Image Source: Getty / Amanda Edwards Nomadland director Chloé Zhao 's Golden Globes win on Sunday night marked a series of historic firsts. She's not only the first Asian woman and woman of color to take home the best director win, but also the second woman ever to win a Golden Globe for directing. The first was Barbra Streisand for her work in Yentl back in 1983, which means it took a shocking 38 years for another woman to win the category. "This is why I fell in love with making movies and telling stories, 'cause it gives us a chance to laugh and cry together and it gives us to learn from each other and have more compassion for each other." And in a long overdue first, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated three women in the best director category: Zhao, Regina King for One Night in Miami , and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman ." In Zhao's acceptance speech, the Chinese-born filmmaker thanked her fellow nominees for making &
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