Directors Guild Of America Awards: Chloe Zhao takes top prize for Nomadland

Nomadland filmmaker Chloe Zhao took the top prize at the Directors Guild Of America Awards (Joshua James Richards/2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved/PA)

Nomadland filmmaker Chloe Zhao took the top prize at the Directors Guild Of America Awards.

The Chinese director won outstanding directorial achievement in theatrical feature film for Nomadland, which stars Frances McDormand as a 60-something woman who lives life on the road in the American West.