“Parasite” is the first non-English film to win the Best Picture award at the Oscars, beating other contenders including “1917,” “The Irishman,” “Joker,” and “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.”
“We never imagined this to ever happen. We are so happy,” film producer Kwak Sin-ae said in her acceptance speech. “I feel like a very opportune moment in history is happening right now.”
“I express my deepest gratitude and respect for all the members of the academy for making this decision.”
In addition, “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho also took home the Best Director award, according to The Guardian.
During his speech, the 50-year-old director paid tribute to some of the veterans in the film industry, including Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, who were also both nominated in the category.
“Parasite” won four of the six nominations at the Academy Awards, including Best International Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture.
“We never write to represent our countries, but this is very first Oscar to South Korea” – #Parasite writer and director Bong Joon-ho accepting his first-ever Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay #Oscarspic.twitter.com/2iBRw4tmBR
Fans and Asian Twitter were ecstatic about the historic wins:
Miracle! 4 #Oscars for #Parasite including the Best Picture. Historic night for the Korean film industry & the Oscars. As a Korean, I’m very happy & proud. I’ve never thought I’d see something like this. Congrats to Director Bong, Joon-Ho & all those involved! 🇰🇷 #기생충pic.twitter.com/4ikXhZk2oL
FUCK YES! Parasite wins Best Picture at the #Oscars. Not just that, it’s the first foreign film to win Best Picture.
Nothing but respect for this decision and movie~#ParasiteBestPicture
#Parasite creates history as it becomes the first foreign language film to win Best Picture 😍
Totally deserving , Bong Joon-ho U Rockstar 😃#Oscar2020#Oscar
Parasite (Korean film) won the Oscar for Best Picture, making history as the first film not in the English language to win the movie industry’s highest honor.
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