HOLLYWOOD INSIDER Paul Abadilla on 'Soul's' Golden Globe win, Chloe Zhao on making history, and H.E.R. on her Globe nom Published March 7, 2021 12:42pm Los Angeles – Chloe Zhao, the soft-spoken and humble filmmaker from Beijing, China, made history at the recently held 78th Golden Globe Awards for being the first Asian female director to bag the Best Director – Motion Picture award for her movie “Nomadland.” The movie also won the Best Motion Picture Award for Drama. Apart from directing, Chloe also wrote and produced the said film. She also became only the second woman director to have won in the said category after Barbra Streisand won in 1983 for “Yentl.”