List of awards and nominations received by Chloé Zhao
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Chloé Zhao is a Chinese filmmaker known for her films Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), The Rider (2018), and Nomadland (2020).
Infobox
Awards and nominations
Awards and nominationsAward Wins Nominations Academy Awards 2 4BAFTA Awards 2 4Critics' Choice Awards 2 3Directors Guild of America Awards 1 1Golden Globe Awards 1 2Producers Guild of America Awards 1 1
Award
Wins
Academy Awards
2
BAFTA Awards
2
Critics' Choice Awards
2
Directors Guild of America Awards
1
Golden Globe Awards
1
Producers Guild of America Awards
1
Wins
84
Nominations
124
Tables
· Major awards › Academy Awards
2020
Role(s)
Won
Role(s)
Nominated
Role(s)
Nominated
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | Best Picture | Nomadland | Won | |
| Best Director | Won | |||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Best Film Editing | Nominated |
· Major awards › BAFTA Awards
2020
Role(s)
Won
Role(s)
Nominated
Role(s)
Nominated
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 2020 | Best Film | Nomadland | Won | |
| Best Director | Won | |||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Nominated | |||
· Major awards › Critics' Choice Awards
2020
Role(s)
Won
Role(s)
Nominated
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | ||||
| 2020 | Best Director | Nomadland | Won | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | |||
| Best Film Editing | Nominated | |||
· Major awards › Directors Guild of America Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Nomadland | Won |
· Major awards › Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | Best Director | Nomadland | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated |
· Major awards › Producers Guild of America Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Nomadland | Won |
· Other awards › ACE Eddie Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Nomadland | Nominated |
· Other awards › British Independent Film Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Best Foreign Independent Film | The Rider | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Nomadland | Won |
· Other awards › Gotham Independent Film Awards
2014
Spotlight on Women Filmmakers "Live the Dream" Grant
Role(s)
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Notes
Won
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2014 | Spotlight on Women Filmmakers "Live the Dream" Grant | Songs My Brothers Taught Me | Won | |
| 2018 | Audience Award | The Rider | Nominated | |
| Best Feature | Won | |||
| 2020 | Nomadland | Won | ||
| Audience Award | Won |
· Other awards › Independent Spirit Awards
2015
Someone to Watch Award
Role(s)
Nominated
2017
The BONNIE Award
Role(s)
—
Notes
Won
Role(s)
Nominated
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2015 | Best First Feature | Songs My Brother Taught Me | Nominated | |
| Someone to Watch Award | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | The BONNIE Award | — | Won | |
| Best Feature | The Rider | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Best Feature | Nomadland | Won | |
| Best Director | Won | |||
| Best Editing | Won |
· Other awards › Satellite Awards
2020
Role(s)
Nominated
Role(s)
Nominated
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | Best Director | Nomadland | Won | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Best Film Editing | Nominated |
· Other awards › USC Scripter Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | Film | Nomadland | Won |
· Film festival awards
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Organizations
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Year
2018
Category
Best Feature Film - Avant-Garde and Genre
Project
The Rider
Result
Nominated
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
Organizations
Cannes Film Festival
Year
2015
Category
Caméra d'Or
Project
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Result
Nominated
2017
2017
Organizations
2017
Year
Art Cinema Award
Category
The Rider
Project
Won
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
Organizations
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
Year
2020
Category
Best Director
Project
Nomadland
Result
Won
Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
Organizations
Chicago International Film Festival
Year
2020
Category
Audience Choice Award
Project
Won
Coronado Island Film Festival
Coronado Island Film Festival
Organizations
Coronado Island Film Festival
Year
2020
Category
Leonard Maltin Tribute Award
Project
Won
Denver Film Festival
Denver Film Festival
Organizations
Denver Film Festival
Year
2015
Category
Best Feature Film
Project
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Result
Nominated
2020
2020
Organizations
2020
Year
Rare Pearl Award
Category
Nomadland
Project
Won
Middleburg Film Festival
Middleburg Film Festival
Organizations
Middleburg Film Festival
Year
2025
Category
Visionary Director Award
Project
Hamnet
Result
Won
Mill Valley Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival
Organizations
Mill Valley Film Festival
Year
2025
Category
Overall Audience Award
Project
Won
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Organizations
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Year
2018
Category
Directors to Watch
Project
The Rider
Result
Won
2020
2020
Organizations
2020
Year
Director of the Year
Category
Nomadland
Project
Won
Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Organizations
Toronto International Film Festival
Year
2020
Category
People's Choice Award
Project
Won
2025
2025
Organizations
2025
Year
Hamnet
Category
Won
Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
Organizations
Tokyo International Film Festival
Year
2025
Category
Kurosawa Akira Award
Project
For extraordinary contributions to world cinema
Result
Honoured
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Organizations
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Year
2021
Category
Outstanding Director of the Year
Project
Nomadland
Result
Won
Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Organizations
Sundance Film Festival
Year
2015
Category
Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic
Project
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Result
Nominated
Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Organizations
Venice Film Festival
Year
2020
Category
Golden Lion
Project
Nomadland
Result
Won
Fair Play Cinema Award
Fair Play Cinema Award
Organizations
Fair Play Cinema Award
Year
Won
SIGNIS Award - Honorable Mention
SIGNIS Award - Honorable Mention
Organizations
SIGNIS Award - Honorable Mention
Year
Won
Virginia Film Festival
Virginia Film Festival
Organizations
Virginia Film Festival
Year
2020
Category
Best Narrative Feature
Project
Won
American Perspectives Award
American Perspectives Award
Organizations
American Perspectives Award
Year
Won
| Organizations | Year | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
| Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema | 2018 | Best Feature Film - Avant-Garde and Genre | The Rider | Nominated | |
| Cannes Film Festival | 2015 | Caméra d'Or | Songs My Brothers Taught Me | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Art Cinema Award | The Rider | Won | ||
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | 2020 | Best Director | Nomadland | Won | |
| Chicago International Film Festival | 2020 | Audience Choice Award | Won | ||
| Coronado Island Film Festival | 2020 | Leonard Maltin Tribute Award | Won | ||
| Denver Film Festival | 2015 | Best Feature Film | Songs My Brothers Taught Me | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Rare Pearl Award | Nomadland | Won | ||
| Middleburg Film Festival | 2025 | Visionary Director Award | Hamnet | Won | |
| Mill Valley Film Festival | 2025 | Overall Audience Award | Won | ||
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2018 | Directors to Watch | The Rider | Won | |
| 2020 | Director of the Year | Nomadland | Won | ||
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2020 | People's Choice Award | Won | ||
| 2025 | Hamnet | Won | |||
| Tokyo International Film Festival | 2025 | Kurosawa Akira Award | For extraordinary contributions to world cinema | Honoured | |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 2021 | Outstanding Director of the Year | Nomadland | Won | |
| Sundance Film Festival | 2015 | Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic | Songs My Brothers Taught Me | Nominated | |
| Venice Film Festival | 2020 | Golden Lion | Nomadland | Won | |
| Fair Play Cinema Award | Won | ||||
| SIGNIS Award - Honorable Mention | Won | ||||
| Virginia Film Festival | 2020 | Best Narrative Feature | Won | ||
| American Perspectives Award | Won |
· Other associations
2020
Best Director
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Won
Best Adapted Screenplay
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Nominated
2021
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Won
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Nominated
Best Editing
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Nominated
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Won
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Won
Best Editing
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Won
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Runner-up
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Nominated
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Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Role(s)
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay
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Won
Best Adapted Screenplay
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Won
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Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay
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Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay
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Won
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Won
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Best Director
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Best Editing
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Won
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Won
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Nominated
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Nominated
Best Film Editing
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Best Screenplay
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Best Editing
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Best Editing
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Best Editing
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| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2021 | Best Director | Nomadland | Won | |
| Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||||
| Best Film Editing | Won | ||||
| Best Woman Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Woman Screenwriter | Nominated | ||||
| Astra Film Awards | 2018 | Best Female Director | The Rider | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Nomadland | Won | |||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best Editing | Nominated | ||||
| Austin Film Critics Association | 2021 | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||||
| Best Film Editing | Won | ||||
| Boston Online Film Critics Association | 2020 | Best Director | Won | ||
| Best Editing | Won | ||||
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 2020 | Best Director | Won | ||
| Best Editing | Runner-up | ||||
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2020 | Best Director | Won | ||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best Editing | Nominated | ||||
| Chlotrudis Awards | 2019 | Best Director | The Rider | Won | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Columbus Film Critics Association | 2021 | Best Director | Nomadland | Won | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2021 | Best Director | Won | ||
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 2020 | Best Director | Won | ||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||||
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2020 | Best Director | Won | ||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 2021 | Best Director | Won | ||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||||
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2021 | Best Director | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 2020 | Best Director | Won | ||
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | 2021 | Best Director | Won | ||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 2020 | Best Director | Won | ||
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2021 | Director of the Year | Won | ||
| Screenwriter of the Year | Won | ||||
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 2018 | New Generation Award | — | Won | |
| 2020 | Best Director | Nomadland | Won | ||
| Minnesota Film Critics Alliance | 2021 | Best Picture | Won | ||
| Best Director | Won | ||||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| National Society of Film Critics | 2019 | Best Director | The Rider | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Nomadland | Won | |||
| New York Film Critics Circle | 2020 | Best Director | Won | ||
| New York Film Critics Online | 2021 | Best Director | Won | ||
| North Dakota Film Society | 2021 | Best Picture | Won | ||
| Best Director | Won |
References
- Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and
- As Producer
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2021/03/nomadlands-chloe-zhao-first-women-of-color-to-oscar-nomination-for-best-director-1234714498/
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- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2021/02/mank-minari-lead-critics-choice-awards-film-nominations-chadwick-boseman-1234689332/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2021/film/news/dga-awards-winners-list-directors-guild-1234948698/
- Golden Globeshttps://goldenglobes.com/person/chloe-zhao/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2021/awards/news/producers-guild-awards-winners-2021-1234937556/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2021/04/ace-eddie-awards-2021-winners-list-american-cinema-editors-1234735025/
- Birdmanhttps://deadline.com/2014/12/gotham-awards-2014-winners-list-1201305127/
- First Reformedhttps://variety.com/2018/film/news/gotham-awards-winners-list-2018-new-york-1203037073/
- Nomadlandhttps://www.indiewire.com/2021/01/gotham-awards-2020-winners-list-1234608345/
- IndieWirehttps://www.indiewire.com/2016/02/full-list-of-all-2016-film-independent-spirit-award-winners-63860/
- Entertainment Weeklyhttp://ew.com/awards/2018/03/03/independent-spirit-awards-2018-winners-list/
- Varietyhttps://www.vulture.com/2021/01/indie-spirit-award-nominations-2021-the-complete-list.html
- "Satellite Awards winners: 'Nomadland', 'Forty-Year Old Version' top film prizes; 'Schitt's Creek', 'Better Call Saul' take TV"https://awardswatch.com/satellite-awards-winners-nomadland-forty-year-old-version-top-film-prizes-schitts-creek-better-call-saul-take-tv/
- Deadlinehttps://deadline.com/2021/01/usc-scripter-awards-nominations-scripts-writers-1234680989/
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- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2017/film/news/chloe-zhao-the-rider-cannes-directors-fortnight-1202445981/
- IndieWirehttps://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/jay-kelly-middleburg-film-festival-2025-chloe-zhao-honorees-1235151946/
- AwardsWatchhttps://awardswatch.com/hamnet-wins-audience-award-at-48th-mill-valley-film-festival/
- Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 20, 2020.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-chloe-zhaos-nomadland-wins-audience-award
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- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/chloe-zhao-lee-sang-il-tokyo-kurosawa-akira-award-1236354383/
- "Sundance 2015 Award Winners"https://web.archive.org/web/20151208160148/http://twitchfilm.com/2015/02/sundance-2015-award-winners.html
- Nomadlandhttps://www.indiewire.com/2020/09/venice-film-festival-2020-winners-list-1234585982/
- "2020 EDA Award Winners"https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2021/01/awfj-2020-eda-awards-winners-announced.html
- "2018"https://theastras.com/award-2018/
- The Invisible Manhttps://dailydead.com/4th-annual-hollywood-critics-association-film-awards-winners-include-the-invisible-man-la-llorona-promising-young-woman/
- The Austin Film Critics Associationhttps://austinfilmcritics.org/2021/03/19/2020-austin-film-critics-association-award-winners/
- Next Best Picturehttps://nextbestpicture.com/the-2020-boston-online-film-critics-association-bofca-winners/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2020/film/awards/boston-film-critics-awards-2020-nomadland-paul-raci-1234852623/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2020/12/chicago-film-critics-awards-nomadland-frances-mcdormand-chloe-zhao-1234660695/
- Next Best Picturehttps://nextbestpicture.com/the-2020-columbus-film-critics-association-cofca-winners/
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- AwardsWatchhttps://awardswatch.com/detroit-film-critics-winners-nomadland-is-top-film-minari-delroy-lindo-also-score/
- "Florida Film Critics go for 'First Cow', 'Mangrove' and Chloé Zhao"https://awardswatch.com/florida-film-critics-go-for-first-cow-mangrove-and-chloe-zhao/
- Next Best Picturehttps://nextbestpicture.com/the-2020-houston-film-critics-society-hfcs-nominations/
- Screen Crushhttps://screencrush.com/film-critics-poll-best-of-2020/
- Next Best Picturehttps://nextbestpicture.com/the-2020-kansas-city-film-critics-circle-kcfcc-winners/
- "London Critics Name 'Nomadland' Their Best Film of 2020"https://criticscircle.org.uk/london-critics-name-nomadland-their-best-film-of-2020/
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/la-film-critics-association-voting-under-way-1167808
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2020/film/awards/lafca-winners-2020-1234867257/
- Next Best Picturehttps://nextbestpicture.com/the-2020-minnesota-film-critics-alliance-mfca-winners/
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/national-society-film-critics-winners-2019-list-full-1173400
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nomadland-named-best-picture-by-national-society-of-film-critics-4113778/
- "New York Film Critics Circle 2020 Winners: 'First Cow,' Chadwick Boseman, and More"https://www.indiewire.com/2020/12/new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-2020-winners-1234605471/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2021/awards/awards/new-york-film-critics-online-winners-minari-ellen-burstyn-1234892719/
- Next Best Picturehttps://nextbestpicture.com/the-2020-north-dakota-film-society-ndfs-winners/
- "OFCS Presents: 24th Annual Awards for 2022"https://ofcs.org/ofcs-presents-24th-annual-awards-for-2020/
- "2020 San Diego Film Critics Society Award Winners"https://www.sdfcs.org/2020-award-winners/
- "SFBAFCC 2020 Awards"https://sfbafcc.com/awards/2020-awards/
- ""Nomadland" Named Best Picture of 2020 by Seattle Film Critics Society"https://seattlefilmcritics.com/2021/02/15/nomadland-named-best-picture-of-2020-by-seattle-film-critics-society/
- St. Louis Film Critics Associationhttps://www.stlfilmcritics.org/2020
- Etan Vlessing, "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Picture by Toronto Film Critics Association". The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chloe-zhaos-nomadland-named-best-picture-by-toronto-film-critics-association
- Etan Vlessing, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle: 'Mank' Leads With Five Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, February 19,https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2021-vancouver-film-critics-circle-nominations-list
- Nomadland tops the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Metro Weeklyhttps://www.metroweekly.com/2021/02/nomadland-tops-the-washington-dc-area-film-critics-awards/