Chloé Zhao has made history at the Academy Awards.
Zhao won the Oscar for best director for “Nomadland,” becoming just the second woman and the first woman of colour to win the award.
Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to win, for “The Hurt Locker,” in 2009.
This was the only year in Oscar history with two female nominees, Zhao and “Promising Young Woman” director Emerald Fennell. Only seven women have ever been nominated.
It was the first Oscar for the 39-year-old Zhao, who was born in Beijing and went to college and film school in the United States. “Nomadland” was her third feature.