Parasite director Bong Joon Ho was touched to receive a message of support from Martin Scorsese in the wake of his historic Oscars victory.
20.02.2020 - 23:11 / nme.com
'Parasite' picked up four Academy Awards at this month's prize-giving ceremony
Martin Scorsese has written a heartfelt letter to director Bong Joon-ho following the huge success enjoyed by the latter’s film Parasite at the Oscars 2020.
Parasite won Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film at the ceremony earlier this month, while Bong triumphed in the Best Director category.
Speaking at a recent press conference in South Korea, Bong revealed that he received
Parasite director Bong Joon Ho was touched to receive a message of support from Martin Scorsese in the wake of his historic Oscars victory.
As Bong Joon-ho accepted the third Oscar for the night for his masterpiece of a film, Parasite, the South Korean filmmaker made sure to give a major shoutout to his fellow nominees - Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Sam Mendes for 1917 and Todd Phillips for Joker.
Oscar-winning Parasitedirector Bong Joon Ho said Wednesday the film's "biggest pleasure and the most significant meaning" to him is that it succeeded even though the audiences might feel uncomfortable with his explicit description of bitter wealth disparity in modern society.Bong's dark comic thriller about two families on the opposite ends of South Korea's social spectrum is a history-making film.
Gangsters out, cowboys in
By Tom Grater
*Doo wop music plays*
Oscars 2020 was THE night for Mr. Bong Joon-ho, whose film Parasite made Oscars history and took up four wins.
After South Korean thriller Parasite bagged Best Picture and three additional Oscars at the 92nd Academy Awards, director Bong Joon-ho was ready for a night of drinking and merriment, as he expressed several times during his acceptance speeches. After all, he had just made history alongside the film's talented cast. Bong and company packed up after the event dissipated and headed out into LA's Koreatown for a late-night celebration at the restaurant Soban.
Parasite director Bong Joon-Ho cannot believe he beat his idol Martin Scorsese to the Best Director Oscar.
The fire marshal shut down the “Parasite” party at Soho House before the Oscars were even over.
Basically, when he went up to accept his award, he spoke about all of his fellow nominees in the directing category: Todd Phillips, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and Sam Mendes. He spoke about all of them individually, giving them really sweet compliments via his translator. He gushed about all of them, and it was damn adorable.
Bong Joon Hotook home the award for best director at the 2020Oscars on Sunday night.The Parasitehelmer won over fellow nominees Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Sam Mendes for 1917, Todd Phillips for Joker and Martin Scorsese for The Irishman."After winning best international feature, I thought I was done for the day and was ready to relax," Bong said upon receiving the award. "Thank you so much.
In a stunning upset, Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” almost swept the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday night, making history along the way.
Martin Scorsese was spotted falling asleep during Eminem’s Oscars performance on Sunday night.
Bong Joon-Ho could have easily run out of speeches to give tonight, he still managed to bring the tears on his third trip to the stage.