It was a historic night on Sunday for the cast and creative team of South Korean movie ‘Parasite’ as the film scooped four awards including the highly-coveted Oscars for ‘Best Picture’ at this year’s edition of the awards.
Having managed what no other subtitled film has done in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards, ‘Parasite’ is also the first non-English language film to win the top prize.
Producer Kwak Sin-ae, who received the award, said via translator: “I’m speechless. We never imagined this to happen. I feel like a very opportune moment in history is happening right now.”
It also won awards for best director, best international feature film and best original screenplay.
Nigerian-British actress, Cynthia Erivo lost the best actress award to Renee Zellweger who won the award for playing Judy Garland in ‘Judy’. Joaquin Phoenix emerged best actor for his role in ‘Joker’.
Brad Pitt picked up his first Oscars alongside Laura Dern for their supporting roles in ‘Once Upon A Time in Hollywood’ and ‘Marriage Story’ respectively.
Here is a full list of nominees:
Best picture – Parasite
Best actress – Renee Zellweger (Judy)
Best actor – Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Best supporting actress – Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Best supporting actor – Brad Pitt (Once Upon A Time in Hollywood)
Best director – Parasite (Bong Joon-ho)
Best original screenplay – Parasite (Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin Won)
Best adapted screenplay – Jojo Rabbit (Taika Waititi)
Best animated feature – Toy Story 4
Best documentary feature – American Factory
Best international feature – Parasite (South Korea)
Best original song – (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again (Rocketman – Elton John & Bernie Taupin)
Best original score – Joker (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
Best cinematography – 1917 (Roger Deakins)
Best visual effects – 1917 (Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler & Dominic Tuohy)
Best film editing – Ford v Ferrari (Michael McCusker & Andrew Buckland)
Best costume design – Little Women (Jacqueline Durran)
Best sound editing – Ford v Ferrari (Donald Sylvester)
Best sound mixing – 1917 (Mark Taylor & Stuart Wilson)
Best production design – Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (Barbara Ling & Nancy Haigh)
Best make-up and hairstyling – Bombshell (Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan & Vivian Baker)
Best live action short – (The Neighbors’ Window)
Best animated short – Hair Love
Best documentary short – Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
