Oscars

Chloé Zhao ’05 is first woman of color to win Best Director at the Oscars

Chloé Zhao ’05 is first woman of color to win Best Director at the Oscars

Chloé Zhao ’05 became the first woman of color to win an Academy Award for Best Director at the 93rd annual Academy Awards on Sunday, April 25. Zhao, a Mount Holyoke alumna from the class of 2005, was nominated for three Oscars for her third film “Nomadland,” which received the Oscar for Best Picture.