Oscars 2020 was THE night for Mr. Bong Joon-ho, whose film Parasite made Oscars history and took up four wins.
29.01.2020 - 21:16 / deadline.com
By Joe Utichi
Editor, AwardsLine
Can a non-English language film win Best Picture on the American industry’s grandest night of the year? It is a question Oscar prognosticators have been chewing over for months, with increasing intensity, as Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite has been making history at every turn.
Parasite’s life began at the Cannes Film Festival in May where, a few days after its world premiere, the movie became the first from South Korea to be awarded the prestigious Palme
Oscars 2020 was THE night for Mr. Bong Joon-ho, whose film Parasite made Oscars history and took up four wins.
Oscars 2020 was definitely a memorable night for Team Parasite, especially for the captain of the ship, Bong Joon-ho, as his film made Oscars history by being the first non-English language movie to win the prestigious Best Picture Academy Award. Furthermore, Parasite took home the Oscar for International Feature Film, Directing for Bong and Original Screenplay for Bong and Kwak Sin-ae.
A tiny South Korean hedge fund hit the jackpot when it made a long-shot investment in the surprise Oscar-winning movie “Parasite,” according to a report Wednesday.
It was a moment of pride for the South Korean film industry after Parasite bagged the highest number of awards at the 92nd Academy Awards over the weekend. The Korean drama film not only won Best International Film but also bagged the Oscar for Best Directing and Best Picture. Soon enough, the internet was flooded with congratulatory messages addressing director Bong Joon Ho and the team of Parasite. BTS joined social media users to congratulate Parasite for their historic win.
Parasite made history at the 2020 Academy Awards on Sunday (February 9, 2020) as it became the first non-English language film to be crowned Best Picture.
South Korean social satire “Parasite” won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, making history as the first film not in the English language to win the movie industry’s highest honour.
South Korean social satire “Parasite” won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, making history as the first film not in the English language to win the movie industry’s highest honour.
Hollywood history was made last night as South Korean film Parasite became the first non-English-language movie to win the best picture Oscar.
Bong Joon-ho is having a heck of a night.
Parasite made history at the 2020 Academy Awards on Sunday (09Feb20) as it became the first non-English language film to be crowned Best Picture.
It may have seemed like the 2020 Oscars were over.
Hollywood's biggest night finished with a bang, with Bong Joon Ho's South Korean film Parasite winning the biggest prize in an upset. Sam Mendes' 1917 was the perceived Best Picture frontrunner coming into the 92nd Academy Awards, but Parasite cleaned house all night long, winning Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best International Feature, and making history as the first non-English language Best Picture winner ever.
Movie history was made in Hollywood and Seoul tonight! Bong Joon Ho's South Korean film Parasite took home the last statue of the evening at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, becoming the first film not in English to win Best Picture. The victory capped off a night where Sam Mendes' technically dazzling war epic 1917 had a very strong chance of winning the grand prize, and many expected it would.
Bong Joon Ho’s acclaimed South Korean thriller “Parasite” became the first foreign-language film to win best picture at the Oscars, and the historic win had Hollywood heavyweights like Ava DuVernay, Sandra Oh and Priyanka Chopra cheering.
And the Best Picture Oscar goes to . . . “Parasite.”
After he thought he was done for the night, Parasite helmer Bong Joon Ho picked up the award for best director at the 2020 Oscars.Earlier in the night, Bong made history when he won the Oscar for best international feature film for Parasite Sunday night.
Neon’s “Parasite” made history on Sunday night at the 92nd Academy Awards, becoming the first foreign-language film ever to win a best picture Oscar.