Oscar nominations 2021: Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell are nominated for the Best Director award

Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell made history on Monday morning. Great picture: The filmmaker was nominated for her work on the film Nomadland, which had its initial debut at the Venice Film Festival last year Racking them up: Nomadland was put up for various other Oscars, including the awards for Best Picture and Best Actress for Frances McDormand; the film's lead actress and director are pictured together in September of 2020 Nomadland had its initial premiere at the Venice Film Festival last September and went on to have a wide streaming release in February. Fennell was nominated for the award for Best Director for her work on the film Promising Young Woman, which debuted at last year's Sundance Film Festival. Solid director: Emerald Fennell was nominated for the Oscar for her work on Promising Young Woman, which made its debut at last year's Sundance Film Festival; she is pictured in 2015 High praise: The media figure's directorial debut received much positive critical attention for the performance of its cast and timely themes The film follows the story of a woman named Cassie, who attempts to exact justice on a man who had sexually assaulted her friend in high school. Working hard: In addition to directing Promising Young Woman, Fennell wrote Promising Young Woman's screenplay and served as one of its producers; Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham are seen performing in the movie It has also been nominated for the awards for Best Picture and Best Actress, with the latter focusing on the film's star, Carey Mulligan.