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© Chris Pizzello/AP Chloé Zhao won the Academy Award for best director for her film Nomadland at this year’s Oscars. Chloé Zhao made history on Sunday night by becoming the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for best director for her film Nomadland. But in China, Zhao's country of birth, posts about her victory were removed and Weibo searches for her Chinese name returned results about a low-level official who had volunteered to promote a local Covid-19 vaccination drive. Zhao's film also took out best picture, and Frances McDormand won best actress for her leading role. But the success ...

"Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times!" The fight for democracy captured on camera. Do Not Split 不割席 is an excellent short documentary by filmmaker Anders Hammer, who was on the streets in Hong Kong filming the protests in 2019. After premiering at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, the film earned a Best Documentary Short nomination at this year's Academy Awards. Congrats! In 2019 Hong Kong was rocked by the largest protests since Britain handed back the area to China in 1997. This is the story of the protests, told through a series of demonstrations by local protesters that es...

“Colette,” from the social giant’s Oculus VR group and EA’s Respawn Entertainment, picked up the trophy for documentary short subject Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards.

Korea Celebrates Yuh-Jung Youn Oscar Win, China Quiet on Chloe Zhao Variety 3 hrs ago South Korean media were quick to celebrate the Oscar win, as best supporting actress in “Minari,” for veteran Yuh-jung Youn. It was a first ever acting win for a Korean actor. Official Chinese media, on the other hand, were much quieter about the triple triumph for “Nomadland” by Chloe Zhao. The Korea Herald newspaper ran a splash story and picture as the lead in its English language edition on Monday morning local time. The Korea Times did the same and included a Yonhap news agency follow-up story...

‘Nomadland’ Director Chloe Zhao Now Needs to Win Over China Bloomberg 1 hr ago Shirley Zhao (Bloomberg) -- Chloe Zhao just became the first Chinese and Asian woman to win an Oscar for best director. Some movie buffs are now pondering if the prestigious award will help her smooth Beijing’s feathers ruffled by controversial comments she made almost a decade ago. The screening of her critically acclaimed film “Nomadland,” which was originally scheduled for a theatrical release in China on April 23, is in limbo. The reason for the cold shoulder is attributed to a 2013 ...