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photo of Chloe Zhao, winner of the award for Best Picture for "Nomadland", holding her awards

Chloe Zhao is the first Asian woman and only the second woman ever to take home the award. Image: REUTERS/ POOL NEW

Jill Serjeant

Writer, Reuters

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