Mind Matters Natural and Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis

TagOscars

golden-oscar-statue-in-hollywood-with-fireworks-in-the-backdrop-success-and-victory-concept-stockpack-adobe-stock
Golden Oscar statue in Hollywood with fireworks in the backdrop. Success and victory concept.

Oppenheimer Steals the Show

Cillian Murphy wins Best Actor, Nolan Best Director
The film scored 13 total nominations, more than any other film in history. Read More ›
padlock-china-flag-on-a-smartphone-and-china-map-symbolizing-the-great-firewall-of-china-concept-or-gfw-and-all-extreme-internet-censorship-in-china-stockpack-adobe-stock.jpg
Padlock, China flag on a smartphone and China map, symbolizing the Great Firewall of China concept or GFW and all extreme Internet censorship in China

The Academy Award Goes to… 404

Chinese citizens were suddenly no longer allowed to know of an Oscar for Best Director won by a Beijing-born woman, let alone see the film

As the hoopla from the 92nd Academy Awards last weekend fades, if you search for “Chloe Zhao” on Google, you’ll discover a curious thing: She is the first Asian director and second female director to win an Academy Award for best director, for her film Nomadland. Search for “Chloe Zhao” or her Chinese name, “Zhao Ting,” on Baidu in China and you’ll find “only scattered links to deleted articles about the Academy Award honor” (Wall Street Journal, April 26, 2021). Posts on Weibo and WeChat congratulating her were removed within minutes of the announcement of her win for best director. Rewriting the story in the U.S. Zhao (pictured) was born in Beijing, went to a boarding school in the U.K., Read More ›