South Korean dark comedy Parasite continues to build momentum ahead of the Oscars after winning another major award.
13.01.2020 - 19:11 / pinkvilla.com
The Oscars 2020 nominations list is finally out and while there were several surprises and even more snubs (female directors get no Oscar love!), Parasite emerged as a big winner! This Bong Joon-ho directorial was led by veteran South Korean actor Song Kang-ho and has been winning acclaim and accolades on a global scale.
While everyone bet their money on Parasite getting a Best Foreign Language Film (now renamed Best International Feature Film) nomination, which it did, we were still on the loop
.South Korean dark comedy Parasite continues to build momentum ahead of the Oscars after winning another major award.
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Nominated for a historic total of six Oscars, South Korean director Bong Joon Ho'sParasiteis the big surprise of awards season 2020.
Parasite director Bong Joon Ho is battling “horrible” jet lag due to the film’s stunning awards season success.
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After the Palme d’Or, the Golden Globes and a slew of critics’ gongs, it is highly likely that helmer-writer Bong Joon Ho’s masterful, multilevel black comedy “Parasite” will achieve the triple crown of prestige kudos by nabbing the international feature Oscar. Surprisingly, it is the first South Korean film to be nominated in this category, although last year’s “Burning,” helmed by Lee Chang-dong, made the December shortlist.
With Parasite one of the buzziest films as awards season creeps towards its climax, having broken numerous records along the way and turned Bong Joon Ho and his cast into instant celebrities among Hollywood’s A-list, the idea of the South Korean filmmaker interrupting the relentless succession of ceremonies and last-ditch pitches to Academy voters to spend a few days at a film festival in wintery Holland may sound rather peculiar.But that’s exactly what’s happening this week, as the director
South Korean dark comedy Parasite has continued its remarkable awards season run, taking the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Bong Joon-ho is on cloud nine as his extraordinary feature film Parasite has earned South Korea its first-ever nominations at Oscars 2020. Besides Best Picture and Best Director noms for Bong, Parasite is also nominated for Best International Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Production Design.
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Parasite is making history.
When the nominations for the 92nd Annual Academy Awards were announced on Monday, Bong Joon-ho's made history by becoming the first South Korean film nominated for Best International Film. In total, the movie was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Production Design.
“Parasite” made history on Monday, becoming the first South Korean movie to be nominated for best picture and best international film.