Hong Kong Media: "Nomadland's Historic Win of the Academy Award for Best Picture"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Hong Kong media described the Chinese-American director Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' winning Best Picture and Best Director at the 93rd Academy Awards on the 25th (local time) as a "historic night."

The Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP) said, "It has been just one year since the Korean film 'Parasite' surprised the global entertainment industry by winning Best Picture at last year's Academy Awards."

SCMP stated, "This year's ceremony marked the first time in Academy history that streaming service productions competed for the top awards."

It added, "The status of Asian-American filmmakers is rising," noting, "Nomadland swept major categories, and the film 'Minari,' which tells the story of a Korean-American family, led to veteran Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung winning Best Supporting Actress."

Hong Kong did not broadcast the Academy Awards for the first time in 52 years due to pressure from the Chinese government. Major Chinese media outlets did not report on Zhao's win, and numerous related posts were deleted on the social media platform Weibo.

Previously, when Zhao won the Golden Globe for Best Director, related hashtags on Weibo garnered as many as 350 million views, indicating high interest.

However, the atmosphere changed abruptly when it resurfaced that in a 2013 interview with 'Filmmaker,' Zhao referred to China as "a place full of lies."

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