'Parasite' picked up four Academy Awards at this month's prize-giving ceremony
10.02.2020 - 05:01 / pinkvilla.com
Since its premiere in 2019, at the Cannes Film Festival, Bong Joon Ho's film Parasite has been the talk of the town for all the right reasons. The movie, which explores the social themes of class inequality in South Korea, has become the first South Korean film to be nominated for Academy Awards’ best picture category.
After the success of his movie, the director is all set to make an HBO series based on it. While speaking about the highly anticipated project, for which he will be collaborating
.'Parasite' picked up four Academy Awards at this month's prize-giving ceremony
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.
The world is Bong Joon Ho’s oyster following last Sunday’s Oscar triumph.
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.
It was Bong Joon-ho's night as his masterpiece Parasite dominated at the Oscars 2020 and picked up not one or two, but four Academy Awards. Parasite won the Oscar for Best Picture, the Academy Award for Directing for Bong, International Feature Film and Original Screenplay for Bong and Kwak Sin-ae. The reason why the Best Picture win, in particular, is so monumental is that it's the first South Korean and more significantly non-English language film to be honoured with the prestigious award.
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Bong Joon Ho dominated at his first-ever Oscars ceremony, taking home three awards.Going into the 92nd annual Academy Awards, the South Korean filmmaker was up for best director, original screenplay and best picture — all three of which he won.While several nominees were up for multiple awards, including Scarlett Johansson and Cynthia Erivo, the Parasite director was the sole nominee taking home multiple awards Sunday night.Parasite received a total of six nominations for the 2020 Oscars,
The 92nd Academy Awards show ended on a high note. Parasite was undeniably the star of the awards show this year as it bagged four major awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (presented to Bong Joon Ho.) While the South Korean drama brought the Dolby Theatre down with their wins, Oscar 2020 played witness to some powerful speeches.
To say that it was a monumental night, in Oscars' history, would be an understatement! And, we have Bong Joon-ho to thank for that! With his brilliant film Parasite, the filmmaker made history at Oscars 2020 as not just the first South Korean movie but the first non-English language film to ever take home the coveted Oscar for Best Picture. Parasite also won the Academy Award for Directing for Bong, International Feature Film and Original Screenplay for Bong and Kwak Sin-ae.
It is safe to say now that Parasite absolutely owned the 92nd Academy Awards and the team deserves all the appreciation in the world for their historic win. Celebrating the success of the South Korean film, Jonas share a note of appreciation on Instagram.
The South Korean thriller landed the top prize on Hollywood's big night, taking a total of four honours, including Best Director for Bong Joon Ho. It was also named Best International Feature, and Best Original Screenplay, an accolade Bong shared with Han Jin Won.
South Korean dark comedy Parasite has continued its remarkable awards season run as it emerged victorious at the Oscars.
Bong Joon-ho is having a heck of a night.