South Korean film ‘Parasite’ has made history on Sunday night at the 92nd Academy Awards, becoming the first foreign-language film ever to bag the Best Picture award at the Oscars.
Directed and co-written by Bong Joon Ho, the film has also won the award for Best Director, Best International Film and Best Original Screenplay.
“Parasite,” the genre-bending South Korean film follows an impoverished South Korean family posing as qualified professionals to gain long-term employment by a wealthy family.
Backstage with producer Kwak Sin Ae, co-screenwriter Han Jin Won, and translator Sharon Choi, Bong said, “It’s really f—ing crazy!”
“I’m just a very strange person,” Bong said. “I just did what I always did with producer Kwak. I feel like something will hit me and I will wake up from this dream.”
“Parasite,” was one of only 11 films not in English to have been nominated for best picture in the history of the Oscars.
The movie has been making waves in film festivals across the globe, receiving several accolades that includes the BAFTA and the Golden Globe Awards.
The film’s worldwide collection has amounted to more than $163 million.
Parasite winning the Best Picture award was not the only buzz-worthy Oscars news this year. Brad Pitt and Laura Dern bagged their first acting awards this year with Pitt winning the award for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Dern won the Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Marriage Story.
Here’s a complete list of all the winners of Oscars 2020
| Category | Winner |
| BEST PICTURE | Parasite |
| ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE | Joaquin Phoenix, Joker |
| ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE | Renée Zellweger, Judy |
| ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE | Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood |
| ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTINGROLE | Laura Dern, Marriage Story |
| ANIMATED FEATURE FILM | Toy Story 4 |
| CINEMATOGRAPHY | 1917 |
| COSTUME DESIGN | Little Women |
| DIRECTING | Parasite |
| DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | American Factory |
| DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT | Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone |
| FILM EDITING | Ford v Ferrari |
| INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM | Parasite |
| MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING | Bombshell |
| ORIGINAL SCORE | Joker |
| ORIGINAL SONG | (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again, Rocketman |
| PRODUCTION DESIGN | Once upon a Time…in Hollywood |
| ANIMATED SHORT FILM | Hair Love |
| LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM | The Neighbors’ Window |
| SOUND EDITING | Ford v Ferrari |
| SOUND MIXING | 1917 |
| VISUAL EFFECTS | 1917 |
| ADAPTED SCREENPLAY | Jojo Rabbit |
| ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | Parasite |
