history-making sweep at the Oscars was almost entirely censored in her China amid accusations that she previously insulted her homeland.The New York University graduate on Sunday became the first woman of color to win best director, while her “Nomadland” is only the second film directed by a woman to take home honors for best picture.Yet her groundbreaking night was ignored and censored in her homeland as she remained embroiled in a backlash over a recently unearthed 2013 interview in which she said there were “lies everywhere” in China.State media remained silent about the 39-year-old Beijing-born director’s Oscars success as of Monday afternoon, with no mention of her win by either CCTV and Xinhua, the two main state-run outlets.A post.
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