Zhao ranked 80th on "Forbes" China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 22nd in 2014, 7th in 2015, and 28th in 2017. In 2016, Zhao was named as member of the main Jury at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. In September 2017, she was named as a member of the main competition jury for the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival.