List of awards and nominations received by Chloé Zhao

Chloé Zhao awards and nominations
	Zhao in 2019
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Award	Wins
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Wins	96
Nominations	182
	Note ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

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Chloé Zhao is a Chinese filmmaker known for her films Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), The Rider (2018), Nomadland (2020), Eternals (2021), and Hamnet (2025).

Zhao set many records with her 2020 film Nomadland, including becoming the first woman of color to win the Academy Award for Best Director, as well as the second woman to ever win Best Director awards from the Directors Guild of America Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and British Academy Film Awards.^[1]^[2]

With her 2025 film Hamnet, Zhao became the only director to have won the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award twice^[3], and only the second woman and the first woman of color to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director twice. She was also nominated alongside Maggie O'Farrell for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.^[4]

[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

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Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2021	Best Picture	Nomadland	Won^[a]	^[5]
	Best Director		Won
	Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated
	Best Film Editing		Nominated
2026	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[6]
2026	Best Adapted Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[6]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2021	Best Film	Nomadland	Won^[a]	^[7]
	Best Director		Won
	Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated
	Best Editing		Nominated
2026	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[8]
	Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated^[b]
	Outstanding British Film		Won^[c]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2021	Best Picture	Nomadland	Won^[a]	^[9]
	Best Director		Won
	Best Adapted Screenplay		Won
	Best Film Editing		Nominated
2026	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[10]
2026	Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated^[b]	^[10]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2021	Outstanding Directing – Feature Film	Nomadland	Won	^[11]
2026	Outstanding Directing – Feature Film	Hamnet	Nominated	^[12]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2021	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[13]
2021	Best Screenplay	Nomadland	Nominated
2026	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated
2026	Best Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]

List of awards and nominations received by Chloé Zhao

Academy Awards

BAFTA Awards

Critics' Choice Awards

Directors Guild of America Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Producers Guild of America Awards

Writers Guild of America Awards

Other awards

ACE Eddie Awards

British Independent Film Awards

Gotham Awards

Independent Spirit Awards

Irish Film & Television Awards

NAACP Image Awards

Satellite Awards

USC Scripter Awards

Film festival awards

Other associations

Academy Award nominated performances from Zhao movies

Notes

References

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Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2021	Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic	Nomadland	Nominated	^[16]
2026	Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic	Hamnet	Nominated^[d]	^[17]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	Best Foreign Independent Film	The Rider	Nominated	^[18]
2021	Best Foreign Independent Film	Nomadland	Won	^[19]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	Spotlight on Women Filmmakers "Live the Dream" Grant	Songs My Brothers Taught Me	Won	^[20]
2018	Audience Award	The Rider	Nominated	^[21]
2018	Best Feature	The Rider	Won	^[21]
2020	Best Feature	Nomadland	Won	^[22]
2020	Audience Award	Nomadland	Won	^[22]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Best First Feature	Songs My Brother Taught Me	Nominated	^[23]
2016	Someone to Watch Award	Songs My Brother Taught Me	Nominated	^[23]
2018	The BONNIE Award	N/a	Won	^[24]
	Best Feature	The Rider	Nominated
	Best Director	The Rider	Nominated
2021	Best Feature	Nomadland	Won	^[25]
	Best Director		Won
	Best Editing		Won

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2021	Film	Nomadland	Won	^[30]
2026	Film	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[31]

Organizations	Year	Category	Project	Result	Ref.
BFI London Film Festival	2025	Audience Award for Best Feature	Hamnet	Won	^[32]
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	^[33]
Cannes Film Festival	2017	Art Cinema Award	The Rider	Won	^[34]
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival	2020	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[35]
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
Denver Film Festival	2020	Rare Pearl Award	Nomadland	Won
Fargo Film Festival	2016	Prairie Spirit Award	Songs My Brothers Taught Me	Won	^[36]
Middleburg Film Festival	2025	Visionary Director Award	Hamnet	Won	^[37]
Mill Valley Film Festival	2025	Overall Audience Award	Hamnet	Won	^[38]
Palm Springs International Film Festival	2018	Directors to Watch	The Rider	Won
	2020	Director of the Year	Nomadland	Won
	2026	Vanguard Award	Hamnet (shared with actors Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal)	Won	^[39]
Toronto International Film Festival	2020	People's Choice Award	Nomadland	Won	^[40]
Toronto International Film Festival	2025	People's Choice Award	Hamnet	Won	^[41]
Tokyo International Film Festival	2025	Kurosawa Akira Award	For extraordinary contributions to world cinema	Honoured	^[42]
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	^[43]
Venice Film Festival	2020	Golden Lion	Nomadland	Won	^[44]
		Fair Play Cinema Award		Won
		SIGNIS Award - Honorable Mention		Won
Virginia Film Festival	2020	Best Narrative Feature		Won
Virginia Film Festival	2020	American Perspectives Award		Won

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
AACTA International Awards	2021	Best Film	Nomadland	Nominated^[a]	^[45]
		Best Direction		Won
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
	2026	Best Direction	Hamnet	Nominated	^[46]
	2026	Best Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[46]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists	2021	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[47]
		Best Screenplay, Adapted		Won
		Best Editing		Won
		Best Woman Director		Nominated
		Best Female Screenwriter		Nominated
	2025	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[48]
		Best Screenplay, Adapted		Won^[b]
		Best Editing		Nominated^[d]
		Best Woman Director		Won
		Best Female Screenwriter		Nominated^[b]
Astra Film Awards	2018	Best Female Director	The Rider	Nominated	^[49]
	2021	Best Female Director	Nomadland	Won	^[50]
		Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated
		Best Editing		Nominated
	2025	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[51]
	2025	Best Adapted Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[51]
Austin Film Critics Association	2021	Best Director	Nomadland	Nominated	^[52]
		Best Adapted Screenplay		Won
		Best Film Editing		Won
Boston Online Film Critics Association	2020	Best Director		Won	^[53]
Boston Online Film Critics Association	2020	Best Editing		Won	^[53]
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	2020	Best Director		Won	^[54]
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	2020	Best Editing		Runner-up	^[54]
Chicago Film Critics Association	2020	Best Director		Won	^[55]
		Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated
		Best Editing		Nominated
	2025	Best Adapted Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[56]
Chlotrudis Awards	2019	Best Director	The Rider	Won
Chlotrudis Awards	2019	Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
Columbus Film Critics Association	2021	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[57]
	2021	Best Adapted Screenplay	Nomadland	Won	^[57]
	2026	Best Adapted Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[58]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	2021	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[59]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	2025	Best Director	Hamnet	3rd place	^[60]
Detroit Film Critics Society	2020	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[61]
Detroit Film Critics Society	2020	Best Adapted Screenplay		Won	^[61]
Dorian Awards	2021	Best Director		Won
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
		Wilde Artist of the Year		Nominated
	2026	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[62]
	2026	Best Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[62]
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards	2020	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[63]
	2020	Best Adapted Screenplay	Nomadland	Nominated	^[63]
	2025	Best Adapted Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[64]
Georgia Film Critics Association	2021	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[65]
	2021	Best Adapted Screenplay	Nomadland	Won	^[65]
	2025	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[66]
	2025	Best Adapted Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[66]
Houston Film Critics Society	2021	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[67]
	2021	Best Screenplay	Nomadland	Nominated	^[67]
	2026	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[68]
IndieWire Critics Poll	2020	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[69]
Kansas City Film Critics Circle	2021	Best Director		Won	^[70]
	2021	Best Adapted Screenplay		Won	^[70]
	2025	Best Adapted Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated	^[71]
Las Vegas Film Critics Society	2020	Best Director	Nomadland	Won
London Film Critics' Circle	2021	Director of the Year		Nominated	^[72]
	2021	Screenwriter of the Year		Won	^[72]
	2026	Director of the Year	Hamnet	Nominated	^[73]
	2026	Screenwriter of the Year	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[73]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	2018	New Generation Award	N/a	Won	^[74]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	2020	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[75]
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance	2021	Best Picture		Won^[a]	^[76]
		Best Director		Won
		Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated
	2026	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[77]
	2026	Best Adapted Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[77]
National Society of Film Critics	2019	Best Director	The Rider	3rd place	^[78]
National Society of Film Critics	2021	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[79]
New York Film Critics Circle	2020	Best Director		Won	^[80]
New York Film Critics Online	2021	Best Director		Won	^[81]
	2025	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[82]
	2025	Best Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[82]
North Dakota Film Society	2021	Best Picture	Nomadland	Won^[a]	^[83]
		Best Director		Won
		Best Editing		Won
	2026	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[84]
	2026	Best Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[84]
Online Film Critics Society	2020	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[85]
		Best Adapted Screenplay		Won
		Best Editing		Won
	2026	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[86]
	2026	Best Adapted Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[86]
San Diego Film Critics Society	2021	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[87]
	2021	Best Adapted Screenplay	Nomadland	Nominated	^[87]
	2025	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[88]
		Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated^[b]
		Best Editing		Nominated^[d]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle	2020	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[89]
		Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated
		Best Film Editing		Won
	2025	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[90]
	2025	Best Adapted Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[90]
Seattle Film Critics Society	2020	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[91]
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
		Best Editing		Won
	2025	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[92]
St. Louis Film Critics Association	2020	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[93]
		Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated
		Best Editing		Won
	2025	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[94]
	2025	Best Adapted Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[94]
Toronto Film Critics Association	2021	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[95]
	2021	Best Screenplay	Nomadland	Nominated	^[95]
	2025	Best Adapted Screenplay	Hamnet	Runner-up^[b]	^[96]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle	2021	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[97]
	2026	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[98]
	2026	Best Screenplay	Hamnet	Nominated^[b]	^[98]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	2020	Best Director	Nomadland	Won	^[99]
		Best Adapted Screenplay		Won
		Best Editing		Nominated
	2025	Best Director	Hamnet	Nominated	^[100]
		Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated^[b]
		Best Editing		Nominated^[d]

Year	Performer	Film	Result
Academy Award for Best Actress
2020	Frances McDormand	Nomadland	Won
2025	Jessie Buckley	Hamnet	Won

v t e Films directed by Chloé Zhao
Awards and nominations
Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015) The Rider (2017) Nomadland (2020) Eternals (2021) Hamnet (2025)