Chloé Zhao is a Beijing-born writer, director, editor, and producer who has made her mark on the history of world cinema. She directed her debut film, Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), which garnered attention at festivals such as Sundance and Cannes, and followed that up two years later, with The Rider, which achieved widespread acclaim. She then directed the Searchlight film Nomadland in 2021 – winning two Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director – and the feature film Eternals for Marvel Studios. In 2025, she received a number of awards for Hamnet (including Best Motion Picture – Drama at the Golden Globes and Outstanding British Film at the BAFTAs) and became only the second woman to be nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Director. She launched the production company Book of Shadows in 2023 and Kodansha Studios in 2025.
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- Member Feature films, 2026
