Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Zhao akawana kumwe kubudirira ne "Nomadland" (2020), iyo yakakwezva kuzivikanwa kwenyika dzese uye yakahwina mibairo yakawanda, kusanganisira iyo Golden Lion paVenice Film Festival, People's Choice Award paToronto International Film Festival, uye mibairo yakawanda yeBest Picture. Zhao akahwina mibairo yokutungamirira pa
Academy Awards, Directors Guild of America Awards, Golden Globe Awards, uye British Academy Film Awards; pamutumbi mumwe nomumwe, akanga ari mukadzi wechipiri kukunda. Achitora mazita mana eAcademy Award nokuda kwefirimu, Zhao akakunda zvose Best Picture uye Best Director, achiva mukadzi wechipiri munhoroondo kuti akunde wekupedzisira mushure meKathryn Bigelow muna 2010, uye mukadzi wekutanga weruvara kuti akunde chikamu. Akavawo mukadzi wechitanhatu kuhwina akawanda maOscar mugore rimwe chete, mushure maEdith Head, Catherine Martin, Fran Walsh, Kathryn Bigelow naFrances McDormand. Iyi firimu haina kupihwa kuburitswa kwemitambo muChina, nekufungidzira kuti zvaive nekuda kwemashoko ake apfuura pamusoro penyika, uye nhau dzekukunda kwake Best Director paAcademy Awards dzaive dzichidzorwawo.