinese filmmaker is also the second woman to win the category in the 78-year Golden Globes history, only after Barbra Streisand for Yentl in 1984.
Run by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the 78th Annual Golden Globes Awards honored the best of 2020 American television, as well as film in 2020 and early 2021.
As the first big show of this Hollywood awards season, the virtual ceremony, which was postponed for nearly two months amid the Covid-19 pandemic, was held live from New York City and Los Angeles.
Born in Beijing in 1982, Zhao surpassed fellow nominees Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), Regina King (One Night in Miami), David Fincher (Mank) and Aaron Sorkin (Chicago Trial of the 7).
The critically acclaimed road trip drama starring two-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand earned four nominations, including Best Picture-Drama for the 78th Annual Golden Globes Awards.
Zhao received two individual nominations, namely Best Director and Best Screenplay, while McDormand was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama. – Xinhua
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